Rear Bilsteins, was suspension, 90q20v

["Duff, Ian" <iduff@charter.com>]

Hey kids, the H&M Tuning Katalog Nr. 5 I am looking at right now lists
the following:

Bilstein Sprint                     Front        Rear
80, 90 Typ 89 Quattro,             P30-3006     P36-3058
Coupe Typ 89 Quattro, S2 Quattro   (DM 238)     (DM 291)

Bilstein Sport
80/90 Quattro Typ 89               P30-3005     P36-3017
                                   (DM 238)     (DM 291)

Looks like there is a Sprint fitment specifically for the 90q/CQ. If it
fits the S2, it should fit the CQ. Yes?

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Ian Duff, 1990 Coupe quattro 20v, Red/Black

Home: New Bedford, MA, USA
Work: Charter Systems, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
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>From: 	STEADIRIC@aol.com[SMTP:STEADIRIC@aol.com]
>Sent: 	Wednesday, 02 October, 1996 06:06 PM
>To: 	george@lanworks.com; gfl@cc.bellcore.com
>Cc: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject: 	Re: suspension, 90q20v
>
>>>1) It'll be stiff.  Very stiff.
>>Just spoke to Frank at Four Star again. He says it'll be about 20% 
>>stiffer. So more like "noticeably stiffer", instead of "very stiff"
>>
>>>2) re: 1" lower.  From what?  Some 20vs and Coupes came with 1"
>>>   lower suspension from the factory.  Mine did - and requires different
>>>   p/n springs and shocks.  Mince still rides very well, with stock
>>>   springs and BOGEs.  Let me know how yours turns out -- but I would
>> >  hesitate to make a car very stiff -- to what purpose?
>>
>>Frank says my coupe has shocks that are 35mm lower than the regular 90; 
>>obviously he's aware of this.
>>He also says changing just the springs without switching the stock shocks 
>>will result in a lousy ride.
>
>WELL....... Lest's see the factory suspension for the 90 has 4.75" of 
>bump travel (Compression from static height) availble.  Your taking
>1.4" 
>out with your springs or 30% of your travel.... Your New Springs need
>to 
>be AT LEAST 30% stiffer than stock.....  If they are only 20% stiffer 
>than what you took out you WILL Bottom the car doing suspension and 
>chassis damage.... NJTH It's a fact.   BTW It's the slamming of the 
>struts valve stack into the bottom of the strut tube that gives you the
>
>lousy ride.....
>
>>>ps: I also don;t know of a Bilstein application for the rear of the 20v.
>>Well, he does.
>
>Then he's the only one.............
>
>Later!
>
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>Eric Fletcher
>'87 5KCSTQIA2RSR2B
>St. Louis, MO
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>STEADIRIC@aol.com
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