Re: stock spring rates in an early 83 UrQ?

[Ken Keith <auditude@impulsedata.net>]

Whitson <whitson2@gte.net> wrote:
> 
> Martin Pajak wrote:
> > 
> > When I cut through them to get the 4k spring seats for the 5kt struts I found
> > them to be as soft as regular mild steel.  Did not have to use 10 cutting discs
> > or anything like that. Cutting effort will usually tell you how soft the steel is.
> > 
> > I can also perform Rockwell hardness test when I am back in school and will let
> > you know.  Just out of curiosity.
> 
> That would be interesting to know. The retempering is a question I've
> had about the welding after looking at the Bentley also. Seems it 
> would be tempered in some way due to the stresses placed on it. I think 
> a good machine shop would probably be able to tell us about who, how, and > what-ever-else, unless someone on the list knows?

I had the same reasons for believing they are tempered.  Audi didn't
give 
the same warning about body panels.

> This question( and others ), time, money and more money are keeping me
> from doing all that I want to as quickly as I want to. Did I mention time?
> After seeing Martin's 5-bolt conversion I've been looking for an '86 or
> later 5kt.

Make sure it's a quattro, otherwise your rear driveshafts won't have a
hole 
in the hub to go into!

The turbo donor I'm looking for is a quattro for this (and others)
reason.

Ken
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