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How low can you go ???
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2003 11:48 am
by Nige_RS4
Can anyone beat this ?? (see attachment)
Not my car by the way, wouldn't make it over the speed bumps where I live !!
Nige.
Re: How low can you go ???
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2003 11:51 am
by johneroberts
Re: How low can you go ???
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2003 12:10 pm
by Bushy
looks like my car at CC on Wednesday
However my tyres have rubbed through inner arch, heaven knows what has happened here [img]images/graemlins/062802beat_prv.gif[/img]
Re: How low can you go ???
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2003 1:06 pm
by sitas3
my tyres were also rubbing against the wheel arch at CC but only when I carried passengers.
Re: How low can you go ???
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2003 1:22 pm
by Dave
looks like my car at CC on Wednesday
However my tyres have rubbed through inner arch, heaven knows what has happened here [img]images/graemlins/062802beat_prv.gif[/img]
<beep>... are you going to have them replaced??
I suppose that it doesn't show so bit of a dilema.. what about water ingress?
Cheers
Dave
PS.. Steve.. how do you get away with that number plate ?? [img]images/graemlins/bowdown.gif[/img]
Re: How low can you go ???
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2003 4:10 pm
by Bushy
Dave, wots wrong with my number plate?????
[img]images/graemlins/jump.gif[/img]
It is only the plastic part of the arch so i will probably leave it
Re: How low can you go ???
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2003 10:04 pm
by Rob_O
With full payload ...
Re: How low can you go ???
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2003 10:52 pm
by DavidT
Was there any suspension travel left Rob ?
Re: How low can you go ???
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2003 11:11 pm
by Riz_RS4
Jeeeeeeeez! thats well low........ since im not a tuning guru i cant say much about lowered suspension except i really like the car not to sit too much lower than oem...... i really liked the way JR`s RS4 was setup.... quattro GmbH suspension i believe....... very smart and looks oem! [img]images/graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]
Re: How low can you go ???
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2003 12:00 pm
by Dippy
Rob,
I take it you know that your roof bars are not in the right position?
Of course why there is a 'correct' position is beyond me - what's the point of roof rails if the bars are always supposed to be in the marked position?
Re: How low can you go ???
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2003 8:19 pm
by Joshie
Interesting that your car is lower at the back than the front.
Mine has been lowered but it is lower at the front than that back. Look
here.
Is there a "correct" position? [img]images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
Re: How low can you go ???
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2003 8:21 pm
by Joshie
Oops, just noticed that you state a full payload. looks like several bags of coal to me [img]images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/graemlins/jump.gif[/img]
Re: How low can you go ???
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 7:53 am
by Rob_O
Dippy ----> The load bars can be placed anywhere along the roof rails, so long as weight is distributed evenly. The markers I assume you are referring to (little white arrows visible when the doors are open) indicate proper placement of aftermarket roof racks which attach to the roof. Since the Avant comes with roof rails (all avants in the US are so equipped), the arrows do not apply.
Joshie ----> Yeah, I had 150 lbs worth of dogs in the very back (boot), another couple hundered pounds worth of stuff in the rear seat and the roof box was completely full. I traveled nearly 1000 miles like that (95% interstate highway) and only bottomed twice, both times while crossing major road undulations at around 85 mph. I stressed the entire trip (14 hours) about what a payload like that might be doing to the suspension components, but had no choice and have noticed no ill effects since. [img]images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Re: How low can you go ???
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 3:38 pm
by Nige_RS4
OK, found the ultimate in slammed S4's ....
here. [img]images/graemlins/jawdrop.gif[/img]
