Re: stock spring rates in an early 83 UrQ?

[Martin Pajak <quattro@rogerswave.ca>]

Ken,

> Okay, what 5 bolt hub?  I was saying get a quattro because you need
> all the hubs (to press in).  I guess you could get a FWD turbo, and
> a set of 5 bolt hubs for the back.  But if you get a q from the start,
> you get more parts to sell when you part out the rest, IMO.
> Am I missing something?
>

Yes, you are.  You assumed that the 5ktq has the same hubs front and rear.
It probably does not.Can anyone verify this.  I remember the 5ktq having the
rear rotors with a larger hat like the Ur-q?

> What do you have to do to the front?  Can't you just press the 5 bolt
> hub there too?

No.  The bearing sizes are different.  Check my site for details.


HTH
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