i have searched high and low on this forum. what i need is some pics of A4's with 18" rims with a 1.3 drop if you could hook me up thank you

 

Check out Brrman on the forum. I think he is about 1.5 with 18's. 1.3 if that is what they list is how far it will drop it, that might ( or should be ) from stock non-sport hieght. So if you are sport it will only lower the car about .75 (3/4 inch). What is the spring rate also? Are the springs linier or progressive? (meaning is it a solid spring rate the whole time of do they get stiffer the harder you lean into them?).

Just asking to make sure you are getting into what you really want vs. getting somthing when you thought you ordered somthing else.

Enjoy,

 

indy, can you explain the difference, as far as performance, for progressive vs. linear springs?

 

I Linear spring will give you a more road responsive feel being that the spring rate is not varing at any time. Where the progressive spring will have a slight change in feel when cornering hard because the spring rate gets higher the more the spring is compressed. I would have to say if you as a driver could feel this change in everyday driving I would be inpressed. I run a progresive spring and I am very much a fan. I have a nice ride down the road but when cornering hard the car response well. Where my friends S4 runs a Linear setup on his car he also has a nice ride down the road just a bit stiffer (able to feel the seems in the road more) and his turn in response is a bit more crisp at first.

I am going by just what I have been told from Tuners (Passen Auto Sports, True Choice, Auto Assests, Team Green) and what I have read over the years, along with some of my personal expreances. I could be and they all could be wrong, but again just my 2 cents.


In short :
Daily Driver - Progressive (p.s. most springs sold by themselves are Progressive, H&R, Neuspeed, VR, InTrax, ect.)
Track Car - Linear (p.s. Most high end coil/over kits like H&R, Koni, and others are linear springs)

Progressive Spring vs stock:

Linear Springs : (the coils are equally spaced)

 

Linear spring will def not give as good a daily driving ride.

 

that's because the linear spring is much stiffer at every point than the stock springs, where as the progressive spring is closer to stock for the first few cms of travel correct?

 

I wonder if we are talking to ourselves or if the org. poster has read any of this yet? lol.

And to answer your question BentFrame - I would have to say yes. A progressive spring will give you a nicer softer ride down the road for a soda while stiffing up in the turns when it is needed. So If you are looking to chang out your springs and want a nice daily driver spring but still fun on the weekends I would go with a progressive spring over a linear one.

As Brrman says " Linear spring will def not give as good a daily driving ride. "

Enjoy,

 

cool, thanks for clarifying that for me indy....