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I had my H&amp;R coilovers installed at 5th gear in JAX. They did my A4 about 5 years ago and I have never had problems. I paid $150 which I think is very reasonable. I seem to remember paying $200 before. The wheels are 19X8.5 BBS RS-GTs. It is one of their lightest models at ~21 lbs at the size I have. Tire Rack sells them. They are a +38 offset which had me a little worried at first because they are REALLY close to the front brakes. So far I have had no clearance/rubbing issues and I've pushed it quite hard ;) I'm pretty happy with the results.

I had to ditch the CHs. Too popular in JAX LOL!

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best time dave and I have had is 3 hrs on his latest suspension.

All of the ghetto chrome wheels in the place do not inspire confidence, but they really do good work.

Big price difference between the CH's and RS-GT's though! Before I bought my CH's, I was about to jump on a deal for a used set of 18" RS-GT's, but new 19's at the same price point kept begging my name. Nice though!

BTW...I keep seeing posts on boards where people pay between $200 to $400 to get suspension work installed. I always thought this was crazy and never paid more than $120 on other cars I've owned. Maybe we're just lucky in our area! =)

the pad material fits INSIDE the caliper.

Otherwise VERY nice. Looks very clean.

They were refinished and to his credit, they were that way when he got them and he didn't know. He thought they were supposed to look that way. They looked ok, but when compared next to a new one you could see some orange peel effect on the paint. It stood out when you look at BBSs normal high quality finishing.

Did you know they make 28" wire spinners? I was dumbfounded.

As the pads wear out the distance between the outside part of the caliper and inside of the rim increases. When you put new pads in, the outside part of the caliper will be closer to the inside of the rim. This is due to the thickness of the new pads.

I have seen jack-asses with rims "fit" perfectly, do a brake job and their rims get stuck on the calipers.

Do you also have a black A4? I think I saw you leaving your house on Friday. Drop me a note sometime...

As pads wear out. the caliper piston just keeps pushing on the pads. The caliper doesn't go anywhere, its mounted with two guide pins to the caliper carrier which fixed bolted to the wheel hub arm. Don't fight me on this one... calipers don't move. The piston inside them moves the pad. They have nothing to do with rims fitting with pads wearing out. Only thing to test is if the wheel will clear the caliper the first time.

I think I know where you live. I remember passing you while mowing your lawn while I was looking in the hood.

Thanks and I'll e-mail you.

Stasis or the Bilstein PSS9? I've been looking into this very hard as of late...

BTW, your car looks hot for a boring everyday silver (just a little joke for the 100 silver S4s in Jax).

The single piston OEM front brakes float on two guide pins. The single piston is on the inside of the caliper behind the inside brake pad. The outside pad is fixed to the caliper. As the pads wear, the caliper actually moves in. You are correct is you're talking about the Porsche, but NOT the OEM.

The regular OEM calipers are "free floating" on the 2 guide pins. As the pads wear out, the caliper actually shifts inward farther because of the clamping force with only one piston on the inside. I've done at least 5 brake jobs on customers car's with aftermarket wheels on them and put the wheels back on and they hit the calipers and you couldn't turn the wheels. This because the wheels were installed with the pads half worn. On Brembo calipers like the S8, RS6 , and Porsches, they are non-floating calipers with pistons on the outside of the rotor also to achieve the clamping force, so they don't have this problem.

I still say the CHs are one of the best looking rims on an Audi.

they bought wrong size wheel or aren't using recommended spacer.

I even bought some slicks from them before. They still do decnt work though regardless of what it is. The car looks great by the way.

most places that i have seen install suspensions just tighten everything while its up on the lift and causes pre-mature bushing wear.

What is it with guys in Jax, you guys big into engine and suspension upgrades but no brakes.

I own one and I don't let every Tom, Dick and Harry or Seth work on it! Before you go off spewiing **** that you don't know, double check before you type.

If you still don't believe me, ask BLUE GHOST. He had the same exact problem. I could give a rat's ass if you guys believe me. Its when you think you are right and you are dead wrong that pisses me off.

There are 2 types of car owner, one that throws money at it and thinks that they know a lot about cars, second type are ones that actually know their cars and they don't get their information from mainly CRAP that is on this site and forum.

Bling you later.

I had some rims on my S4 with the stock pads and calipers. When it was time to do a brake pad change I was putting on the front rims. They would rub against the outside edge of the caliper. So I had to grind down the calipers a little.

This type of audi owner helps others with knowledge about their cars. This type of owner also goes above and beyond to help other fellow audi owners install car parts on their car and help show them how to fix stuff. They also help diagnosis stuff on their car to. This audi owner also isn't 100% perfect and also learns from other on the audiworld forums. I would say this type of owner owner is the majority people on this forum.

So if you think this forum is crap... go bling somewhere else.

I both have Boxster BBK. Never heard of any wheels having problems clearing stock calipers, so thought he had a BBK also. Oops.

I wouldn't grind anything on a caliper. Don't mess with safety items like brakes.

You've got rims on your car, which I think are too bling for me.

gotta watch those deep dish wheels.

If your gonna buy wheels, clearances should always be checked. Any big comany that sells them like Tire Rack could give you that info.

I was on the stock brake pads, so they were worn down when I installed the rims. I put the rims on and it wouldn't fit over the stock caliper. It would actually rub in the front edge of the caliper. I could have used some 5mm spacers but it was really late at night and I wanted to finish the install.

So with the stock calipers and adding new brakes pads, some wheels may not fit once you add the newer thicker pads.

Both Jon and I were wrong. We assumed it was an after market BBK because most of the folks in Otown we know who have had caliper clearance issues had BBKs on their cars. Plus we both have BBKs and are used to the way they work. Come to a meeting here and I'll buy you a beer or 2. Not worth fighting among fellow Audi owners when there are so many ricers to deal with.

and causing some sleepless nights : P

Hey again by the way. Talk to Brian lately?

I could have paid a lot more but I wonder how much better the ride would be. This car rides SOOO much better than my A4 with Bilstein/H&amp;R combos. The thing of it is that it handles at least as good, but retains a much more comfortable ride. And it's not like H&amp;R isn't one of the biggest names in the biz. I don't see how you can go wrong with either 3 really.

I really didn't see that.

Did you own a yellow A4 years ago in JAX?