View Full Version : Springs + Lowering Caps = :D
NorcalPB
02-09-2011, 02:34 PM
So after the most unpleasant spring install I've ever done in my life, I managed to fit Tein S Tech springs with the b5 spring seats on OEM sport struts in the front. Have to say, the results are phenomenal. Thanks mda0428 for hooking it up with the springs! You da man! I'll let the pics speak for themselves [cool]
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/norcalpb/IMG_0262.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/norcalpb/IMG_0269.jpg
The back and the front have EXACTLY the same amount of wheel gap, even though it may not look like it in the pics.
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/norcalpb/IMG_0270.jpg
Gotta have a little funk in your life ja?
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/norcalpb/IMG_0263.jpg
pw211
02-09-2011, 02:48 PM
Lower it!
BASARAB
02-09-2011, 03:10 PM
I wonder how would it look with 35 offset wheels
Ride height looks great, though I wonder how long those OEM struts will hold up.
TipTucker01
02-09-2011, 04:38 PM
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NorcalPB
02-09-2011, 05:11 PM
I think they should last quite a long time. The drop isn't even that extreme the backs were very low to begin with and half an inch of drop in the front has to do with the lowering caps, which don't affect the duration of the shocks at all.
JayStang
02-09-2011, 06:44 PM
Looks great. Any more photos stepping back a little further? How's the ride quality compared to stock?
VMRWheels
02-09-2011, 07:55 PM
Looks good! Not too much to make daily driving difficult, but enough to notice the difference.
I'm sure finishing that install job felt good!
TipTucker01
02-09-2011, 08:19 PM
Looks great. Any more photos stepping back a little further? How's the ride quality compared to stock?
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Mc Suly
02-09-2011, 08:39 PM
Looks really good.
whats the funk button for? just lights up lol?
NorcalPB
02-09-2011, 11:36 PM
Looks great. Any more photos stepping back a little further? How's the ride quality compared to stock?
I'll get some good pictures when I borrow my buddy's slr tomorrow. It's a little more rough/bouncy, but the improved handling they give paired with the RS4 sway bar is worth it.
Looks really good.
whats the funk button for? just lights up lol?
"FUNK" means radio in german. This button is from the european b7 a4 avant police car and operates the 2 way radio by interrupting the audio. Since I don''t have a two way radio in my car, I used it as a mute button for my hardwired radar detector. The box to the top right of the lettering blinks green when there is an incoming radar system and will start blinking less/more rapidly based on how strong the signal is. It's so OEM it's not even funny. By far my favorite mod
vdsneto
02-10-2011, 06:21 AM
so wait you put tein s tech springs on F&R and lowering caps JUST on the FRONT right? left the rear the same? and how big are those rims? 18"? were you on stock suspension before? or sport?
NorcalPB
02-10-2011, 10:37 AM
so wait you put tein s tech springs on F&R and lowering caps JUST on the FRONT right? left the rear the same? and how big are those rims? 18"? were you on stock suspension before? or sport?
Yeah replaced all 4 springs. Unfortunately the B5 caps only fit on the front. The rear is a completely different (and annoying) suspension setup that has a rubber cap below and above the spring. The rims are 18" and I had s-line suspension before.
Leo14
02-10-2011, 10:41 AM
Wow that looks amazing, that is exactly the set up im looking for, not to low, but enough to notice! And how did you do that funk button? That get's me thinking.. Haha
NorcalPB
02-10-2011, 10:52 AM
Thanks man! I love the ride height I even got the thumbs up from a RS4 chasing a C63 the other day lol
Funk Button DIY:
http://www.audiworld.com/tech/elec156.shtml
Bought from here:
http://oemplus.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=60_71_105&products_id=545 (Make sure you get chrome accent)
Gil2.0T
02-10-2011, 10:58 AM
I think with some small spacers youd be set.
NorcalPB
02-10-2011, 11:00 AM
I think with some small spacers youd be set.
Ya I'ma do the typical 10mm front 15mm rear titanium setup
Gil2.0T
02-10-2011, 11:02 AM
Sounds good.
Leo14
02-10-2011, 11:05 AM
Thanks man! I love the ride height I even got the thumbs up from a RS4 chasing a C63 the other day lol
Funk Button DIY:
http://www.audiworld.com/tech/elec156.shtml
Bought from here:
http://oemplus.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=60_71_105&products_id=545 (Make sure you get chrome accent)
No problem, thank YOU :D
$lick
02-10-2011, 11:05 AM
once the springs settle they will sit lower. i have neuspeed sport springs and lowering caps and my ride height is a little lower than yours. the front tires tuck just a little bit, but my rear seems to sit a little higher than yours
with 18" winter setup
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk127/megz974/CARS/bb223243.jpg
with 19" summer setup
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk127/megz974/CARS/DSC_69973250.jpg
NorcalPB
02-10-2011, 11:21 AM
^^I really hope they do but I kind of doubt it. I bought the springs used with 5k so will they go through the whole settling process again? I would love moar low. And it's funny when I first set the car down on the lift the fronts were just how there are now but the backs were higher than what they were stock! I was srsly about to cry lol. But not even an hour later they dropped what must have been an inch and a half.
Tormented
02-10-2011, 02:55 PM
I need the FuNk in my life :) Car looks great as well!