[V8] Lowering thought

[Jason Wilkerson]

P.S. - I don't want to cut the springs, I want to cut the perches for the springs.  Ron, what do you mean by the lighter set - are we talking springs?  If so how will that affect ride quality?

--- On Tue, 3/30/10, ron_01056 at yahoo.com <ron_01056 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: ron_01056 at yahoo.com <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8] Lowering thought
> To: "Jason Wilkerson" <wilke_jb at yahoo.com>
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 3:05 PM
> Why not try using a front set from a
> lighter weight Audi. Any of the older 10v's will be lighter
> than the V8.
> 
>  Ron
> 
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Wilkerson <wilke_jb at yahoo.com>
> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:57:24 
> To: <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>;
> V8 list<v8 at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8] Lowering thought
> 
> Yeah, I kinda figured that.  I just don't like how it
> looks.  I don't remember it being so pronounced on my
> last v8 - I think the difference is that my last one had the
> stock 15" aeros and this one has 18" aftermarkets (which I
> don't like BTW).  Anyway, is it too crazy to cut the
> perches and re-weld them? 
> 
> --- On Tue, 3/30/10, ron_01056 at yahoo.com
> <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
> <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [V8] Lowering thought
> > To: "Jason Wilkerson" <wilke_jb at yahoo.com>
> > Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> > Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 2:54 PM
> > If you look the front fenders are cut
> > higher than the rear giving the illusion of the front
> being
> > higher than the rear.
> >  My coil overs on my V8 are set at 24 1/2 in the
> rear and
> > 23 1/2 in the front and it looks dead straight.
> > 
> > Ron
> > 
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jason Wilkerson <wilke_jb at yahoo.com>
> > Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:41:39 
> > To: V8 list<v8 at audifans.com>
> > Subject: [V8] Lowering thought
> > 
> > Gentlemen,
> >    I have been contemplating lowering my
> > front suspension.  I'm not a 'modification' type of
> guy
> > normally, but my front end on this v8 just seems about
> 1" to
> > 1-1/2" too high.  The rear seems perfect, the wheels
> > sit just right in the wheel wells, but the front seems
> like
> > it is up on a jackstand.  Someone mentioned getting
> > Boge hydraulic struts instead of the turbo gas -
> saying that
> > would lower it to original highth and ride? Any
> experiance
> > on that?  I'm thinking about cutting the spring
> perch
> > and dropping it about 1-1/2".  Just a thought, what
> do
> > you guys think.  Thanks.
> > 
> > 
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