DONE! // Project TT Quattro Full Suspension Overhaul

Installing Bilstein Coilovers and new bushings on my 2001 Audi TT Quattro, Part 3 of 3.
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[@FitzieJJ]

Bye, Small Sarah. We'll miss you!!!

[@mindtraveller100]

Well, if she´s still in Tucson, it´s not "good bye forever", right? :)

[@alnewyorkcity6979]

I want to express thanks for your install journal. Your quirky yet detailed narration style made this grueling type of work more palatable and inspiring. Attention to detail is your mantra. Grateful for your efforts. thanks.

[@stevienico452]

Nice to see a lady working on cars, garage is spotlessly clean and tidy, Sarah has not a spec of grease or dirt on her. Amazing.

[@paulreeves5012]

That's a lot of work for anybody. You should be very proud of yourself!

[@MrNalanavnamron]

Sarah you're an inspiration for us! My daughter bought a 2001 TT and your videos have helped us on several projects. Thanks for doing what you do in a male dominant field.

[@dreamcruzer4743]

Small Sarah will be missed. Best of luck in your new place.

[@tymeryder7264]

Enjoy your worke' vlogs. Lookin forward to the next. And lil' Sarah will be missed. Wish her the best.

[@saegaema]

Continued great fortune to you, Little Sarah, and have Sarah drop us an update every once in a while.

[@lorensims4846]

Spelunking Sarah, don't sweat it when your work crowds out your vlog content. If you're spending all your time working then that IS your vlog! I really appreciate it when you show when it turns out to be a lot more work than expected. Thank you for always keeping it Real!!

[@turb0diesel]

Sarah, for torquing suspension and wheel bolts with car on jacks, you can use a hydraulic floor jack to lift on hub or control arm to replicate forces and geometry when car is on its wheels. Measure distance from center of hub to reference point on fender when car is on floor and then move axle to same point when car is lifted to torque stuff.

[@PackardBelltoll]

everything is learning as u go . I never have a manual ..When I work on cars I alway finish with gratification . Its cool seeing u work and doing to make it better . you have great work ethic . Love it. The car looks fantastic.

[@gilbertwashburn7095]

Yeah the TT looks very difficult to work on thanks for doing this and having the patience I love you Channel I repaired cars for 50 years I'm retired now I work on some difficult cars in my past have a great day I'll keep watching you inspire me I drag race for 35 years mostly Street in fact I still have a small block Chevy drag motor and never used that's brand new I have to find someone young and ambitious bye

[@AlicesWondereland]

Awwww little Sarah. I do hope she pops in from time to time.

[@robcreel4257]

Little by little its coming along. Can't wait for the first test drive! Good to see little Sarah bad sad she's moving. Hope we'll see her again sometime.

[@DGHtown]

Almost there! Sad to hear little Sarah is moving. Knew it was coming, but sad to see it happen. Best of luck to her. Looking forward to tt moving around.

[@allensarkozy7987]

Hi Sarah, I enjoy your videos! I'm glad I'm not the only enthusiast that can relate to your upgraded suspension mishaps. I replaced my 2016 Acura MDX OE struts ( leaking at 60K miles, $2,800 estimate to replace all 4 with OE, no one else makes a replacement strut) with a set of Megan Racing fully adjustable coil overs ($800 and my labor, it took 2 days to replace all 4) then I dropped my car off yesterday for an alignment, when I picked up my car, I was informed that they set my rear toe angle to spec but because the new coil overs are shorter than the OE leaking struts they can't fix the 2.5 degrees of negative camber in the rear with the static OE suspension and I need all the OE parts I was told, I'm not doing that. I found upper rear adjustable Moog ball joints (K100199, +/- 3 degrees of adjustable camber), I ordered them from Advance Auto Parts ($70) and I'm waiting for them to arrive to replace the OE ones with 60 K miles. My MDX corners a lot better with the coil overs than the OE struts but I need to fix the rear camber to save my tires. I spent a lot to make this right, but I'm still ahead of $2,800 the dealer wanted. Keep up the great videos and show more penguins?!

[@sheldondyck8631]

I’ve never really given TTs a second glance, but after following along during the rebuild I definitely have more appreciation for those cars. You put in a shit ton of hard work (as always) and you should be proud.

[@kmorton54]

Sarah how you solve the mechanical issues is why started me watching your videos. It also made realize both the MR2 and TT are cars you lease and turn in hopefully before the factory warranty expires and then run not walk away for either of them. 🤔🏃‍♂️

[@UNKA757]

Aww Little Sarah...Gonna miss you. Be safe, Farewell!!!

[@802Garage]

Oh nooo! Little Sarah we will miss you. Nice work as always, Sarah. I wanna see this thing drive again!

[@azb2010]

I'm more of a motorcycle guy than a car guy, but watching your vids is so entertaining. Smart, but goofy... fun, but serious. Great stuff, keep it up!

[@leventekibedi5869]

I hope small Sarah will come to visit,we will miss you.Amazing job Sarah that TT looks awesome😁

[@KC2DZB]

Sarah, I for torqueing the suspension bushings, I have the other 3 wheels on the ground and put a floor jack under the hub that I want to work on and jack until the weight just starts to come off the jack stand. No post lift required.

[@stanleybabiuk8507]

Thanks Sarah. Very well done-love your style-love your demeanor-love your look-love the way you talk-love the way you talk (lol). You are more than enough to give our Motor City girls a very tough run. I am going to look at support of some kind.

[@freefall0483]

Good idea keeping the rake. Having the rear slightly higher keeps a better rear roll centre and makes it alot more stable.

[@stephenmoxley3004]

Wow...all your hard work is finally coming to fruition. And Teeter Tot looks amazing. You have a lot to be proud of, Sarah. I'm looking forward to your test drive with all of the new bits installed. Thanks for including Lil' Sarah in your video. We'll miss seeing her in your videos. Hopefully, she'll do something on her own?

[@aronbennett4760]

Damn Sarah!!! The underside of those fenders are clean AF. I think I'll follow your lead and clean before hand. I love the show.

[@yv6eda]

Great milestone Sarah! And for small Sarah, was a pleasure watch you here, hope you the best!

[@quicknickdriver8510]

TT sits nicely. Everything so shiny and new under there! You look so fine in pumpkin coloured top. A bit of flower stroking does wonders for the natural soul. Think you should spend more time communing with nature to balance the time cooped up in your garage. Glad you’re not slamming the Audi full low, ride is important and always function over form. Nearly there Sarah. Eyes on the prize

[@RobWhittlestone]

Wow Sarah! Well done, what a mammoth effort to get so far with Teeter-Tot! Yuuuuge admiration! And EXCELLENT EDITING and very entertaining videography, super sounds to go with the action! You're a star on- and off-camera! Take care of yourself and keep your work-life in balance. Congrats on the nearly 170k subscribers! You're doing very well and deserve every success. All the best to you from Switzerland, Rob. BTW that looked more like a dry storm river bed than a railroad tunnel. Good thing there was no thunderstorm.

[@mikeh6876]

I just viewed one of your videos from Dec, 2016. The saying "You've come a long way Baby" comes to mind. I am glad you stuck around as being a female in what has traditionaly been a man's endeavor is a tough road and you have done well. Your videos have improved and your subscribers have really increased. I did a proforma search on your growth and am please that you have done so well. Good for you, Sarah. Looking forward to more great content. I did notice that this video is a little bit down. I think that smaller Sarah leaving affected you. Hope not too much. Bless you young lady. I wish you well.

[@brianpeterson2078]

Small Sarah said in video she will still be around in Tucson I'm sure will see her in videos again I hope .and eating as usual .lol thank you for your service .

[@JPilot2]

G'day, Sarah - n - Sarah! Enjoyed the video! For give me, feel like, I'm going to cry!! You guys, are truly the best! Small Sarah, we all have really missed you! (an awesome sidekick, & wonderful partner in crime!!) I am honestly, so glad to see you both! (quirky or not) Love the sense of humor! By the way... Agree, (the Project TT Quattro - Full Suspension Overhaul - with Bilstein Coil-Overs, and New Bushings) That is a lot of work for (any) one person. (as mentioned) You can be quite proud of yourself!! Knowing, (100%) all this hard work truly pays off!! We love you both! Remember... A taekwondo crime fighter needs a 'good sidekick'. Lol! 😉 Thank you so much, guys! Cheers! 😊✌🏼🛠❤️

[@frostshock13]

Such a sad day at the loss of small Sarah.. But, awesome in that the suspension is complete.

[@mattk6272]

I own a 2005 TT but don't really use it all. 2 or 3 years ago I also put on coilovers and big wheels, but somewhere down the line lost interest. Watching this almost makes me wanna so something to it again

[@tomdixon1213]

Sarah climbing segment was easy on my eyes. I like her style with these productions. Great narration on the car Sarah.

[@mikedescoteaux839]

I miss small Sarah already you need to go visit her often so we can keep in touch. Great job on tatter it’s really coming together. Love your videos what ever content you decide to include it always leaves me looking for another!

[@zeon5323]

Kudos to you Sarah! Suspension is heavy difficult work!

[@ianbird6997]

Looking really good Sarah. Think the suspension will settle down nicely 👍👍👍👍 looking sooo clean under there 👍👍👍👍 We will miss you little Sarah

[@jpitt916]

And thank YOU for making this video! I can't get over how weird that rear suspension setup is, looks like you wouldn't be able to put a true coilover out back and still put wheels on. I just got my rear coilovers on yesterday, got the ride height dialed in today. It's not very low, but the ride height now makes it so I don't scrape on every speed bump. Plus the front A arms are pretty close to parallel to the ground and on that compromised design, parallel to the ground means less camber change during suspension movement. The stance of your potato looks great to me!

[@dizzyrider6207]

It's been such a long but entertaining process watching you do this project and I can't wait to see you Drive it.

[@jaytownjunkyardfiles1999]

She's still staying in Tucson though, I heard her. LOL Y'all are so lucky and you are doing a fantastic job on Teeter Tot. Beautiful!

[@trob7348]

hello little Sarah hope you are doing well sarah the tt looks better than new

[@Ellenslife851]

When you Add your fingers in the rubber shock bootReminded me of when I was a kid and they had those Chinese torture finger things that you had to tweak just right to get your fingers out of them. Hours of fun were had thank you for bringing us great content

[@martys59]

I love the time lapse with narration

[@AUDIDOIT]

Sarah I removed the front helper springs on my Bilstein B16's. Same on the b14's. To get the fronts lower the helper spring needs to come out. :-) Its something we all do to our mk1 TT's on Bilsteins coils here in the uk.

[@QQTrick1QQ]

Putting the quick lift so one is under the front tires and the other under the back tires, lift it and tighten the suspension or the lower control arms on jack stands. Good luck lil Sarah. (And big Sarah)

[@SarahnTuned]

I don’t want to die under a car, thanks! Lol

[@QQTrick1QQ]

@@SarahnTuned XD

[@ZRubidium]

Awesome to see it finally being finished, but definitely sad to see Sarah^2 leaving.

[@immortalfool7627]

Thank you Sarah. Great Job👍 I find your videos very relaxing. I wish it was the same experience doing all the work, but this is 20th century entertainment. We sit around and watch others do life for fun. TT looks great! I like your choice of wheels. They give the car a sporty muscle car look.

[@stacydornan9765]

Wish you all the best small Sarah,you will be missed young lady,don't be a stranger

[@19reedCharles44]

Its fun when you get off track to explore bunny trails and rabbit holes... a'n culverts... a'n tunnels! Congrats on T'T being back on its feet.

[@713vinh]

Wow that was fast, it was only this morning that I saw it unfinished. Nice job on the suspension, I think it looks good the way it currently sits.

[@rx7racerca]

To torque suspension arms at normal ride height, I’ll use a jack under the edge of the rotor (with a couple of nuts, if needed, to lock the rotor to the hub), raise it up to normal ride height, torque it, then let it back down. For my Mazda 6, the service manual actually lists the distance from the top of the wheel opening to the centre of the spindle, so no guessing. Otherwise, for most cars, if the lower arm is roughly parallel to the floor, that’s probably close enough.

[@Tnenamrep2]

Love the exploration intro. Interesting terrain that you don't see around these parts.

[@chadusher7150]

Awesome... awesome to the max , happy for you on the completion on the suspension project it looked fun to do!

[@BFMR1062]

@Sarah -n- Tuned In regards to tension of the suspension pivot point bolts when the suspension is in the loaded position, you can put the jack under the lower arm of each corner and jack it up till the suspension on that corner is at the normal loaded position while still on you quick lift, then tension the bolts/nuts, job done :)

[@talontsi92]

To tighten suspension components under the "car;s weight" you can either put wooden blocks under the car's tires to lift it up, OR, you can put a jack under each knuckle and lift it up to ride height one at a time.

[@GoatOffroad]

Such awesome suspension set-up! So jealous you are still in shorts and a t-shirt!! So friken cold in Washington now. 🥶

[@SarahnTuned]

It’s a Bug’s Life you can wear shorts year round here

[@GoatOffroad]

Sarah -n- Tuned - our daughter goes to college in less than two years and we are definitely moving south! Love your personality! ❤️🐞

[@casperburgos1066]

Well before anything, I have to say I love how you are always having different nail style. They always look AWESOME. Again, you did it. Thank you

[@THEREAL_GZUS]

Casper Burgos I thought I was the only one . Kinda turns me on

[@bentandre5524]

looks like you are enjoying your TT again. hope small sarah will be back with her ford sometime...

[@shaneblacklord3313]

I think you did a great job. What I like the most you don't cut any corners. You finish the job with out putting rusty bolts, frayed wires dried out hoses, or any other crap. You call it being add I call it being professional. Rub issues will cause expensive damage. Your not a stance boi if you were, I might not watch this channel. You have stated your selling this car. Any who has seen this series will know what they are buying is a quality car, with work that has been done properly. If I were in the market for a Audi TT this would be one of the first on my list. I know you will do a proper job on the drive train, and I know it is not rusted out. I need a much larger vehicle because I have a family. I I could afford a third car just for fun, I would be interested. You've done a great job so far and after watching the job you did on you did on Mr dos the MR 2. I have no doubt you will finish the TT and it will awesome.

[@Ameriken556]

To tighten the bolts when the car is of the ground, put a jack under your lower control arm and jack it up until it the weight of the car is on the jack just barely touching the jack stand(be safe). That will load your suspension to mimic the way it will sit on the ground, then torque your bolts.

[@mastiff_guy3033]

Glad to hear small Sarah plans to continue to make appearances, would miss her.

[@Redridininyohood]

Use the jack handle as a cheater bar. May take a bit but it works. It's how we tightened when we dropped ours.

[@felixlugo9109]

Great job. I have a 92 z32 and it was hell upgrading all suspension components.

[@kaibaumgartner7721]

you could buy a set of ramps to drop the car onto to load the suspension, thus giving you the clearance you need to get under the car to tighten the suspension bolts. Otherwise you will tear those bushings over time. I just installed Bilstein HD shocks on my LS400 and had to torque the lower bolts to 116lbft so with that amount of torque, those bushings aren't moving and would've torn also. I used my Rhino ramps to drop the car onto and it gave me just the amount of space I needed to get under there.

[@stefanczechorskidds5536]

I think its great the way Sarah ST cracks you up!

[@upfactoryracing4148]

You crack me up! I would say do what you want and if you want to hear some music then rock it because we are here because of who you are!

[@mafoose]

if you end up unsatisfied with the front drop, you can always remove the tender spring to get more adjustment. On the torquing down of suspension part, I usually use the jack to lift the corner til it starts coming up and torque everything then to mimic the car being on the ground!

[@SuperDave21]

Bye little Sarah.... we'll miss you being around! Have a great life!!

[@muller08049]

Bye little sarah😞 please get this thing running!! Can’t wait to see/hear you take this thing for a rip!

[@fstarockaburns425]

Hey well done! fyi when using the torque wrench, always try push down with your body weight, saves ALOT of strain! always find the angles that give you the best leverage - safe driving!

[@kevinlyon9501]

Woohoo another job off the list well done you, ride height wise it looks good, be interesting to see if it settles further. Sad to say bye to small Sarah, good luck with the job and college.

[@symonpalmer20]

Hey Sarah, keep on with the narration over the time-lapse sequences, it works well and (selfishly) I enjoy it as much as the rest of the video, thanks and thanks for being you. Peaceout special person

[@williamhumberhawk8187]

Hi Sarah, nice video. I have new inner and outer tie rod ends for my car. Going from grease nipple type to sealed. I measured between centres before dismantling each side so the alignment would be right when fitting new ends to the shafts. I have been enjoying your videos immensely. You make work fun 🙂

[@Not_Ferrari]

I think I watch too many of your videos. My small "swap out the steering wheel" project turned into a full interior detail this morning because I just couldn't put clean things next to dirty/dusty bits and it just kept snowballing.

[@uncletatscreativeshack1702]

These videos are amazing! I love how you show the work more than talk forever like other channels I’ve watched.

[@johnt.1288]

We’ll miss you small Sarah. I’m sure big Sarah will miss you more!

[@robertanderson4922]

Sarah-n-tuned keep up the awesome content! Your utube video's are nice to watch. It shows ladies can do the same thing as men! As a mechanic...

[@DavidMartin-tk4fs]

When I put (admittedly cheap) coil-overs from an S3 on mine TT I suffered terrible coil bind at whatever height it was set. I solved it by binning the pointless helper springs and gutless main coils and doing some maths to find a spring from a Motorsport supplier that was the right rating to increase Spring travel and have the right loaded length to drop the car more than the spring and helper set up. I was then able to jack the height back up to a purposeful buy everyday useable stance.

[@gregstillman5197]

Small Sarah, it was fun to have you pop up in the videos.....

[@shaneblacklord3313]

Keep narrating, is way more interesting than music plus it explains what you are as you are doing it. Much more engaging that watching a time lapse with sound only a few may like.

[@tonywalters5396]

Hi, I have just done this to my 2001 mk1 roadster project car and found the limiting factor was the factory drop links. I ended up changing for adjustable drop links and the the car sat much better on pre load and then once put on the floor, the car has a much better stance. You have to test the ride height with the wheels on lock during set up because that determines the minimum height you can set the springs and then lift from there.

[@simond2693]

Great channel, you’re kicking it. 👍👍

[@rayzin4]

Sarah your channel should be at 1M subs for real... Your humour is hilarious and you know CARS!! and it's not a front. Awesome channel one of the few top car channels here on youtube hands down. Plus i'm a Audi fanatic so seeing you work on the TT is great!!...Showing respect from Canada!.....👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@SarahnTuned]

Thank you!! ❤️ I try not to think about numbers like that, it kills the enjoyment of creating content.

[@redhauscreator146]

I subscribed to almost three dozen KZbin channels. I don't have a life. Only two of those channels have something to do with cars. But this is my favorite car channel, hands down.

[@dmbworks8094]

@@SarahnTuned youd need a burnout car to draw in the numbers, high hp and smoky burnouts will bring the boys to your yard! otherwise your numbers just relate to the people that admire a persons drive.

[@rayzin4]

@@SarahnTuned i spoke to Woman.Driven and she told me you're a couple hours away from her but it would be cool if both of you could do a collaboration one of these days. I can see you both know "CARS" and I enjoy the passion you both have. But your channel has great humour and you do reviews as well. Also your lingo is what makes it humorous. Have you ever considered doing a VW Corrado Vr6 build. It's a rare car but i am sure there are more of them in the States than Canada. If not what car would be your ultimate build?...Sorry i don't have IG which is why I am asking my question on this thread.

[@SarahnTuned]

DmbWorks quality > clout 😊

[@MrWaltrlee]

Madam, you're AMAZING! I wish I could find a woman even half as interested in cars with half the skills!! I love watching you working on your cars! Great Vid! ;)

[@donmiller6839]

There are plenty of women that are interested in cars.. That's one of the ways in which they qualify you as a potential partner. What kind of car do you drive? I hear you though I wish I had a girl that was a gear head. Every car guys dream!

[@davidnanze8697]

Good luck with your career little Sarah, I know you'll be successful.

[@gregorysipsma9936]

Answer to your question is to bring the axle up to ride height with a garage jack before you torque down all the suspension bolts. Can be tricky working on the ground, but the only way without a full car hoist. Your bushings will crack if you neglect to do this with a lowered car.

[@TheNiktron]

Wow Teeter Tott is looking smart! Great choices and hours of work are really paying off!

[@andrethib]

i think that the voiceover with background music is the winning formula

[@jamesemcclure]

Congrats on finishing the suspension. It looks just about right and will be 💯 perfect when it settles. Will miss little Sarah. Good to know she'll still be in Tuscon for you. Hope to see her from time to time. Mmm Pumkin donuts 🍩🎃😋 Enjoy!

[@ddddsd20]

Excellent job Sarah, I love your attention to detail.

[@suprar8erjack163]

You should use those blocks people put their cars wheels on to keep the car high enough to tighten the suspension hardware and still be able to fit under while the suspension is settled. Just a suggestion.

[@gf4509]

Looks awesome, and looking forward to the completion of this bad ass.

[@AaronAverett]

Regarding tightening the bolts with the weight of the car on the suspension, the way I've dealt with that in the past is to make a stack of two or three 2 by 6s and put them under each wheel, and then lower the car onto them. This gets you an extra few inches to get under there and tighten all the fasteners.

[@trigger1030]

love watching you work, you remind me of myself 30 years ago. keep it up!

[@MarckDHG]

If u put the suspension on the car, use the florjack to lift op the suspension so that its in Road hight and then tighten the bolts on the suspension arms 😁👍 Fine job 😎

[@TheWinky666]

Tighten the suspension hardware on the ground is really important for sure. You are close to do it right. When the car is on the lift you can simulate the weight with your jack. Like in this video at 11:48. The point why you should do this is that you always shoult tighten the suspension parts in the position that they have later when the car is on the ground. If you thight them on the lift the bushing can be "twisted" (im not sure how to explain it right :-) ) So they will not life that long as they should be. Keep on wrenching on this cars. I like the way you do it. I remembers me on my starting time with cars. I can promise you you will feel all this working on the ground in a garaga a couple of years later :-D ;-)

[@leedanielson7452]

The entertainment value on your videos is out of this world!!! 🌎 😝👍👌🎉

[@braydentaylor5805]

For tightening those Suspension components, have the car on your lift and remove the wheels, loosen your suspension bolts so it releases tension, then compress the suspension from a) rotor b) balljoint area with your floor jack and retighten the components