undue wear (not underwear) on the shocks or suspension? I couldn't really find an answer using the search method, but i did try. TIA

shocks and Eibachs.

a while too.

I think he's still selling them, so try to email him if you want to try some used ones.

and I honestly couldn't tell you if the ride feels any different than before. I recall it feeling softer or "bouncy" as soon as I drove it with the Eibachs but then it felt better as the springs settled in place.
I have regular stock shocks, and the ride is still very smooth, not stiff or jarring at all.

more than $400 and I heard they can be done for $150. argh

Apparently, this is more than a 2hr job on this car, especially fitting the rears.

and makes it look like you have even larger wheels when you minimize that wheel gap.

car but it's funny, it's already 3 years old and has 65k miles on it. What the hell am I thinking modding this car? And I still have 4 more years to pay on it. I'll probably sell it next year anyway. I just drove my friend's 535ix and I have to say, I miss my old 2005 530i a bit. I like the tighter steering and the sport seats better than the A6. But the A6 is roomier and way better on snow and rain. I've already done the S6 grill, carbon fiber valence (before it went to $1300, now it's just stoooopid to do it) and the Porsche 997 tips.

I also had a 2006 530i, but the rear wheel drive was a pain for me in the northeast.
There are certainly some compromises as well as improvements going with the Audi.
The nice thing is I feel the A6 (esp w/the mods)still looks current and prob will for a couple more years.
Mine is a lease and I've already done the exhaust and springs. Contemplating the S6 grill and 19"RS4s. You gotta send pics!

wish i had 19s now, but i need the ride comfort.

I'll be keeping them (and the car) until next April/May...thanks for looking out!

I'm sure that it is better with Koni's, but I am happy with the way it turned out. Got them from Tirerack for around $250 and had a friend help me intall them (~3 hrs). I mainly did it for ride height reasons, not really for handling. If I planned on driving the car hard I would have done shocks as well. I had only about 4K on the car when I did it so they shocks are still in good shape. The ride was good with 18's, but I am suffering a bit with the 19's that I just got. FYI, my car is an '06 non-sport.

he says lowering it worsens the handling, voids the warranty, and increases tire wear. I love everything about my '05 except it sits on stilts. I dont want to slam it. The eibach 1.2 drop seems perfect. oh well. so far he is alone in this opinion, from what I've been reading

in which case, I suppose there might be some truth to his comments. With that setup, the car is obviously not handling the way it was designed and I can't say that it necessarily handles any better than it used to before I put in Eibachs in mine.
And, I don't have enough miles to determine excess tire wear, even though I got it aligned at the dealership after installing springs.

In any case, I think the lowered car looks much better, and rides perfectly fine, to make the change well worth it.

he was still hesitant due to warranty issues. I've never seen someone work so hard to NOT take my money. I'm doing it anyways. right now it looks like there is 5 feet of wheel gap.

since you would be using the factory parts with the matching shocks.
Your tech may have a point if you were installing lower springs with your existing "non-matching" shocks (which is what I did).