Recent content by johnspackman

From what I've read there's some confusion on this because there were some early 03s model numbers which were pretty much 1-for-1 but AFAICT it's not true in the general case. I think I found the article on uk-mivs but can't find it anymore, the guy went into a lot of detail about exactly what...

I'm not allowed to post URLs yet, but I found some instructions that say it's possible (google for "audi a4 brakes to a8 upgrade") - I'm kind of holding my breath that I've done my part number homework correctly and the parts fit :blink: If they don't I'll definately give it some thought...

Hi all Sorry for the delay in replying. I think I'm going to get a new set of tires and new brakes - tires because until there's at least a reasonable quality on all four corners I won't be able to see how much my "skills" test the suspension, and I can't measure any improvements without...

Hi guys Thanks for all your replies - there's definitely a lot to think about! :) I've just been out and had a look at the tires - they're one "astar", two "capitol sport', and an "mxm" - so replacement it is. If the tires are good quality does it matter if they're different makes front vs...

Hi everyone, I have a 1996 A4 1.8TSport that I've owned since 1997; 15 years and 130,000 miles later my g/f and I have done a few of track days in it and want to do more but it needs some improvement...and we don't know what changes would give the best results. We want to keep spending to a...

Hi everyone I have a 1996 Audi A4 1.8TSport that my g/f and I have done some track days with - we're complete novices but had lots of fun and we'd like any advice going :) John