Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Fronts are don
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 2:29 pm
Lookin good man! Did you make those brackets your self?
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Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Fronts are don
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 3:01 pm
Thanks man! And yes, I sure did make these brackets.
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Fronts are don
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 4:51 pm
I like the looks of those brackets! Very nice. Are you sure they won't break after time?
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Fronts are don
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 6:34 pm
From an engineering standpoint, they should have more longevity than a machined aluminum set IF the welds are good.
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Fronts are don
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 6:51 pm
IF? xD My welds have good penitration where it counts! Don't look around the nuts because I got a little carried away when working on them....
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Fronts are don
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 6:59 pm
lol I was just putting a disclaimer on my statement 
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Fronts are don
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 9:18 pm
Gotcha!
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Fronts are don
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:26 am
Lookin good
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Fronts are don
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 7:44 am
id put a small gusset or two in there for sure, brakes are important, to strengthen and eliminate flex
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Fronts are don
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 9:19 am
my2000apb wrote:id put a small gusset or two in there for sure, brakes are important, to strengthen and eliminate flex
I have been debating about that. I should... better safe than sorry. Ya know? When I build the 2nd one I will add a gusset to this one and repaint.
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Fronts are don
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 9:28 am
id jsut put some right triangle, "caps" on the ends, ya know
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Fronts are don
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 3:35 pm
Ok, so I plan on hitting the Audi full force this weekend. I want to complete the ass end minus the E-brake provision...
Lists help
1. Clean up everything
2. Mock up/weld mounts for the rear swaybar and install
3. Finish the drivers side caliper adapter
4. Paint subframe
5. Swap out subframe and diff bushings for 034 goodness
6. Clean/wash under the car
6. Undercoat fenders
7. Assemble
Today I had about an hour and pulled the rear subframe to give me a head start.
Lists help
1. Clean up everything
2. Mock up/weld mounts for the rear swaybar and install
3. Finish the drivers side caliper adapter
4. Paint subframe
5. Swap out subframe and diff bushings for 034 goodness
6. Clean/wash under the car
6. Undercoat fenders
7. Assemble
Today I had about an hour and pulled the rear subframe to give me a head start.
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Weekend push!
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 5:05 pm
Sweet get crackin mang! also... wtf, your rear diff looks waaayy different than mine. Mine's only a year newer...
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Weekend push!
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 7:44 pm
WTF is right man! That's weird. I wonder what the deal is?
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Weekend push!
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 7:58 pm
Ben, your car must be an early build 1985 which has the 1984 style rear diff with the larger output flanges. I think that means you can bolt in a urq diff without any problems. That's a good thing :wink:
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Weekend push!
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 8:10 pm
Sweet Dan! Thats awesome! Thanks!
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Weekend push!
Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 9:47 pm
Cleaning
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) brakes, Weekend push!
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 11:24 am
Rear swaybar set up is done!
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) Swaybar, Weekend push
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 2:09 pm
where'd you get the end link set?
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) Swaybar, Weekend push
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 2:26 pm
NAPA, but it's just Energy Suspension stuff.
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) Swaybar, Weekend push
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 2:29 pm
mine are toast, looks good
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) Swaybar, Weekend push
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 10:03 pm
Sweet... I am pretty much at a stand still because I can't get the new density line diff bushing to go in. I had to cut out the old one and now I can't press in the new one. I guess I have to wait till tuesday for a machine shop to open. :(
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) Swaybar, Weekend push
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 7:04 am
looks nice. Thats a man's swaybar right there
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) Swaybar, Weekend push
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 2:18 pm
Nice job, it looks great with that new paint. Is it just me or is the bar hitting the subframe in that last pic? And, is that a 4kq front bar? It looks too large to me for some reason to be from a fwd 4k.
Re: Ben's AAN 4kq - Working on (rear) Swaybar, Weekend push
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 5:08 pm
Ya, the angle of the photo makes it look like it's smacking to subframe, but rest assured it clears with lots of room (if you look at the first picture it shows that it clears a lot better). Also it is a quattro front sway bar (nice call ). I want to have the fwd one up front with the quattro in the rear. I am hoping that will allow it to induce oversteer when I am light on the throttle and understeer when I'm on the power. I also wonder what would happen if I ran the same size in the back as the front. Any thoughts?
(if you look at the first picture it shows that it clears a lot better). Also it is a quattro front sway bar (nice call ). I want to have the fwd one up front with the quattro in the rear. I am hoping that will allow it to induce oversteer when I am light on the throttle and understeer when I'm on the power. I also wonder what would happen if I ran the same size in the back as the front. Any thoughts?