Hey Everyone,
I am brand new to the site, and I love what I have seen so far. I have a 2001 A4 2.8Q with most of the options except the sport suspension, sport wheels and navigation. I bought the car this past January with 49,500 miles. The only modification I have done is tinted the windows. I am ready to change the suspension. I like the stiffness and rigidity of the B6, but I love the looks of the B5, both interior and exterior. I am attempting to change the shocks and springs. I do not want to drop the car to low b/c I live in Ohio, and the winters can become brutal. I am looking for advice on a good combination of shocks, springs and sway bars. I drive this car about 600 miles a week, so I need somthingt more stiff for better handling, but also comfortable b/c of the shi#%y freeways here in Ohio. Any help with this subject would be awsome.

Thanks,

Sugeryman

 

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if u have the money go with coilover they are hieght adjustable

 

Coilovers ar the way to go. Don't just replace springs because you'll be raplqcing the shocks a few months later

 

How much do you want to spend? You could get coilovers for around $1000, which are height and damping adjustable.

 

I thought I would be spending somewhere in the neighborhood of $750 to $1200 dollars. I was not sure about coilovers b/c I will most likely never change the height of the car and I am not going for a slammed look. I know the 2001 S4 is 20mm (0.8 inch) lower than my A4. The only thing I can find are either Eibach sport springs ( 1.2 front , 1.2 to 1.5 rear) and/or H&R srpings. I was going to put either KONI or Eicback shocks on at the same time, along with front and rear sway bars. I am trying to make this car drive like the ultimate driving machine, not outrageous. I do not want to drop the car anymore than 1.5". Let me know what ya think and if there are any good combinations of shocks and springs.

 

People seem to like grooved Bilsteins and H&R race springs.