[urq] Suspension modification inquiry
Martin Pajak
martin at quattro.ca
Sun Aug 17 15:33:14 PDT 2008
Hi Phil,
I used to have H&Rs and Konis on my '85.
Let's just say I FEEL your pain.
I went with stock '85 springs and Bilstaind HD's and were very happy with
that combo.
Nice on long trips yet stiff enough to give you smile around corners.
I also had rear sway bar (same size as front).
It would have been nice to see your car in CO.
Hope this helps.
Martin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of packley
> Sent: August 17, 2008 10:51 AM
> To: urq at audifans.com
> Subject: [urq] Suspension modification inquiry
>
> What are the opinions for a good streetable suspension mods
> (I have H&R springs/Koni adjustable shocks) for a high
> horsepower 20V modified urq?
>
> All other parts are correct and car has all new
> bushing/suspension pieces, 2Bennett Big brake kit, AAN rears, etc.
>
> One of the reasons I did not make the Colorado event despite
> no AC was the car handles bumps so poorly.
>
> I suspect the Konis are adjusted full hard so any bump is
> like a jack-hammer.
>
> I want to avoid coil-overs if I can, although I recognize
> they give the most adjustability, my experience on race cars
> is they are noisy which won't do on a street car.
>
> It would appear 2 1/2" coilover springs also eliminate the
> problems caused by large stock springs and clearance issues.
>
> Should I consider upgrading to 91+ vintage coupe struts? This
> requires other things like hub mods to get 5 bolt to work,
> etc. which seems to be a lot of extra work.
>
> Any tips from the group of what has worked would be helpful.
> Pardon me if I missed other discussions on this topic.
>
>
>
> thanks for your help
>
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