[urq] re-quattro-ing a quattro - ALSO

[Jon Archibald]

Thanks for your note, Keith. It's amazing how much I've changed since
I maxed out two credit cards and emptied my savings to buy this car at
25yo 11 years ago. Back then it was get it low, get the stereo amped,
and make it faster (intercooler) with little regard to the terrible
manual brake settup or lack of power steering...now days I would
settle for a lot less raw aggression and more liveability, including
proper alignment. Some swear they have done just fine with lowered
cars but my experience has not beared out that way.

I think I'll always want a 911 but I could go a long way toward making
the urq how I want it for the price of a few minor repairs on the 911;
all quirks included it's still a much better value for the money and
twice the horesepower...cracking up re: "beetley thing"; I've sure
gotten a range of emotional responses regarding ditching the urq for a
911...

Nice to hear from you,
Jon

Some time back I did have a set of studded 195/65 Nokians ans I was
amazed at how much more civil the driving manners became.

On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Keith Lloyd <spotatashleys at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Jon
>
> For what it's worth I run my 87 WR on stock springs, stock bilsteins, stock
> w/bone bushes but solid aluminium subframe mounts with superflex polybushes
> on the anti-roll (sway?) bar. Nice ride on normal (bad) roads here in the
> UK. I know what you mean about the tram-lining on 8" ronals. When I switch
> to 6" ronals for the winter with Toyo snowprox it becomes a joy to drive.
> Most important though is wheel alignment. It must be right and I would
> imagine chopped springs alters the alignment somewhat and must have some
> effect on how it drives.
> I can't help re: the gear box but I would imagine short gears while fun,
> gets a bit wearing after a while.
> I know what you mean about the "look" but if the car not feeling good to
> drive means it spends it's life in the garage I reckon you would be better
> off making it "feel" right and then you'll start to enjoy it all over
> again.......and then you can forget about the beetley thing your friend is
> selling. :-)
>
> Regards
>
> Keith
>
> '87 WR
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Archibald" <talisman05 at gmail.com>
>
> To: "Martin Pajak" <martin at quattro.ca>
> Cc: <urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 1:49 AM
>
> Subject: Re: [urq] re-quattro-ing a quattro - ALSO
>
>
> Looks great, thanks Martin!
>
> ALSO - the short 5th gear on my 4.11 4kq gearbox drives me mad. Having
> the first 4 gears close together is great for the occasional angry
> blast-off, however I would LOVE a tall cruising gear for road trips.
> I'm pretty ignorant with regard to transmissions - anyone have any
> idea whether it would be feasible to swap in a taller 5th to a 4kq
> gearbox? I'm kind of shuddering at the idea of r&r'ing that tranny
> again, but I think it would pay off long term...
>
> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Martin Pajak <martin at quattro.ca> wrote:
>>
>> Hi John,
>>
>> I had H&R and Koni Sports on my '85, then switched to stock springs and
>> Billies.
>> Enjoyed the stock springs a lot more.
>>
>> 195/65 15 is a good choice for winter tire.
>>
>> I used truck mudflaps, you get two car size flaps out of one truck unit.
>> I've attached some pics of my old '83 with them.
>> Others will not see the attachement but you should be able to.
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> Martin Pajak
>>
>> http://www.quattro.ca
>>
>> 1982 Audi Ur-quattro, SQ project
>> 1983 Audi 80 quattro, Euro 2-Tür
>> 1984 Audi Ur-quattro, 20vt with 6-speed
>> 1993 Audi 90 CS quattro, 2.5 TDI with 6-speed
>>
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