RE: UrQ shocks...

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

thanks todd, interesting info.

remember that the bilsteins for the ur-q are the oem shock, which makes
rebuilding *them* the less expensive option.  not sure if the koni's were
ever oem?

the other thing is that the koni's for the ur-quattro are only internally
adjustable which means a visit to the shop whenever you change your mind
about setup.....

thanks for the info.

dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q

-----Original Message-----
From:	todd candey [SMTP:tcandey@wans.net]
Sent:	Tuesday, October 20, 1998 10:39 AM
To:	Eaton Dave
Cc:	'quattro@coimbra.ans.net'; 'joukoh@vtoy.fi'
Subject:	Re: UrQ shocks...


Dave and all,
The Konis part numbers mentioned in this post made me a little curious since
they seem all too familiar...
So, I did a little more looking for possible cross references.

86-2086 Sport,     fits the following applications:
81-89 Turbo Quattro Coupe FRONT
83-89 90 Quattro, non 20V REAR
83-89 Coupe Quattro, non 20V REAR
83-87 4000 Quattro, non 20V REAR

86-2087 Sport
81-89 Turbo Quattro Coupe REAR

86-2086 spd2  No idea, no listing in the US book, but hey, it's a US book.

86-2433 Sport
89-95 Coupe Quattro, 2.3, 2.6, 2.8 REAR

8210-1160 Sport
92-95 80 Quattro REAR

I have no comment on the Bilstein applications or cross references, I'm not
familiar with their part numbering system.

Also, all Koni shocks are rebuildable execpt:
25 series,
26 series,
28 series,
30 series,
76 series,
and 8641 all of which are sealed units.
Being that the all of the Koni apps for the Audi's can be rebuilt and the
lower
cost of the shocks to begin with, they are indeed the cheaper of the two
brands.

Todd Candey