i just got a call from the shop i sent my coilover install to. they say that there isnt anywhere to mount the front sway bar on the new coilovers...? i dont get it..? the ony real possibility is that they are the wrong fronts. i have eibach calling germany to find out what the problem is. i bought this set from tire rack on clearance because they were the last pair they had. eibach (US) coudnt even pull up any info on the set. im needless to say, a little pissed to think that i might have to pay for all this work that may/may not get this B.S. resolved. have any of you ever run into this problem? and even if the kit were for a FWD tt, the location of the sway bar wouldnt be any different? PLEAE HELP!!

 

dunno, thats weird. Unless they weren't even for a TT to begin with? Hows that **** mount up in an A4? I know the control arm situation is nothing like the TT.

 

what a headache! the kit is for a tt. i did a searh on the part# 1570.710 , and i got a few hits of places selling them. andys auto sport carries them. how the hell would they expect that to work? how long could i drive without my front swaybar?

 

you could do it, i just wouldn't go carving any canyons. car will be waay tail happy. just take it easy if you're gonna stay with the coilovers. might be in your best interest to put the stock stuff back on until you get it figured out.

 

so, the guy that just installed my coilovers says that the back end will not be loose. He says the fornt end will have a little bit of a push to it. Haha maybe I will gain some oversteer. Oh and he left the sway bar underneath the car. But he says he doesn't forsee any imidiate issues with as far as safety is concerned. We have to wait and talk to eibach Germany to get the verdict.

 

I'm not sure if he's correct, but Push = Understeer.

 

I'm googling "push understeer"

 

You're doing an *** backwards mod. Most people tighten up the rear sway bar to help reduce understeer (push), you're softening up the front to do the same.

The front of teh car will flex to put more weight over the outside tire in a turn, which will give it more traction, the rears won't be affected as much, and therefore the rear will want to cut loose easier than the front.

 

yes, it's gonna have more understeer. Atleast untill I have eibach Germany make good on this situation. I hope it's not 2 difficult to steer without a sway bar...?

 

Listen to achTTung, you will have LESS understeer - loose at the rear is oversteer, loose at the front is understeer.

In any case, you will be an idiot to test the limits of handling with this setup in any case. The car will be completely safe in "normal" driving situations. Stay in those limits and you will be fine. Also, post a pic of the Eibachs (the bottom end) when you get the car back, and we may be able to assist further.