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  • G60Rallye
    S2Forum Extremist
    • Dec 2006
    • 1321
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #211
    Rear diff and driveshafts cleaned up and painted. A few bits powder coated, going to crack on with some bits this weekend!









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    • breitling
      S2Forum Addict
      • Dec 2005
      • 491
      • Country: Norway

      #212
      Nice job ! Is it a 26mm FARB you have there?? Original ur? Powerflex doesnt make bushings in that size anymore for ur. I had to make my own....
      Audi RS4+Long sportquattro
      www.hansenmotorsport.no

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      • k.alle
        S2Forum Maniac
        • Feb 2008
        • 801
        • Country: Sweden

        #213
        Originally posted by breitling
        Nice job ! Is it a 26mm FARB you have there?? Original ur? Powerflex doesnt make bushings in that size anymore for ur. I had to make my own....
        I believe SuperFlex does them:
        Audi S2 -1994 | 480 Hp 650 Nm | FlexFuel | MaxxECU | 3" Stainless | Porsche GT3 Front Brakes
        http://www.garaget.org/?car=52877

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        • G60Rallye
          S2Forum Extremist
          • Dec 2006
          • 1321
          • Country: United Kingdom

          #214
          I have 26mm powerflex bushes for the anti-roll bar from Powerflex. There are a couple of options when ordering. I will get the part number for it in the morning.

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          • breitling
            S2Forum Addict
            • Dec 2005
            • 491
            • Country: Norway

            #215
            Great My dealer couldnt help me out...
            I knew i should asked the oracle
            Audi RS4+Long sportquattro
            www.hansenmotorsport.no

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            • L7apk
              S2Forum Fanatic
              • May 2005
              • 66

              #216
              I see your going down the route of 2 1/2" coilovers, have you decided on a spring lenght and poundage

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              • 20vQC
                S2Forum Maniac
                • Aug 2007
                • 684
                • Current: Italy

                #217
                AMAZING!!! Awesome results mate!!
                - Looking for a S2
                - Lancia Dedra HF turbo i.e. (4sale)
                - Typ89 Coupè quattro, 20Vt AAN, VEMS, K24-7000@1.3bar (scrapped )

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                • G60Rallye
                  S2Forum Extremist
                  • Dec 2006
                  • 1321
                  • Country: United Kingdom

                  #218
                  The Powerflex antiroll bar bushes I have are listed on the Powerflex website as 25mm but they are the same diameter as the stanard ones that came off. The part number is PFF3-103-25.

                  I have gone down the route of making my own coilovers yes. I bought the tubes from compbrake. Once the spring seats are cut off and the struts are cleaned back to bare metal they just slide over perfectly. I am going to be using Koni adjustable dampers and 7" springs, 500lb front and 600lb rear.

                  I was advised by a couple of people running coilovers made the way I have done it to run 7" length but with 550lb front and 650lb rear. I am going to try slightly softer to begin with and see how there are.

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                  • volcano rs
                    S2Forum Fiend
                    • Jun 2005
                    • 2265
                    • Country: United Kingdom

                    #219
                    Originally posted by G60Rallye
                    The Powerflex antiroll bar bushes I have are listed on the Powerflex website as 25mm but they are the same diameter as the stanard ones that came off. The part number is PFF3-103-25.

                    I have gone down the route of making my own coilovers yes. I bought the tubes from compbrake. Once the spring seats are cut off and the struts are cleaned back to bare metal they just slide over perfectly. I am going to be using Koni adjustable dampers and 7" springs, 500lb front and 600lb rear.

                    I was advised by a couple of people running coilovers made the way I have done it to run 7" length but with 550lb front and 650lb rear. I am going to try slightly softer to begin with and see how there are.
                    i had 400 at the front and 350 rear and they felt very hard.

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                    • Puglife
                      S2Forum Maniac
                      • Jun 2006
                      • 731
                      • Country: United Kingdom

                      #220
                      On a lightweight type85 Coupe Quattro i'm running 300 fronts 275 rears....

                      500-600 is touring car rated territory. They'll have very little give in them in a SWB....
                      Jay - pug_life85@hotmail.com

                      1986 Audi UR quattro - WORK IN PROGRESS
                      1981 VW Mk1 Golf - "20v Jim, but not as we know it!"

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                      • L7apk
                        S2Forum Fanatic
                        • May 2005
                        • 66

                        #221
                        Yep, i've got the comp brake setup, Have been using 450 front and 300 rear, 8" long.
                        The 450's are way to hard for the front, so i'm going to try 300's and i'm going to try 275's on the back, but the main problem is that when the cars off the ground theres a gap of about 2" inbetween the top of the spring and the top mount (makes the car bounce when it lands). I think helper springs are not the way to go and i'm looking for a company who can make a spring thats about 11" long and progresive in compression.

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                        • G60Rallye
                          S2Forum Extremist
                          • Dec 2006
                          • 1321
                          • Country: United Kingdom

                          #222
                          Thanks very much for the input on springs, this is just the type of information I am after! The car will be used mainly on track, hillclimb and sprint events, so I am not looking for a comfortable road set up. Have any of you guys used your cars with these hard springs on the track? If so how did you find them?

                          I had though I would need helper springs, what puts you off them? Most aftermarket coilovers use helper springs and they seem to work perfectly.
                          Last edited by G60Rallye; 19 March 2009, 18:53.

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                          • volcano rs
                            S2Forum Fiend
                            • Jun 2005
                            • 2265
                            • Country: United Kingdom

                            #223
                            Originally posted by G60Rallye
                            Thanks very much for the input on springs, this is just the type of information I am after! The car will be used mainly on track, hillclimb and sprint events, so I am not looking for a comfortable road set up. Have any of you guys used your cars with these hard springs on the track? If so how did you find them?

                            I had though I would need helper springs, what puts you off them? Most aftermarket coilovers use helper springs and they seem to work perfectly.
                            i used 40lb helper springs which stopped the main spring from moving about .

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                            • G60Rallye
                              S2Forum Extremist
                              • Dec 2006
                              • 1321
                              • Country: United Kingdom

                              #224
                              A little bit more progress.

                              The struts are now converted into coilovers. I made sure they was plenty of red oxide on the struts before the tubes were welded on, I dont want any rust issues under there! They were easy to weld on and dressed down they look spot on, thinking back I should have done it before they were powder coated but never mind! I just need a set of springs to finish them now. Still undecided on spring rates.

                              I got the radiator cowling finished. I used some wet and dry paper on the alloy to de-shine it as I am not a fan of bling! Then it was all rivited together.

                              The subframes are now built up, all stainless bolts, nuts, and washers. I had an issue with the antiroll bar bush that goes through the wishbone. It had too large a hole for the old metal sleve so I made up some larger ones and pushed the old ones inside them. Apart from that it all went together fine.

                              Hoping to have some pregress on the shell soon!

























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                              • G60Rallye
                                S2Forum Extremist
                                • Dec 2006
                                • 1321
                                • Country: United Kingdom

                                #225
                                A sneeky peek at the cylinder head work that has been going on! The head is still to skim and and deck cool like on the fsi engines.

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