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Post by BigAustin » Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:57 pm

will a B7 RS4 rear anti-roll bar fit a B6 S4 ?

I have seen one for sale and have read that it improves the handling.
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Post by xyber » Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:21 pm

Yep, fits on and sorts out the understeer nicely I understand, on my to do list aswell
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Re: rear anti roll bars

Post by chunky79 » Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:26 pm

BigAustin wrote:will a B7 RS4 rear anti-roll bar fit a B6 S4 ?

I have seen one for sale and have read that it improves the handling.
From what i have been told they won't. PG from the RS4 forum told me. Different set up on the rear.

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Post by xyber » Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:44 pm

I was looking the the HOTCHKIS and possibly ECS TUNING site and they both said it bolts straight on I think? Have a gander
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Post by chunky79 » Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:01 pm

http://www.rs246.com/index.php?name=PNp ... ic&t=78134

He might be wrong but this is what he told me. Would be gutted if he is wrong cause it was really cheap!!
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Post by BlingBling » Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:35 pm

chunky79 wrote:http://www.rs246.com/index.php?name=PNp ... ic&t=78134

He might be wrong but this is what he told me. Would be gutted if he is wrong cause it was really cheap!!
He is talking out of his rear end. The RS4 RARB does fit a B6 S4, I have one fitted.

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Post by chunky79 » Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:48 pm

Nice. I missed out on a good buy and he missed out on some money.
Go for it BigAusitn and make the beast even better.
Atleast yours runs at the moment!!

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Post by BlingBling » Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:12 pm

IIRC the total cost for the mod was £60-ish. They are easy to fit and there areplenty of DIY guides available.

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Post by BigAustin » Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:33 pm

thanks for the reply`s.

I`m still waiting for a price as its advertised with a few other RS bits.
B6 S4 V8 - 344hp
Healey 3000 replica - 170hp
BMW 330d - 204hp - sold
Kia Pride - 65hp - sold- dont ask :)
Impreza Turbo - 220hp - sold
Terrano - 100hp -sold
Sunny - 110hp - long gone
JZR trike - only 60hp but no weight - sold
Sierra - 75hp - long gone
Suzuki Swift Gti -102hp - great car - sold
Westfield 135hp - fondly missed
Karma 65hp - not missed - sold

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Post by nihc » Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:05 am

Hi,

I did the mod about 3 months ago and it transforms the handling. I did notice quite a worrying level of understeer before, now I'm a lot more confident around tight country bends. It's a mod every S4 owner has got to do.
The parts cost around £70 from an Audi dealer and that was for the ARB, bushes, brackets and bolts all round.
I do have a list of part numbers if anyone wants them, but the ( second) Audi parts guy knew exactly what I was after and had no problem.
You have to drop the rear exhaust, but it's only 4 bolts and then 6 bolts to get the ARB off. In all it took about an hour. You must use thread locking adhesive on the ARB bolts as I did mine without first time around and the bolts were loose after a day. I used a blue locktite on mine and they haven't moved since.

Regards, Chris.

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Post by P_G » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:14 pm

nihc wrote:Hi,

I did the mod about 3 months ago and it transforms the handling. I did notice quite a worrying level of understeer before, now I'm a lot more confident around tight country bends. It's a mod every S4 owner has got to do.
The parts cost around £70 from an Audi dealer and that was for the ARB, bushes, brackets and bolts all round.
I do have a list of part numbers if anyone wants them, but the ( second) Audi parts guy knew exactly what I was after and had no problem.
You have to drop the rear exhaust, but it's only 4 bolts and then 6 bolts to get the ARB off. In all it took about an hour. You must use thread locking adhesive on the ARB bolts as I did mine without first time around and the bolts were loose after a day. I used a blue locktite on mine and they haven't moved since.

Regards, Chris.
Apologies to all, the B7 RS4 rear ARB does fit the B6 S4 as it was a mod that I did when I had an S4. I was getting mixed up with the brake upgrade :oops:

I will say the Hotchkis ones are even thicker though but a good bit more expensive.

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Post by BigAustin » Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:33 pm

right finally got my ARB organised.

part numbers for anyone interested are;

roll bar 8E0511409AL @ £53.77
bushes 8E0511327D @ £2.44 each , need two
mounts 8E0511439 @ £2.49 each , need two
bolts N10127707 @ .64p each , need four

after my discount I paid less than £70, a cheap upgrade.
Now all I have to do is fit it.

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B6 S4 V8 - 344hp
Healey 3000 replica - 170hp
BMW 330d - 204hp - sold
Kia Pride - 65hp - sold- dont ask :)
Impreza Turbo - 220hp - sold
Terrano - 100hp -sold
Sunny - 110hp - long gone
JZR trike - only 60hp but no weight - sold
Sierra - 75hp - long gone
Suzuki Swift Gti -102hp - great car - sold
Westfield 135hp - fondly missed
Karma 65hp - not missed - sold

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