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Well following a a visit from gruvenparts I now have maximum power on the S8. But this extra performance now shows up more the knocks clunks bangs wobbles and slop after just 190K miles in the suspension and steering department. Fortunately the Meyle HD link arms arrived the next day along with inner track rods and rear ARB links. Then Mr Bilstein's B6's arrived for the front. That just left arb bushes front and rear and shocker mounts for the front, sorted by Audi parts. Well that's now £850 in parts sat in my boot.

The budget for springs ran out as there is just enough left in the kitty for fitting. Speaking of which, the ARB links and bushes are to be done first. I'm interested to see the effect of just these components. They transformed my late Saab 9-5 aero.

The major work of the control arms and shocks are being done elswhere where they are more experienced and hopefully able to coax out the pinch bolts. They are spot on for alignment too. Watch this space for posts on progress, expenditure, bankruptcy & Joy.