Re: Roll stiffness and cornering

[Dave Eaton <dave.eaton@minedu.govt.nz>]

i thought that the ride height changed with the change of wheels and tyres from
the 205/60's (in 1983?) to the 215/50's for the series 2 (or series 1 facelift
model - cibie lights etc).  it would have had to surely?

-dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q

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>Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 14:13:52 GMT
>From: Phil@sievers.com (Phil Payne)
>
>In message <01IJ1PPKQ6XU9NBC2G@delphi.com> audidudi@delphi.com (Jeffrey J.
>Goggin) writes:
>
>> >> Which year is the Ur-Q?  The later cars come from the factory 20mm lower
>> >> than the early cars so it definitely makes a difference where you're
>> >> starting from...
>> >
>> >I have a photograph of around 40 cars lined up at a UK event.  There are no
>> >obvious differences in height - I would expect 20mm to be visible, as it's
>> >almost an inch.
>>
>> Interesting ... I parked my '85 Ur-Q next to an '83 Ur-Q that I'm trying to
>> buy cheaply -- it's an addiction, isn't it? -- and it was clearly quite a
>> bit lower.  Maybe this is a US-spec thing?
>
>OK - I have the Euro parts fiche.  Which components would you expect
>to have changed?
>
>I've got the "Fahrwerk" microfiche in the reader - "running gear".
>
>The "Bodenfreiheit" (ground clearance) is given as 125mm for _all_
>models - from the 1980 to the 1991 20V.  The suspension setup is
>also identical across all model years.
>
>The parts fiche is fun.  The front coil spring was 811 411 105N
>until 85-E-900328.  After that, it's 853 511 115C for vehicles
>without air conditioning, and 857 411 105B for vehicles with a/c.
>
>I can't see any other major changes.
>