I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHUSED AN '01.5 S4...AND I NOTICED THERE IS A FARELY SIGNIFICANT GAP IN THE WHEEL WELLS...SHOULD I LOWER IT OR WHAT...MY BUDDY'S B6 A4 ULTRASPORT CAME LOWERED...BUT I DON'T THINK MY B5 IS...

 

wouldnt hurt. but id spend my money on other things before lowering. like exhaust, chip

 

sure lower if u want... now do u want coilovers or shock and springs? And can u type like a normal person i feel like your yelling at me

 

what do you think would be better?

 

I had some Neuspeed race springs on my B5 S4 2001 and i can tell you that ride was inproved
but there is also a bad side to it. Tires will worn on the inside because the camber angle will be
modified from the original. On the alignment table a stock suspension on my S4 have a camber
angle of +- 1 degree. With my Neuspeed Coils it gose up to 2.75 degree and causing bad tire wear.
In order to solve the problem i would have to install a camber kit on the front suspension 600-700 $.
So i decide to put back the stock springs !
I would pay myself an X chip before doing that if i were you.
Good luck w your mods ![8D]

 

 

Well all in all coilovers are better but where do you live? do you plan on tracking the car? if so how much? How much do you want to spend? Do you want adjustability?

If your car will see snow you are better off with coilovers so you can lift your car in the winter. If you dont plan on tracking or just about once a year spring and shock is more for u i would recomend bilstein with H&r's. If you are willing to spend 1000+ then get coilovers you will not be upset. As of not the stasis streetsports and vorgtland coilover suspension are the best streetable coilovers on the market that are around 1000.

 

huh...ya i live in washington...and the snow is pretty minimal...but the ice is another story...the track is about 10 mins away...soooo...although...am planning to goto mountains all the time...i guess it's a toss up!

 

where here is the decison time... do u want to spend less than 1000 and get a set ride height or do u want coilovers and be able to pick ride height.

Also if u go C/O's you have many picks... from stasis street sports(1100) being the most street able, to the vorgtland(1150) which are very streetable but also good for track use, Then you have the stasis track sports(1895) which are great for track and also street, then the StartupRacing Competition(2895) which are said to be in the top for track use and are fully adjustable, last and the best the stasis motorsports for 3895.

Info can be found at stasis

and

startupracing

 

u can get street sports for 1000 at a couple places. I know they have been on sale at avalonmotorsports.con and at streetwerke.com they are always that much i believe.