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Re: MMTR Allroad Idiocy
« Reply #60 on: October 28, 2019, 03:49:13 PM »
found paperwork today that indicates failed emissions inspection and suspension issues on the car dating back to 2016 😂
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Re: MMTR Allroad Idiocy
« Reply #61 on: October 28, 2019, 10:36:43 PM »
Dumpybutt done.

Had wrong o rings in stock to fix bad ones on existing air lines. Hopefully that’s the gross leak on right side and I think it is.

Front still on steel springs. It’s got the one link issue, and I found the spare knuckles I have are non-Allroad and different, so we’ll see what good the spare parts I have will do.
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Re: MMTR Allroad Idiocy
« Reply #62 on: October 29, 2019, 12:41:51 PM »
Picked up a clunk in the RR. Almost sounds like strut to spring is loose and I’ll need to tear it down again At least I can hear the clunk when parked and i move the car around. I can hear that air leak too.

O rings in tomorrow. Be very interested to see how leakdown is when those are replaced proper. IF the o rings come sized right. They were bagged wrong when I last needed the same size. That was 6 months ago.

It sits straight and happy on level 2 now. Likely leave it there for a bit until I get front suspension parts in for the bad link instead of tearing down twice. Probably wait till I have a spacer kit and tricky links made up.

Should be able to size tires and figure proper wheel offset now. I hear front clearance is tight but it looks like as long as I stay off the knuckle it’s not bad.

Know it needs rear brakes. Haven’t looked at fronts.
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Re: MMTR Allroad Idiocy
« Reply #63 on: October 29, 2019, 01:21:42 PM »
what size tires you aimin' to squeeze in?
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Re: MMTR Allroad Idiocy
« Reply #64 on: October 29, 2019, 01:34:40 PM »
these are 205/55r16.
it was previously on 245/40r18.
"standard" big tire size is 225/65r16 with nothing more than air suspension adjustment
225/75r16 is supposedly good with a lift kit.
pictures of the offroad allroad from first post are on 215/70r16 with no rub at no air status, which is kinda important. Needing a tow if air goes out is off the table.
I'd like to get hold of a sample tire in that size to play with backspacing and whatnot.
I'm thinking I'll try to just go as big as I can without cutting and while maintaining full travel.
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Re: MMTR Allroad Idiocy
« Reply #65 on: October 29, 2019, 06:21:04 PM »
5.5x8” raw material needed for rear strut spacer

Approx 2.5” center hole.
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« Reply #66 on: October 29, 2019, 07:08:58 PM »
Perfect.

Hopefully she gets back to me. Fuck FBM.

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Re: MMTR Allroad Idiocy
« Reply #67 on: October 29, 2019, 08:43:12 PM »
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5.5x8” raw material needed for rear strut spacer

Approx 2.5” center hole.

you need something the size of a paint can to space a strut?  o my
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Re: MMTR Allroad Idiocy
« Reply #68 on: October 30, 2019, 08:53:45 AM »
Picking up those tires tonight. Excited.

I’m sad the A4 platform Jetta isn’t available in AWD.  Drove last night and today, and frankly I like it better. I think it’s the fresh shocks and 1,000lb weight loss. An .:R32 isn’t what I’m after at all though. All the Audi stuff is B platform, and I hate the B4. So ugly.

Rear strut perch, just 2 10mm bolts to a “shelf” on the body:
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Re: MMTR Allroad Idiocy
« Reply #69 on: October 30, 2019, 09:36:26 AM »
just buy more cars and put them together ;D
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Re: MMTR Allroad Idiocy
« Reply #70 on: October 30, 2019, 10:06:24 AM »
rear spacer material ordered.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Delrin-1-034-X-8-5-034-X-11-5-034-8001-/303133429233?&hash=item4694290df1:g:ErEAAOSwsWVcvlSS&autorefresh=true

Hope I can use some lathe time to turn spacers for the front out of 7075 drops I have from making links. 6 straight through 1" long spacers with male and female registers to locate them.

Need to grab bolt sizes to get proper longer bolts unless I have them around from dismantling other things, which I may...

Looks like for wheel adaptors, they're easy to find hubcentric in 20mm. Hopefully that's about right or I'll have to dig. I don't know offset/backspacing on these wheels yet.
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Re: MMTR Allroad Idiocy
« Reply #71 on: October 30, 2019, 10:18:10 AM »
easier solution if I don't find the spacer I want: "wobble bolts" with an eccentric washer and then use a straight up 5x114.3 Jeep spacer that grow on trees in whatever proper thickness. on a hub-centric hub with proper rings that doesn't even seem sketchy enough to call sketchy.
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Re: MMTR Allroad Idiocy
« Reply #72 on: October 30, 2019, 10:44:14 AM »
Quote from: Nick on October 24, 2019, 11:21:52 AM
What mpg are you getting

corrected MPG for the little tires: best tank 22.6 (OH to NY), worst tank 18.9 (MO to OH). Trip average 20.7, was doing 75ish most of the time, usually using cruise.
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« Reply #73 on: October 30, 2019, 10:10:16 PM »
Looks so good it was hard to take them off, but I don’t have proper rings OR good bolt figments so setting down on them was as much as I was willing to do. Trash wheels are back on now.






Current spacers are 0.610”







Little cozy without some shifting of things on the front of the front at full lock. Unsurprising.

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Re: MMTR Allroad Idiocy
« Reply #74 on: October 31, 2019, 04:56:12 PM »
I wonder what's up with tapatalk posting ENORMOUS photos
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