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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 12:53 AM
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Default How low can i lower my car?

I have a 1996 2.8 a4 and i was wondering how low can i lower it without messing with anything else. All i want to do is put 17'' on it and get rid of that nasty gap.
 
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 12:57 AM
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if you dont have a lot to spend then get lowering springs, but if you got over 1k then get some coilovers and you can go as low as you want keeping in mind to not let the wheels touch anything they are not supposed to
 
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 01:01 AM
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i was thinking lowering it around 1.5'' or so with just springs maybe h&r idk. would that cause any trouble?
 
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 01:08 AM
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there shouldn't be any problems with doing that, just make sure you get the right springs cuz i believe that quattro and non quattro are different.
 
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 01:09 AM
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you can go lowerr
 
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 01:22 AM
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hahaha the guru appears lol... well where are u from and is your a4 quattro or FWD?
 
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 01:24 AM
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aledelic42 what happens when you got 5 people in your car? burning rubber? heeh i would never go that low o.O
 
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 01:25 AM
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Yeah its a quattro. im from East Grand forks, hour north of Fargo. Wow thats a little to low for me. how low is that and did you have to adjust anything else to get it that low?
 

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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 01:36 AM
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just vmaxx coilovers. 5 people = scraping. everywhere.
 
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 02:12 AM
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i honestly didnt even think our cars could fit 5 people in them... well not with how far back my seats are at least haha

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and yes those are the front seats basically in the back seat in the rear window haha.... but to OP... is this the kinda look ur wanting????
 



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