Got my "OEM sport suspension" from DADS, bilsteins & eibachs!
03-03-2009, 06:22 PM
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Bilsteins less harsh than Koni yellows
or at least that was consensus when I researched a tad. Front is more important than rear. Same for Eibach vs the harsher (lower) H&R for springs. I think you'll like'em.
03-04-2009, 05:38 AM
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I am running Bilstein HD and B&G sport coils. Car is a little lower and the ride is
stiffer. No complaints from the family for 3 years now. Cost me $700 from an online source.
03-04-2009, 07:22 AM
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Not really....I have a track car for when I want to get beat up....
the Bilsteins were unnecessarily harsh, without providing any benefit...in daily enthusiastic driving they provide no benefit for that harshness. While I want a daily driver to be "fun", it also has to meet my needs in all situations, including when I have passengers.
The Bilsteins were just harsh, and I bet the amount of handling I've lost going to the OEM Sport shocks would only be noticed on the track....the Bilstein harshness was noticed daily. BTW, I have Koni sport on the A4, and they're stiff, but not brutal. I think too many folks "over modify" for how the cars are actually driven and their driving abilities.
I have a track car when I want to push the envelope and value handling above comfort.
May be old, but I'm not stupid.
The Bilsteins were just harsh, and I bet the amount of handling I've lost going to the OEM Sport shocks would only be noticed on the track....the Bilstein harshness was noticed daily. BTW, I have Koni sport on the A4, and they're stiff, but not brutal. I think too many folks "over modify" for how the cars are actually driven and their driving abilities.
I have a track car when I want to push the envelope and value handling above comfort.
May be old, but I'm not stupid.
03-04-2009, 03:48 PM
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crappy pics before & after
<img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n38/aarononymous/1999%20Audi%20A4/Picture138.jpg">
Before
<img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n38/aarononymous/1999%20Audi%20A4/a6lowered.jpg">
After
THe after pic sucks I know and is at a bad angle. The front sits slightly too high in my opinion, the car sits level but there appears to be more fender gap up front. Overall the car doesn't seem as low as other Eibach equipped cars I've seen online or in person.
I'm actually pleased with the drop as it seems closer to the factory sport setup. I definately made out a faint white Eibach label on one of the rear springs, all of them had two paint dots from what I remember green & pink/orange, the oem springs had two yellow paint dots.
I also made out a part # on one of the springs what appeared to be 156100211a but had no luck searching that. The Eibach website listed the C5 A6 quattro Pro-Kit as 1562.140.
Did a very quick test drive, definately firm but not jarring was my initial impression.
Before
<img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n38/aarononymous/1999%20Audi%20A4/a6lowered.jpg">
After
THe after pic sucks I know and is at a bad angle. The front sits slightly too high in my opinion, the car sits level but there appears to be more fender gap up front. Overall the car doesn't seem as low as other Eibach equipped cars I've seen online or in person.
I'm actually pleased with the drop as it seems closer to the factory sport setup. I definately made out a faint white Eibach label on one of the rear springs, all of them had two paint dots from what I remember green & pink/orange, the oem springs had two yellow paint dots.
I also made out a part # on one of the springs what appeared to be 156100211a but had no luck searching that. The Eibach website listed the C5 A6 quattro Pro-Kit as 1562.140.
Did a very quick test drive, definately firm but not jarring was my initial impression.