91 3B front axle weight

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  • stocious
    S2Forum Maniac
    • Jul 2012
    • 838
    • Country: Ireland

    #1

    91 3B front axle weight

    Which set of KW's do i need ?

    The lower or higher load rating ?

    cheers
    1991 S2 3B Coupe, KW v1, solid sub frames, poly bushed, chipped, about 260 ish
  • sidrick
    S2Forum Extremist
    • Jan 2011
    • 1342
    • Country: Scotland

    #2
    Originally posted by stocious
    Which set of KW's do i need ?

    The lower or higher load rating ?

    cheers
    Doesn't that depend if you have aircon fitted or not?

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    • stocious
      S2Forum Maniac
      • Jul 2012
      • 838
      • Country: Ireland

      #3
      it had aircon fitted, which ive removed !

      i thought that the early 3b coupes were a little lighter, but im unsure ?

      1991 S2 3B Coupe, KW v1, solid sub frames, poly bushed, chipped, about 260 ish

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      • Rusty
        Super Moderator
        • Jun 2004
        • 18953
        • Country: United Kingdom

        #4
        Get the higher rated ones and swap the front and rear springs over to go some way towards sorting the under steer
        Cheers'en, AndyC
        1994 ABY Coupe - Projekt Alpinweiss

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        • stocious
          S2Forum Maniac
          • Jul 2012
          • 838
          • Country: Ireland

          #5
          sounds interesting, will look into that.
          1991 S2 3B Coupe, KW v1, solid sub frames, poly bushed, chipped, about 260 ish

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          • Error404
            Super Moderator
            • Mar 2007
            • 19789
            • Country: United Kingdom

            #6
            with Andy - that's what I did with mine, works very nicely you won't be disappointed
            Panthero Coupé quattro 20vt
            Indigo ABY coupé
            Imola B6 S4 Avant

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            • stocious
              S2Forum Maniac
              • Jul 2012
              • 838
              • Country: Ireland

              #7
              ok then.
              1991 S2 3B Coupe, KW v1, solid sub frames, poly bushed, chipped, about 260 ish

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              • Lange
                S2Forum Buff
                • Apr 2012
                • 41
                • Country: Sweden

                #8
                Originally posted by Rusty
                Get the higher rated ones and swap the front and rear springs over to go some way towards sorting the under steer
                Originally posted by Rusty
                About 900kg. Look at Raymor's Avant thread, he corner weighted it, front of an Avant and Coupe will be comparable.



                Weight distribution was 56% Fr 44% Rr and total weight 1545, that makes the front 865kg approx.
                I found this post that you have made earlier in another thread, and I've a question.
                I've got KAW lowering springs (60/50) not coilovers and I have been thinking about doing the same thing.
                Yeah I know that it's not the same struts at all and I don't got any adjustment opportunities with compression/rebound either.

                But my springs have the same axle loads (1100/950 kg).
                Do you think it's worthless to try this when I can't adjust the bump/compression level, or is it still driveable in the softest compression mode for you with the "950's" in the front?

                Kind regards
                http://www.audi-quattro-highlights.c...Highlights.exe

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                • Rusty
                  Super Moderator
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 18953
                  • Country: United Kingdom

                  #9
                  You can't swap springs for fixed rate / height suspension, as the compression is about 2/3 at the back compared to the front, so you'll end up with a very low front and very high rear!
                  Cheers'en, AndyC
                  1994 ABY Coupe - Projekt Alpinweiss

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                  • Lange
                    S2Forum Buff
                    • Apr 2012
                    • 41
                    • Country: Sweden

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Rusty
                    You can't swap springs for fixed rate / height suspension, as the compression is about 2/3 at the back compared to the front, so you'll end up with a very low front and very high rear!
                    Oh I have forgot about this. Thanks for the info!
                    http://www.audi-quattro-highlights.c...Highlights.exe

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