RE: 4000 Quattro and other stuff..

[Brendan/Coolian <coolian@thecia.net>]

>        Didn't mean to sound like I was preaching or cocky.  Sorry.
I was just kidding...Just kidding...

>I would look heavily into the Yoko 509.  They are sweet and KILL the D-60s
>in performance.  BUT, if you are keeping the 14" wheels why not put some
>snows or good All-seasons on there and put something better on 15's.  Or,
>put 509's on 14" for now and then when you have the money go with 15's and
>somethign sweet?
Well, I've seen the resale situation on this list for OEM 14", so I think 
I'll keep them, clean them up and use them as a table or something for the 
summer, and then pop them back on Suzanne when it gets chilly again....and 
in the meantime, I'll pop some *fill in the blank* for the summer.

>> My mechanic says *insert really thick Asian accent here* "Oh boy, BIG JOB,
>> BIG job"...Are we saying this is not true?  I doubt he lied, probably just
>> doesn't know...I thought the brake lines went all the way down to the
>> calipers....Was I wrong?
>k
>        They do go to the calipers.  But you only replace the RUBBER part.

No $hit?  Never even looked for any metal tubing....So why do we use rubber 
anyway?

*clipped*
Whew!  Sounds easy...=]

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Brendan Barry
Quincy, Massachusetts
1987 Audi 4000 Quattro
Tornado Red, with grey cloth interior
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Mods:
K&N Filter
ATE Powerdics
Steel brake lines (soon)
H&R-Boge TG-Strut Brace (soon)
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