BBS CH-R Wheels and KW Coilovers Installed

jjonesx86 · 05-05-2012, 09:49 PM

Hi,

I picked up my car from the shop the other day after having a set of 20x9 BBS CH-R wheels (titanium), Michelin Pilot tires and the KW V1 Coilover kit installed. Wow...such an amazing difference. I didn't go too aggressive with the drop (1 1/2 inches) but the lower stance with the larger wheels is a big visual improvement. But more importantly to me, the KW coilover kit has completely changed the feel of the car for the better. I need to spend a lot more time behind the wheel to provide a detailed review but after a few hours I'm loving it. There is no doubt that the ride is more firm and that rough roads, potholes, etc are going to be felt more directly but the ride is still very comfortable for daily driver use. The Q5 was way too bouncy for me and I could always feel the weight of the suv. When you step on the breaks you feel the whole heavy beast dive forward. Accelerate and you can feel the whole car recline. Now it feels much more sports car like and stays planted to the road and level without throwing its weight around nearly as much. I'm coming from a non-S line suspension so the upgrade is huge. New car huge. Step 1 of trying to recapture the fun of the S5 that I traded in for the Q5 is complete. On to step 2. AWE techs, I'm talking to you and anything you can do to get my exhaust built sooner than 8 weeks would be much appreciated

Today was a beautiful day in Seattle and I managed to get some photos of my car:

A shot from the front:

And from the side:

Side Angle:

Side Wide Angle:

And some fun filters applies to the photos:
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ThunderDent · 05-05-2012, 10:49 PM

Nice job man. Love the wide shot with the city in the background. Simply beautiful!

ntubeusa · 05-05-2012, 11:08 PM

Very nice set up

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ELEVENS · 05-06-2012, 03:26 AM

Nice job Jonesie. It looks good. Unfortunately, anything that diminishes pot hole, frost heave, and shovel-patch is definitely out of the question over here in the Great Lakes state of bad roads. What year is your Q5?

jjonesx86 · 05-06-2012, 06:37 AM

Thanks for the comments, I'm having a lot of fun with the car now. It's a 2012.

D_Frost · 05-06-2012, 10:46 AM

Love it!

sjuhawks19 · 05-06-2012, 12:53 PM

Looks great!

jjonesx86 · 05-06-2012, 03:11 PM

Thanks guys. I took a few more today and perhaps I'm going too far with photoshop filters but that background was just screaming for something unusual

Coolieman1220 · 05-06-2012, 04:53 PM

wow that looks great. BBS's just look amazing. great choice

HotRodW · 05-06-2012, 06:16 PM

Very nice. Hard to go wrong with BBS.

05-05-2012, 11:08 PM	#3
ntubeusa Audiworld Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CA, 91770 Posts: 70	Very nice set up,

05-06-2012, 03:26 AM	#4
ELEVENS AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: yoo ess of eh Posts: 3,975	Nice job Jonesie. It looks good. Unfortunately, anything that diminishes pot hole, frost heave, and shovel-patch is definitely out of the question over here in the Great Lakes state of bad roads. What year is your Q5? __________________ ______________________________ 2007 RS4 Daytona Gray Pearl Effect Silver Nappa Leather / Carbon Fiber Trim *Audi SuperSport Plus Suspension, GIAC software* No sunroof, rear airbags, resonator, or carbon (cleaned THRICE) Only took 3 passes to run 12.5 @110mph completely smog legal on pump gas 2010 Q5 Deep Sea Blue Pearl Effect Cinnamon Brown Leather / Brushed Aluminum Trim *[]S-Line w/ 20's, B&O, & hitch*

05-06-2012, 10:46 AM	#6
D_Frost AudiWorld Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 361	Love it! __________________ //2012 Q5 Phantom Black Pearl / APR / Caractere / Remus / HRE / KW Suspension

05-06-2012, 04:53 PM	#9
Coolieman1220 AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 1,253	wow that looks great. BBS's just look amazing. great choice __________________ 09' Audi Q5 3.2 Premium + (Lease Return) 12' Audi Q5 2.0t Premium + 09' Ducati Mosnter 696 (Upgraded to) 12' Ducati Monster 796 2010 BMW 335d 2010 VW Jetta TDI

05-06-2012, 06:16 PM	#10
HotRodW AudiWorld Member 2004 Infiniti G35 My Garage Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 413	Very nice. Hard to go wrong with BBS. __________________ 2012 Q5 2.0T P+ 2013 X1 xDrive28i M Sport 2001 RSX

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05-05-2012, 10:49 PM	#2
ThunderDent AudiWorld Senior Member 2011 Audi Q5 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Huntington, WV Posts: 980	Nice job man. Love the wide shot with the city in the background. Simply beautiful!

05-06-2012, 06:37 AM	#5
jjonesx86 AudiWorld Newcomer Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 6	Thanks for the comments, I'm having a lot of fun with the car now. It's a 2012.

05-06-2012, 12:53 PM	#7
sjuhawks19 Audiworld Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 75	Looks great!

05-06-2012, 03:11 PM	#8
jjonesx86 AudiWorld Newcomer Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 6	Thanks guys. I took a few more today and perhaps I'm going too far with photoshop filters but that background was just screaming for something unusual

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