Re: A4 1.8Tq report - good and bad

[Greg Spark <sparkg@wave.co.nz>]

On Mon 09 Jun, Peter Henriksen wrote:
> Sounds like you were having altogether too much fun :-)
Is that possible??
 
> You mention that you have the factory sports suspension. Here in the
> States, there's no sports suspension to be had with the 1.8 (although
> there's a Sport Package that has the steering wheel, sports seats and
> the 16", 5-spoke wheels that are stock on the V6 models). The 2.8 30v
> Sport suspension is stiffer, lowering springs, stiffer shocks and a
> bigger front anti-roll bar. Do you know if that's what you have on your
> 1.8?

Yes it is, although I'm not certain about the roll bar. The car is
lowered about 1.5inches which totally changes its stance - looks much
more purposeful and aggressive. Its quite a bit firmer than standard
but still very comfortable and resilient. Going lower and harder would
IMNSHO be a mistake unless you want race car-like ride.

Regards, 

-- 
Greg Spark
sparkg@wave.co.nz
Hamilton, New Zealand
'96 A4 1.8tq 5sp MTM 187hp (Remus exhaust goes on tomorrow!!)