Urq/4kq strut bearings

[Wolff <quattro200@earthlink.net>]

This is really interesting. I changed the struts, springs, and strut
bearings (retainers in ETKA) on my '86 4kq. The rear had sagged quite a
bit ever since I got it in '96 or so. I had assumed that the rear
springs were weak. Now it is clear to me that the rear was lower since
it had Urq strut bearings intalled at some previous time. Look here for
a page I just threw together to show the difference in the bearings.
See, if I wasn't a packrat, I wouldn't have had the old bearings to
video capture for the comparison. Thre _is_ a method to my madness.

Look here:
http://www.succulents.com/quattro/bearing.html

Did the factory put Urq bearings in the back of 4kq's?
Wolff


jab86@cornell.edu wrote:
> 
> hey folks, it's me, the new guy joe with yet another batch of questions.
> these concern suspension.  i finally have enough money squirreled away to
> get a decent suspension.  i want handling, but don't want to sacrifice
> too much ride quality - i will not be racing this car, i just want it to
> be nimble/neutral.
> 
> the setup that i have come up with is boge turbogas inserts surrounded by
> eibach pro-kit springs.  i don't want to lower it too much, as i do a
> fair amt of driving on rough roads and in snow.  what do you all think of
> this setup?  currently, the best price i have been able to find is $550 +
> s&h.  any leads on better prices?
> 
> also, i was looking at Blau's page, and they have an upper strut mount
> from a UrQ that they say is better, but it lowers the car an additional
> .5", and i would like to have ground clearance for the aforementioned
> rough roads.  is this mount neccessary enough that i should just lower
> the car a little more and deal with it?  will stock mounts suffice?