My 97 A4 1.8T Quattro with sport option is overly lowered and hits bottom all the time. I guess the last owner thought it was a good idea and while it does look nice it is impossible not to scrape something every single day.

Non adjustable bilstein shocks.

Looking for suggestions for an inexpensive method of raising the ride a bit.

I do not want to replace entire setup due to cost.

thanks and looking forward to some great suggestions

 

Turn your spring/strut setup into coilovers:
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How low is your car? Most lowering springs for these cars don't go so low that you would necessarily be scraping everywhere. My thinking is either the roads you drive on are really crappy, or you should try slowing down more before going over bumps and things.

 

Based on what you have mentioned, I am having a hard time understanding why you are scraping. Are the springs stock? You mention non-adjustable Bilstein shocks but that alone would not have you riding in the weeds.

I'm willing to bet the springs are probably race springs so swapping them out for a sport spring set-up would raise the ride height and won't break the bank.

 

Thanks - this may be an option. If I went any slower over bumps and things, I would be going backwards. It's really low and I don't know enough mechanically to understand what all has been done. I appreciate your suggestion. - any others?

 

Would you be able to take a picture of your car's ride height and post it? I'm really curious how low your car is.

 

FDEVITA, whats your A4 look like? I pass through the Cary area frequently.

Edit: MetalMan just asked...

 

I am out of town on business until the weekend - will post picture then.

Silver, all stock.

 

This sounds like it may be a better option than coilovers as I think the coilovers may make the ride more harsh - your thoughts?

 

The only benefit I see with coilovers is the fact that you can adjust the height to exactly what you prefer. I would think there would be a sacrifice in ride quality, especially if one did not buy a quality coilovers kit, which can run into the thousands. I'm not saying that my advice is the way to go, but is is the cheapest and should give you the best result.

 

I am going back to stock springs. Found some used ones. Thanks for the suggestions.