5000 tq Wheel Alignments

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Hi Russ,
I,ve had the same "problems" with my 87 5000q ever since I've owned it.  It
was well taken care of when I bought it w 89,000 miles.  I immediately put
on  four new tires and had an alignment. Still wasn't very good IMO.  I
can't imagine any joints where worn out when I purchased the car, it was
only 4 yaers old then, and not driven hard at all.

I have chased this for years with different shocks,  other types of new
tires (stock size), new control arms / tie rods/ rack etc.,  and more
alignments to no avail.  The shop I go to knows how to line up cars... and I
give them my Bentley for reference when I go there.

So I've been living with this car's twitchiness for years...its really my
only complaint with the car. Its still quite drivable, just annoying as
hell.  (Like flying an old biplane)??!  I now have 208,000 miles and I've
had a modded computer with 15 psi boost for about 80,000 of those miles.  Is
this a trait these cars (87 5000tq) possess ?  I've heard quite a few others
complain about this same thing for this model...

My 91 200q 20v is totally different. ie  it is fine.

Joel Stetina  91 200qa, 87 500tq, 79 323i

-----Original Message-----
From: Russ Southerlin <russell.s.southerlin@lmco.com>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Friday, February 05, 1999 1:33 PM
Subject: Wheel Alignments


>So was there ever a consensus on what the "ideal" alignment specs. are
>for a stock ride height 5KTQ.  I think I recall Phil Payne saying a
>properly aligned 5K made a world of diffence.
>
>The last alignment I had (about 3 mos. ago) on my 5KTQ they said the
>drivers front camber would not come within spec. (too much negative
>camber), it was right on the borderline so I had them do the best they
>could.  The car does wander a bit especially on raods that are crowned.
>
>I have stock springs, with Koni shocks, stock size tires and 153K miles
>- maybe I am due some bushings although I have checked them and they
>seem O.K.
>
>Russ
>87 5KTQ
>Littleton, CO
>