Strut Brace

[Nitro]

Is it ever worth fitting a front Strut Brace to an A4 2,8 quattro ? Its a 2000 year model

 

[aragorn]

Yer S4's came with them as standard, as did 1.8TQS's

Not sure if yours will, but if not you can buy some brackets from an A6 and use a redrilled S4 bar for not very much money.

 

[Broken Byzan]

It should have one fitted already. look beside the battery

 

[Nitro]

Thanks, I can't see one fitted to my 2,8 quattro. Does any one have a photo of a strut brace for this car

 

[Nez]

I have S4 and I don't see any Strut Brace on my car can someone please post a picture of their S4 with Strut Brace

 

[aragorn]

http://www.audiworld.com/tech/wheel32.shtml

S4 one is in the same place, but the brackets are welded to the shell rather than being bolted on.

 

[Geeman]

Interesting... there's an A6 in my local breakers yard.

Might be a winter mod for mine then.

 

[OllyS4]

Mine is a pre-facelift S4 and i can't see one on my car !
Thats no to say mine has'ne been taken off in the past

 

[olds_kool]

as mark said should already be fitted to a 2.8 facelift and an s4, but you do have to look
both mine had them from factory

 

[aragorn]

Thinking about it, i dont know if craigs S4 has one either.

I've had the battery out of that to clear the scuttle drains, and dont recall seeing it...

Olly: if it was there, you'd see the brackets, as they're part of the shell on A4/S4's that had it from the factory...

I wonder if its a facelift feature? They defo tweaked around with the suspension going to facelift, i wonder if this was one of the additions?

 

[olds_kool]

my tdi is pre facelift, should be fitted to all 98ish on v6 and quattro models

 

[aragorn]

ye, vagcat says S4 and 6-cyl TDI for 1998 models.

I'll get craig to have a look, it is tucked out the way so maybe i just havent noticed it!

 

[olds_kool]

i didnt know i had it till i went to fit one!
id bought parts for my old 1.8t but sold car before i got around to fitting, so one day i went to fit them to the tdi only to find one already there

 

[aragorn]

i remember you posting about that at the time actually

 

[olds_kool]

aye its fitted to lee's new car

 

[Dan Gliballs]

My 99 prefacelift has one.

 

[OllyS4]

Silly me, i just check and i DO have one (99 S4) but it is very well hiden.

 

[Nez]

Man I have to look at my S4 too then if you guys S4 has it then mine should have it too

 

[Broken Byzan]

Not the best pic, but it's hiding in there