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  1. n00b
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    06-19-2012 03:17 PM #1
    I just recently got my first early Quattro after flogging a few CGT's around and need some guidance on the cars suspension. I've been thru the a-arms and everything is tight again but the car squats in the rear noticeably...I know there are HD Bilsteins up front but no idea whats in the rear or if its just old-stock etc. My kid drove it up to the Sierras and you can notice that the car stays nose up under accel. Gut instinct tells me you want the rear a little higher than the front(static) but any guidance on setting up the Front to Rear Hts?

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    07-02-2012 12:57 PM #2
    Sounds like what I'm dealing with which is typical spring sag from years of driving. I was told that if snow driving and a lifted look was what I was after that I could swap Audi 80 front springs into my rears and it would give it more lift. I haven't personally gone this route yet but I probably will before winter.

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    07-19-2012 09:12 PM #3
    Can't you get or make spacers for the spring perches?

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