Re: Audi 100

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <B00DE0AF5D04D211B3860060085812210F4653@smet001.metrotect.co.uk> "Hall, Nevil" writes:

> I believe you now have a A100q Turbo Avant ? If in your travels you come
> across a way of getting a rear anti-roll bar onto these things I'd be
> interested. Our 88F non turbo has too much roll inertia and flounders in a
> series of bends, despite having totally rebuilt and lowered suspension. The
> non quattro has a torsion beam which is actually better: but the q has semi
> trailing arms which give a high roll centre. I believe only the V8 and the
> 200 Tq 20v (not UK) had rear anti-roll bars as std.

Lowering a Type 44 quattro inevitably raises the roll centres - that's
why I don't personally recommend it.  As far as I can see only the V8Q
had a rear anti-roll bar.  The 200TQ 3B - which _was_ officially
imported in small numbers, all LHD - has a conventional Type 44
suspension.  No sign of any anti-roll bar on the fiche.

Have you had the alignment values professionally recalculated and set
on an optical rig?  This is by far and away the most important thing to
do to improve handling.

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 Phil Payne
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