Re: Warped Rotors

["Mike Miller" <JoMi@email.msn.com>]

I was told 2 years ago that the kits are no longer available. And my
understanding was that it retrofitted them to the brakes of the 5000's. Does
the S4 have those wimpy brakes?

mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Wolff <wolff_b@ix.netcom.com>
To: deecee@exit109.com <deecee@exit109.com>
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Sunday, March 29, 1998 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: Warped Rotors


>> >
>> Wolff, Why are you still using these rotors? There was a update kit
>> available for 90 to 91 V8. This kit retro fitted the front suspension
>> components and brake discs to that of a S4. Tie rods were also included
in
>> the kit. All the customer had to do was complain about a brake shimmy.
>>
>> Don
>
>I spoke with Audi shortly after I purchased the car (July '97) and they
>were unwilling to do anything. The story I got was that the original
>owners of these cars that complained long and loud did get backdate kits
>for free. However, the 20% greater swept area of the UFO's (12" or 315mm
>rotor) makes a noticeable difference in stopping power, so I prefer to
>keep them. The backdate setup I have heard of uses 11" rotors and users
>have reported slightly decreased braking effectiveness.
>Wolff
>'91 200 tq stops smoothly