RE: Re: Rear sway bar for 4KQ?

[John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>]

At 03:33 PM 6/29/96 EDT, you wrote:
>John,
>
>Thanks for the response to my query on rear sway bars.  I was getting ready to
>search the local boneyards for the parts I'll need to add a rear sway bar to my
>87 4KQ.  I plan to use the front sway bar from a 4K -- seems most practical
from
>what I've been able to determine.  
>
>In your opinion, is it better to use the old style bar (85 and prior) along
with
>old front control arms, or is it better to use the newer style sway bar
(the one
>with the link rod)?  Seems like a toss-up to me except that the subframe
>mounting may be easier one way or the other.  Can you shed any light here?
>
>TIA,
>Mark Hilbush
>87 4KCSQ

The no brainer approach is to measure the diameter of your 4kq front bar,
and make sure you get a 4k front bar with a SMALLER diameter for use in the
rear.  I never had a rear bar on my 85 4kq, but dry fit all the parts to
make it work.  The link rod bar seemed the best and easiest to fit when I
dry fit it.  BTW, my '82 ur-quattro has a very small diameter rear bar.

The best approach if you have to have a rear anti-sway bar is decide what
you are trying to remedy (understeer or oversteer, probably the former) and
install accordingly.  If you want a loose (tail happy) car, go with a bigger
dia. rear bar.  Anyway, installing either setup is easy.  Getting a well
balanced suspension is not!  Good luck.

Regards,

John Karasaki

The Karasaki's, proud owners of AUDI automobiles

1981 Coupe
1982 TQC
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