[V8] Suspension

[Coleman, David]

Bigger front bar actually helped?  Given these cars' propensity to push thru turns, I'd be inclined to beef up the rear bar, not the front... BTDT w/ FWD, but not quattro.

-DaveC.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey Goggin [mailto:jeffrey.goggin at cox.net]
> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 10:04 AM
> To: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: [V8] Suspension
> 
> 
> > What kind of options do we have as far as stiffening up the 
> suspension
> goes?
> > Sway bars, strut tower braces, things of that nature.  I 
> wanted to look
> into
> > the best ways to stiffen things up because I would like to have more
> > responsive steering and tighter car all around.
> 
> You've gotten plenty of good advice about shocks & springs so 
> I won't go
> into any of that.  As I recall, though, the front a/r bar 
> from the 4.2L V8s
> ('93 on) is slightly larger than that on the 3.6L versions 
> and even though
> it's a dealer-only part, it wasn't all that costly as 
> compared to typical
> aftermarket prices (not that there is anything such thing for 
> the V8, of
> course).  I may be wrong about the diameter -- as my 
> Audi-tinkering days
> wind down, my memory for details is fading -- but you might 
> investigate this
> further.  I installed one on my '89 200q and it works quite well in
> combination with the '92 S4 factory springs, Koni Sports, and a
> semi-aggressive wheel alignment.
> 
> Jeffrey Goggin
> Scottsdale, AZ
> 
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