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RE: car on the audi ur-quattro



the wr was the basis of the usa car with the exception of the engine which
was based on the switzerland wx (160hp with smog) motor.

i should have said that the early wx and wr-engined ur-quattros had the rear
anti-roll bar....

dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	c a l i b a n [SMTP:caliban@sharon.net]
	Sent:	Wednesday, January 13, 1999 11:19 AM
	To:	Eaton Dave
	Cc:	'Michael Williams'; 'quattro@coimbra.ans.net'
	Subject:	RE: car on the audi ur-quattro

	On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, Eaton Dave wrote:

	]not a heck of a lot.  the wide-track and stiff tyres with a
low-roll
	]suspension setup stayed throughout the life of the ur-quattro.  the
early
	]wr's had the rear anti-roll bar which was deleted with a revision
to the
	]rear suspension.  i've not driven the early car, but apparently it
was more
	]of a handful on the limit due to the characteristics of the rear
suspension.
	]deleting the anti-roll bar settled it down apparently.

		so, i have a rear sway-bar (same as anti-roll, right?),
		1/82 build date and -00054 s/n.  i thought i had a wx;
		do i really have a wr?  confused.

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