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Old 02-24-2008, 06:12 AM
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Default excellent insight into suspension modifications

Just a heads up that Traction Magazine has a well written article, 'Spring Fling - Lower your car right & avoid common mistakes' on suspension mods in its Mar/Apr issue. I personally learned much more on the technical benefits and consequences of enhancing our suspensions with after market parts. It was particularly interesting to hear some of the reasons our vehicles come from the factory so 'high' in the first place.

Some of this info. has been shared within these threads but there was a lot of info that I had not been aware of and it is nice having it all in one place. I recommend checking this out if you are an enthusiast and plan to improve the stance and handling of your ride the right way.

Coincidentally there is a b7 a4 on the cover just so you know you have the correct issue in hand.
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Thanks for the heads up. Grabbed a copy today.
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Default good discussion on S5 mods including lowering here...

<ul><li><a href="http://www.a5oc.com/forums/showthread.php/s5-modifications-aps-1434/index.html">direct link to thread</a></li></ul>
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Default Tried to google traction magazine and all I got was locomotives.

Not in the US, so unlikely to get to my shores.
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Default Yeah...haha..me too. But I found it easily at Barnes & Noble

It's part of a huge family of magazines it looks like (Source Interlink Media...primedia.com?)
They even list a bunch of websites on the page that gives the magazine credits, but the links are for sister magazines (eurotuner.com, importtuner.com,etc.) with no url for this particular magazine. Weird. Definitely a U.S. product though.
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Default Anyone find it in Canada? Couldn't find it at Chapters.

Could someone scan it?
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Default can't find this thing anywhere around here....

would you be willing to grab me a copy and toss it in the mail? I'll send you some cash via paypal?
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Default Re: can't find this thing anywhere around here....

Hmm...maybe I'll scan the article in and email to those who can't find and buy the magazine.
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Default I appreciate that very much....

but I was also thinking to see the actual new magazine... this would be its sexond issue I found out so I am kinda curious. Anyone want to graba copy and toss it in the mail? I have paypal money plus your time....
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Default That would be great, thanks. I'm going to check out a larger chapters branch today

but I doubt they'll have it. I also read in another forum someone found a copy at a 711 but not in Canada.


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