[urq] urq Digest, Vol 54, Issue 32

Wed Apr 30 12:49:37 PDT 2008

Dave
Tell me about the "other" ür-q you have. 

Wylie Bean
90 cq
91 90q20v
92 UrS4
01 allroad

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: 'Raised urq' (alexander stickler)
   2. Re: 'Raised urq' (lawson.d at comcast.net)

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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:55:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: alexander stickler <a_stickler at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [urq] 'Raised urq'
To: Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com>,	"Schaible, David"
	<David.Schaible at jrspharma.com>,	fdekat <fdekat at sentex.net>,
	urq at audifans.com
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Anyone have a set of those '84-'85 springs floating around??

Alex

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From: Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com>
To: "Schaible, David" <David.Schaible at jrspharma.com>; fdekat <fdekat at sentex.net>; urq at audifans.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:34:00 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] 'Raised urq'

Yah H&R's are really low IMO....

Stock '84/'85 is actually pretty good height.  So is Eibach....

My .02

Brandon

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From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
Of Schaible, David
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:19 AM
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
To: urq at audifans.com
Subject: [urq] 'Raised urq'

> 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>
> Message-ID:
>     <ed47d8be0804292045j1bac47f0u97c8dd4ef0f2b2d8 at mail.gmail.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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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:32:31 +0000
From: lawson.d at comcast.net
Subject: Re: [urq] 'Raised urq'
To: urq at audifans.com
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I will add another urq to the "rally height" list. 

A few weeks ago we changed the worn out bilstein sport /eibach suspension to a new hybrid suspension. I installed 034 sport density upper strut mounts, bilstein hd shocks and stock 90 coupe quattro springs. The urethane control arm bushings were fine and stayed on the car. 

This suspension is great, I like it, it is firm yet very compliant. I can now cross railroad tracks without a concern. Rough pavement or driveways, no problem. With this suspension I can now think of taking the car to a rallycross. I wouldn't consider it before with the eibach springs. It's a great setup. And when I install the oversize sway bars, it will get even better.
-
Dave
83 urq - rally height
83 urq - needs a new home

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