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Old 05-12-2005, 11:55 PM
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Default SURVEY...best/cost effective way to lowering
are springs alone sufficient? if so, which brand? if not, what shocks? must lower soon!
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Old 05-13-2005, 02:36 AM
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Default Some people say that you can get away with new springs if you have the Sport shocks
I say, save your money until you can to both. Look at spending ~$700 for both.
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stab all 4 tires.
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Default I ran H&R lowering springs on non sport for three years on this car without any problems
and on my previous A4 i ran H&R springs on sport shocks - no problems there either
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Default Installed and aligned, I paid something like $1100 for Eibach springs and Bilstein sport shocks
it was time to change my shocks anyway, so I was probably looking at spending $600-700 anyway.
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I was gonna say plasma cutter
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I've known people to cut 1/2 of a coil to lower. Not on an Audi, though
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Default neuspeed race + stock non-sport here... no problems
The ride is little bumpey when you hit crappy roads, but otherwise its not bad.
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Default are you looking for mainly looks? performance? what are your goals? I spent about $1100....
Vogtland springs...215$ shipped (pure MS)
Bilstein shocks...420$ shipped (AWE holiday sale)
H-sport sway bars...450$ shipped (pure MS)
and i got new sway bar links
did the install myself, and the thing looks great, and handles like its on rails, i love saying "watch this" before a turn and amazing whoever is in the car (or scaring the crap out of them). check pic poster for pics.
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Default how long ahve you had it and how many miles were on shocks?
i doubt itll last long at all, unless it has already, if so, more power to ya!
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