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18 months ago i drove a friends Audi S5 MTM with full fast road kit on, supercharged FSI 4.2 V8 525HP
8 pot front brakes, springs, dampers, wheels, full Geo setup basically a 30k aftermarket kit
It made my Tuscan feel very unsettled nervous and slow though the turns
I have since changed all the bushes, camber, castor, rack height, steering arms, dampers, springs, bells, rotors, ride heights, tyres, clutch, and added a little more power
drove the Audi twice this week and to my amazement, the Tuscan is now a has a more planted feel
If you are driving a Tuscan that feels crap, I can tell you 2 things
1 they can be made into great cars
2 it ain't easy
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8 pot front brakes, springs, dampers, wheels, full Geo setup basically a 30k aftermarket kit
It made my Tuscan feel very unsettled nervous and slow though the turns
I have since changed all the bushes, camber, castor, rack height, steering arms, dampers, springs, bells, rotors, ride heights, tyres, clutch, and added a little more power
drove the Audi twice this week and to my amazement, the Tuscan is now a has a more planted feel
If you are driving a Tuscan that feels crap, I can tell you 2 things
1 they can be made into great cars
2 it ain't easy
,
Edited by Walford on Saturday 29th September 09:20
The steering pump is the last bit of my plan for now. It hasn't cost that much (excl Nitrons) but has taken a fair bit of time.
I took it out briefly last weekend after changing the wishbones, uprights and rack height and it felt much better. Once sorted I can test it on the one corner that used to scare the crap out of me.
I took it out briefly last weekend after changing the wishbones, uprights and rack height and it felt much better. Once sorted I can test it on the one corner that used to scare the crap out of me.
Mine feels very skittish at even 60mph in a straight line..how can I check if it even has the spacers fitted? Is it easy to see or do I need to take the wheel off/is it literally just a washer before the wheel? At some point will get shocks upgraded etc. but if there is a cheap fix now that'd be good
Walford,
What did u do exactly, I have had nitrons, spacers, geo setup, what else did u do, have u started a blog etc, would be good to view
Dave
What did u do exactly, I have had nitrons, spacers, geo setup, what else did u do, have u started a blog etc, would be good to view
Dave
Walford said:
18 months ago i drove a friends Audi S5 MTM with full fast road kit on, supercharged FSI 4.2 V8 525HP
8 pot front brakes, springs, dampers, wheels, full Geo setup basically a 30k aftermarket kit
It made my Tuscan feel very unsettled nervous and slow though the turns
I have since changed all the bushes, camber, castor, rack height, steering arms, dampers, springs, bells, rotors, ride heights, tyres, clutch, and added a little more power
drove the Audi twice this week and to my amazement, the Tuscan is now a has a more planted feel
If you are driving a Tuscan that feels crap, I can tell you 2 things
1 they can be made into great cars
2 it ain't easy
,
8 pot front brakes, springs, dampers, wheels, full Geo setup basically a 30k aftermarket kit
It made my Tuscan feel very unsettled nervous and slow though the turns
I have since changed all the bushes, camber, castor, rack height, steering arms, dampers, springs, bells, rotors, ride heights, tyres, clutch, and added a little more power
drove the Audi twice this week and to my amazement, the Tuscan is now a has a more planted feel
If you are driving a Tuscan that feels crap, I can tell you 2 things
1 they can be made into great cars
2 it ain't easy
,
Edited by Walford on Saturday 29th September 09:20
Having just done 3500 miles across mountain passes in mainland Europe I can only say that I must:
a)Be very lucky to have picked up an extremely well handling car or b)I am a driving GOD and can tame the worst handling cars with ease.
Personally I go with option b, but in all seriousness, it was absolutley phenomenal and the only times it got slightly twitchy, the Westy that was following me also sufferred. So I'll put that down to road surface as opposed to the car.
I have Nitrons set quite low and the Spacers, but dont think I have the bumpsteer mod.
a)Be very lucky to have picked up an extremely well handling car or b)I am a driving GOD and can tame the worst handling cars with ease.
Personally I go with option b, but in all seriousness, it was absolutley phenomenal and the only times it got slightly twitchy, the Westy that was following me also sufferred. So I'll put that down to road surface as opposed to the car.
I have Nitrons set quite low and the Spacers, but dont think I have the bumpsteer mod.
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