I have an 03 A4 that sits on 18's, with stock suspension, so it rides high (i've seen a few others on here that had just put 18's on, and the cars ride high). I want to drop it 1.5 - 2", but don't want it t be super-stiff. I like to drive spirited, but i'm not going to track it, so i want a balance of comfort, and handling. A little less body roll would be nice. Sway bar maye?

What do you guys recommend?

 

Sway bars wont make your car sit lower. They would help to control your car better. But with the springs/schocks or coilovers you WILL fell a huge difference.
I decided to go with spring/shocks combo because of he price... But still havent decided which springs, sport or race.

 

I understand the sway bar, it was posed as a question of "how much of a difference will it make" with body roll? If i swerve back and forth a bit it feels boaty, which is why i was thinking it might need a swaybar.

 

Yeah, the best/cheapest sway bar to go with is an RS4 rear sway bar, ecs sells them like for $120. You will see the difference, especially on ramps. If you wanna go further, look at Hotchkins sways, that is a full kit which will make your car MUCH more stable at turns. BUT, putting sway bars without lowering your car is not that smart, you will still have that unbalanced turns and etc because of the sitting high.

 

I've spent a few hours surfing forums (audizine, here, random other places), and it seems like the general consensus seems to be the Statis SS's for a comfortable ride.

 

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