RE: Audi 100

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

Also the S4 92 model year (had a rear roll bar)
Take care,
Avi

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-quattro@audifans.com [mailto:owner-quattro@audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Claus Vegener
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 8:07 AM
To: quk@isham-research.freeserve.co.uk
Cc: quattro_list
Subject: Re: Audi 100

>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

And no sign looking under the rear either!
But how to get one?

Claus Vegener 200QT 20V Avant 1990

-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Payne <quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk>
To: n.hall@metrotect.co.uk <n.hall@metrotect.co.uk>
Cc: quattro@audifans.com <quattro@audifans.com>
Date: 19. oktober 1999 14:53
Subject: Re: Audi 100


>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.
>
>--
> Phil Payne
> UK Audi quattro Owners Club
> Phone: 07785 302803   Fax: 0870 0883933