[urq] 'Raised urq'

Wed Apr 30 09:52:18 PDT 2008

Up until a week or so ago, I was convinced mine is lowered somehow,
now I'm not so sure.

Brandon, do you recall having any opinion about that at all?  It's
been awhile since you've seen it.  Once I start actually working on
the thing I'll probably be able to figure it out for sure, but I'm
just wondering out loud, I guess.

Ed

On 4/30/08, Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com> wrote:
> Yah H&R's are really low IMO....
>
> Stock '84/'85 is actually pretty good height.  So is Eibach....
>
> My .02
>
> Brandon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
> Of Schaible, David
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> To: fdekat; urq at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [urq] 'Raised urq'
>
>
> I have h&r progressives w/ boge and I like the handling....but hate
> everything else, I have trashed two oilcoolers, dented the exhaust
> etc...it's a major hassle wondering if I can pull into a lot w/o trashing
> the undercarriage, front spoiler etc ....a skid plate should be on any
> lowered urq I think, well worth the $$ if you want to drive around like a
> normal car...i don't have any problem with a raised look...it may prevent
> the need to roll the fenders in the early 83s as well.....however, the rally
> lite package is a little over the top but at least you can combat the suv's
> running extra set of headlites as "foglites"
>
>
>
> David Schaible
> JRS Pharma LP
> 2981 Rt. 22
> Patterson, NY 12563
> 845.878.8343
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fdekat [mailto:fdekat at sentex.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 7:37 AM
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> Subject: [urq] 'Raised urq'
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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:45:23 -0500
> > From: Andrew <afinn1 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [urq] That IL previously NV urq on ebay has one rear tie
> > To: theringmeister at triad.rr.com
> > Cc: urq <urq at audifans.com>
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> > Wylie wrote: you know, as much as I like slightly lowered ur-qs, I'd
> > actually like to see that car shod with a set of pearl fuchs and some
> > mudflaps.  It'd probably look halfway decent, even raised up.  More
> like a
> > rallye car anyway.
> >
> > Andrew - That's how my '85 is set with the 2bennett coil overs. I'm
> done
> > with the lowered suspension. I think the car looks great slightly
> raised.
> >
> > Andrew finney
> > 1985 UrQ.
>
>
> Hello Andrew:
>
> I kind of ended up with a 'raised look', entirely by accident.
>
> Pic at http://www.frankdekat.com/pics/ur4.jpg
>
> I started out to refurbish the suspension.
>
> First was to replace the strut inserts with Bilstien. At the same time, I
> found that one of the top spring seats had failed, and a front spring was
> rubbing on the body. I replaced the 'flat' spring seats with some from a
> 4Kq, but those seats were a little higher.  At the same time, I replaced the
> old
> blue strut bushings with new green bushings (a bit taller too).
>
> So.. Between the pressurized Bilstiens, the higer spring seats, and the
> taller bushings, the front went up a bit more that I though right.
>
> When I did the back, same thing happens there.  More of the 'flat' spring
> seats were no good. And I installed 4Kq front springs in the rear, as I was
> tired of the butt end being lower than the front.
>
> While it may look a bit 'odd', it does handle a lot better then it did with
> tired shocks, and old a arm and strut bushings.
>
> To 'justify' the extra height, I added a 'few' auxilary lights.. (Yes, I
> removed the bumper skin, not to mess it up with the light bar)
>
> http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/80066/brp4.jpg
>
> (You may have to cut and paste the link, as AudiWorld doesn't allow linking
> to their pictures)
>
>
> Regards,
>
> =Frank de Kat=
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