xTraViSx

i recently did the heater hose mod. i have an A4 and it always hits 2nd gear hard. Well now with the heater hose it wants to break loose alot more when it hits second. It always barks and pulls to the passenger side. I mean its awsome and all but probably now helping with 1/4 mile times. Im still fairly stock with long tubes, true duals, K&N. I like the way my car sits with the heater hose mod. i just am not a fan of the traction prob. I was wondering what i can do to solve this traction issue. I thought i heard that i could put LT1 springs in place of mine and get the same amount of drop that i would from the heater hose mod. Then i could put the real spring holders back in. i cant get lowering springs due to true duals. Any way to keep that rear end drop and still keep traction at 2nd gear?

CW00BlackTA

iTrader: (31)

Hard to believe that one thing would make a huge difference. If it does, then anything you do to keep that ride height will likely result in the same thing--unless you upgrade suspension.

xTraViSx

well it has always chirped second but i just noticed that it gets alot crazier now with the heater hose mod. What suspension mod. would keep my rearend straight under the car and keep it from sliding to the passenger side?

SS SLP2

iTrader: (8)

just a couple of things to check, you may need an adjustable TA because when you lowered you change your pienon ? angle, also you may need an adjustable panhard bar to center rear under car, you may have changed the thrust angle on the rear when you did mod, which would cause car to jump eather right or left when shifting, may have an align shop check the thrust angle on the rear if off more than 0.013 may need adjustable LCA
good luck, Johnny

CW00BlackTA

iTrader: (31)

See Johnny's reply above. I had assumed you had done those things when you lowered (my mistake). If not, that's your problem. Thanks Johnny.

Xsta Z 28

iTrader: (2)

You change the geometry of the suspension and thus the car acts different . . .

Kind of obvious . . . usually any lowering to the car typically heeds attention to the lower control arm mounts being lowered or the torque arm needing to be adjustable . . . or sometimes both.

BMR Tech

iTrader: (9)

Correct Sometimes even just a set of lower control arms is all that is needed to restore traction...

02Z28LS1

iTrader: (2)

or how about.......





.....some sticky tires?

phantazn

iTrader: (7)

how about lca relocation brackets

slow and da curious

Took the words right outta my mouth.

DGraboyes

make sure when you did the mod that you lined the springs up right when you seated them

you could have left one side twisted a lil more than the other causing the *** to go to one side

RevGTO

iTrader: (12)

And get rid of that heavy *** stock torque converter.

SS SLP2

iTrader: (8)

Very good point.



" how about lca relocation brackets"
good point also, Phantazn

xTraViSx

thanks for the replies. I thought i had seated the springs right. But, maybe not because it does like to pull to one side at the shift. Ill check that out first. Any place in particular that i should get LCA brackets from?

BMR Tech

iTrader: (9)

We offer a bolt in version that would work great for your application.

http://www.bmrfabrication.com/F-bodyDrivetrain.htm