Unrelated post: Bilstein sports and rear upper 'A' arm bushings
10-22-2001, 02:20 PM
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Unrelated post: Bilstein sports and rear upper 'A' arm bushings
Those of you with 30K+ on the dampers; have they gone soft on you at all? Ever notice any irregualar spring dampening? If so, were there any forewarnings?
HAve any of you used your warranty to get these specific bushing replaced? I officially have THEE 'rally car syndrome'.
HAve any of you used your warranty to get these specific bushing replaced? I officially have THEE 'rally car syndrome'.
10-22-2001, 03:10 PM
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I think mine are going with about 25k on them...I need to have my car raised
up anyway...I might see if the installer will do me a favor and just put new ones in for me under warranty...I got mine used so I have no warranty. We'll see.
How much wheel gap do you have Nick? I have 1 finger in front and rub on hard turns and some deep dips in the road.
How much wheel gap do you have Nick? I have 1 finger in front and rub on hard turns and some deep dips in the road.
10-22-2001, 04:45 PM
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I have the non-adjustables..
Exactly two fingers front and one finger rear. 225/40/18 - sorry, no 'real' measurments. The rears are set on the lower perch. Every once in a while on slight inclines my tires will rub for some weird reason, but hardly.
Let us know how that goes. SScott has the adjustables in the front like you and might be rolling his fenders, if he hasn't already. His car is pretty low in the front. Aside from that, this suspension is so much fun on wet pavement.
Let us know how that goes. SScott has the adjustables in the front like you and might be rolling his fenders, if he hasn't already. His car is pretty low in the front. Aside from that, this suspension is so much fun on wet pavement.
10-22-2001, 06:03 PM
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Welp, like I've said before, I dunno why yours is so low. Here are pics of my wheel gaps.........
Front is on lowest perch setting. Perfect two finger gap.
<img src="http://www.somatis.com/audi/images/vortrags/frontgap.jpg">
Rear is on second to lowest perch setting. Two finger gap as well.
<img src="http://www.somatis.com/audi/images/vortrags/reargap.jpg">
<img src="http://www.somatis.com/audi/images/vortrags/quarterview.jpg">
With even gaps front and back, the car has a slight forward rake, because the front fender is naturally cut higher than the rear fender. The pic kind of doesn't show it, but the wheels gaps are very even front and back.
<img src="http://www.somatis.com/audi/images/vortrags/sideview.jpg">
<img src="http://www.somatis.com/audi/images/vortrags/frontgap.jpg">
Rear is on second to lowest perch setting. Two finger gap as well.
<img src="http://www.somatis.com/audi/images/vortrags/reargap.jpg">
<img src="http://www.somatis.com/audi/images/vortrags/quarterview.jpg">
With even gaps front and back, the car has a slight forward rake, because the front fender is naturally cut higher than the rear fender. The pic kind of doesn't show it, but the wheels gaps are very even front and back.
<img src="http://www.somatis.com/audi/images/vortrags/sideview.jpg">
10-22-2001, 07:57 PM
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I want to do an bigger front sway before raising it up to see how much it helps the rubbing problem
Scott did my sus...I saw his car...my car is lower.
10-22-2001, 10:30 PM
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Tire diameters are different. You can't compare ride height by gaps
His tires might have a larger diameter therefor a smaller gap at the same height. Stock 16" tir4es generally have a larger gap size then popular aftermarket wheel/tire sizes at the same height setting.
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10-23-2001, 04:07 AM
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and our fingers may be very different sized too...but I just want to know if anyone's car is as low
as mine with these springs...either way, I need to get the car raised up and get a bigger front sway.
10-23-2001, 11:02 AM
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Wow.. then you must be almost slammed
Hmm.. Maybe the shocks are indeed going/gone. I have about 150~190lbs bolted over my rear axles. Yesterday I did some more 'testing', sort of, and ploped myself into my trunk. It could only get it to move (roughly) 1/2" to 3/4". Rebound is quite consistant. I highly doubt it's your springs giving out.