RE: 5kTQ swaybar upgrade?

["Avi Meron" <avi@cosmoslink.net>]

You would be better of in taking care of the rear (ala S4 92 model year),
Take care,
Avi

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From: owner-quattro@audifans.com [mailto:owner-quattro@audifans.com]On
Behalf Of JShadzi@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 5:49 PM
To: jfawcett@mail.win.org; quattro@audifans.com
Subject: Re: 5kTQ swaybar upgrade?

In a message dated 9/28/99 12:11:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jfawcett@mail.win.org writes:

<< Hey everyone.  I am looking for an upgrade for the swaybar on my 86 5kTQ.
 I couldn't find anything in the archives, and can't find ANYWHERE that
 sells one.  Does anyone out there know of a thicker replacement.  Or is
 there by chance one from another make/model that is close enough to make
 fit?  I have lowered springs, and Koni Reds, but the body roll is still
 outrageous.  Maybe if there is enough interest, we can see if someone will
 make a batch up for the list.  Anyway, let me know.  Thanks.
  >>

    IMO, the front sway bar is only going to do so much without a rear one.
You could really stiffen up the front s/b, but you are only going to
diminish
the advantages of your independent front suspension as the thicker sway bar
will make one side of the suspension react more to the movements of the
other.  I think a solution may be a rear a/r bar.  In my GT, I upgraded the
front bar to a 4kq bar for a slight improvement.  The move that essentially
eliminated roll was the addition of a custom bar for the rear.  Any roll in
the rear has a lot of leverage on the chassis, and to try to control the
rear
rolling by increasing the front stiffness is going to be very marginal.  A
custom rear bar will not only maintain the compliance built into your
independent suspension, but also reduce the total amount of roll
significantly.  I would try the same sized front bar in the rear also, then
you could swap out different bars or make adjustable end links to fine tune
it the way you like.
Javad Shadzi