I had the DRC recall done and it appears that I was lucky. I got the car back and it was 1/4 inch higher front and back. I checked the tires and they had filled them to 40 psi so I am guessing that is the reason.
They found cracked upper control arm bushings (warranty covered) and cracked cv boots (not warranty covered) when they did the work. They showed me the cv boots before they had my loaner car available which was pretty nice.
What do you normally run in your tires? My Goodyears are 51psi max and I normally run 40 psi in them. Even if you are running 36psi like Audi recommended with the original tires that wouldn't make any meaureable height difference. Check your tires as newer tires today are designed for higher pressures. They are designed for lower rolling resistance (MPG). I'd say a good rule of thumb is about 8 to 10psi less than max listed, maybe others will pipe in.
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Good advise. I run 46psi all around.
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If you are saying the distance between the top of tire and the bottom of the fender is 1/4" higher then you may have an issue with the DRC repair itself. They may have done the fix incorrectly and left air in the system. More than likely though with just a 1/4" it may just need to settle.Originally Posted by sheatisdale
Last edited by GEN XER; January 5th, 2010 at 05:33.
Thanks all. I have some crappy sumitomo tires on here now and I'm not sure what thier PSI should be off the top of my head. I'll have to check tomorrow.
The measurement was from floor to bottom of fender.
Give it a few days to settle and re-check. Ensure tire psi is the same on the re-check.
I disagree with your analysis. If the shocks had leaked the system pressure would have been low, letting the car sit lower. Regardless, it's not whether your car sits higher or lower than before, it's where it sits compared to the standard. Check previous posts, someone listed the factory spec's, but in general, IIRC, most on here seem to be sitting at 14.25-14.75 with the front 1/8-1/4 lower than the rear.
And sheatisdale, easy on the Sumitomo's, I'll admit they're not quite as grippy as the PS2's but I've been very happy with them - low noise, excellent grip dry or wet, wearing evenly and well, and about 60% the cost of PS2's. Just for those that care about tire feedback.
Ahh yes. I was not thinking of comparing it to the standard.
Mine measured 25.5" front and 26.5" rear floor to
bottom of fender before the DRC was done.
They told me mine was slightly leaking from the right front only.
I cant remember where Dave talked about this, but I think the 14.25-14.75 is from the bottom of the fender to the center of the wheel. Ill have to research.
Hi,
I measured mine and posted a few months ago, If I recall it was 14.25 inches.
The tire pressure is interesting. They set mine to 30 PSI! and the ride was poor. I thought the DRC repair had not improved anything but after bringing the pressure back up to 46-48 where I keep it, it was better.
I'll have to see what the ride is like after a cold winter and getting the snows off!
Mike
I measured mine to the center of the wheel and it was about 14.25" in the front and 15.5" in the rear.
My measurements are the same on the front and 15.25 rear.
Last edited by GEN XER; January 7th, 2010 at 06:00.
Guys,
You forgot already. How many threads have we had on this?
14.25 average for front.
14.5 average for rear.
Center cap to fender lip
If your rear is higher...release and retorque your rear suspension with weight on the rear.
Did we discuss a technique for this? Did we have a thread on this?
I've got my car after DRC job and it is done perfectly 1000% sure with brand new shocks and CVs with the latest tool and by a german tech who is mastering DRC jobs. But the car still little high from the rear, so i need to know the details or technique on how to release and retorque the rear suspension with weight on the rear??
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put car on alignment rack or lift that keeps tires on ramps. Key is to keep vehicle weight on the rear suspension.
go to the rear suspension arms and back off all the mount points for the bushings.
bounce car or drive it around the block.
put back on alignment rack and retorque all the control arm mounts.
Yep, the technique DHall1 explained above dropped my rear almost 1/2" to within the Audi spec.
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