Get 400 ? Front Axle, Anti-Roll Bar, Dampers and Steering -> 400 ? 2.4 Damper / Ride Height Adjustment Guide for Audi R8 2 Door Second Generation (2016-2024)

400 – Front Axle, Anti-Roll Bar, Dampers and Steering

400 – 2.4 Damper / Ride Height Adjustment

Bump Stops and Packers

The following packers are available:

Thickness

2 mm

Form

slotted

full

3 mm

slotted

full

5 mm

To install bump stops and packers, the push rod (part with external hex) must

be removed from the piston rod. Procedure as follows:

1.

2.

Clean the piston rod thoroughly with iso-propanol

Clamp the piston rod using aluminium clamp blocks V03 862 342

AB (Öhlins part number 00727-05, sold in pairs)

3.

Before removing the push rod, heat it with a hot air gun.

First mount the bump stops (material: foam) on the side of the damper body. A

full packer should always be mounted between the bump stops and the slotted

packers (material: POM, polyoxymethylene).

To refit the push rod, the threads on the piston rod must be cleaned, apply

Loctite 270 and tighten the push rod to 60 Nm torque.

Damper lengths and static ride height adjustment

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The following images show the fully extended dampers. The lengths can be set

using the push rods.

Front

Rear

Listed in the following table are the maximum and minimum adjusted damper

lengths as well as the default setting for the ride heights at design level.

Front

Rear

Extended length – minimum

adjustable length

452 mm

515 mm

Extended length – default

length at design level

465 mm (for 55 mm

ride height)

530 mm (for 75 mm

ride height)

Extended length – maximum

adjustable length

478 mm

557 mm

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Attention

-

It must always be guaranteed that the ride-height is within the permitted

range when measured at the FIA measurement points!

-

The maximum adjustable extended damper length must not be exceeded!

A groove on the push rod thread marks the maximum permitted position

(see Image 14). The groove must remain within the lower damper eye!

Image 14: Push Rod Thread With Groove

Marking

Image 15: Lower Damper Eye in Maximum

Permitted Position

The maximum droop travel can be adjusted using the spring platform on the

damper body. The thread pitch of the spring platform and locking nut is 1.5

mm.

Front axle spring platform

Rear axle spring platform

On damper

On damper On wheel

On damper

On damper On wheel

1.00 turn

1.500 mm 1.80 mm

1.00 turn

1.500 mm 1.86 mm

0.56 turns

0.835 mm 1.00 mm

0.54 turns

0.808 mm 1.00 mm

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The ride height can be set on the push rod. The thread pitch on the push rod is 1

mm.

Front axle pushrod

Rear axle pushrod

On damper

On damper On wheel

On damper

On damper On wheel

1.00 turn

1.000 mm 1.20 mm

1.00 turn

1.000 mm 1.24 mm

0.84 turns

0.835 mm 1.00 mm

0.81 turns

0.808 mm 1.00 mm

The static corner weights can be adjusted on the spring platform on the damper

body or on the push rod.

Damper Adjustment

The compression setting is adjusted on the gold wheel

marked with ‘COMP’. The rebound setting is adjusted on

the black wheel marked with ‘REB’. Rotate clockwise to

increase the damping forces.

Rotate anticlockwise to reduce the damping forces.

To reset the adjustment, the wheel must be rotated

clockwise to the mechanical stop (position 0). Afterwards,

rotate anticlockwise click by click to open the valve again.

Count the clicks until the desired value is achieved.

Attention

Do not use excessive force to rotate the adjuster wheels. Sensitive sealing

surfaces could be damaged!

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Damper Characteristic Curves

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

R1

R5

R9

R13

R17

R21

B1

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

-500

B5

-1000

-1500

-2000

-2500

-3000

B9

B13

B17

B21

Speed in mm/s

Image 16: Characteristic Curve Front Damper 4SA 412 019 B

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

R1

R5

R9

R13

R17

R19

R23

B1

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

-500

B5

B9

-1000

-1500

-2000

-2500

-3000

B13

B17

B19

B23

Speed in mm/s

Image 17: Characteristic Curve Rear Damper 4SA 512 019 C

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