New Coilover Offering from Fortune Auto!

[Flom Motorsports]

Hey everyone, if you've been following my build thread, then you may have seen that my car was at Fortune Auto in Powhattan, VA last month, being used as the development vehicle for their 500 and 510 series coilovers for our cars. While Fortune Auto is not the most well known brand in the European market, if you've a car person, you've probably heard of them before. While I am sponsored by them, I was not asked or paid to write this post. I am writing this post to let people know, that if you want to go with a true coilover, there is now another great brand as an option!

If you're not familiar with Fortune Auto, here is a blurb straight from Fortune Auto's website: "Fortune Auto is a US based coilover suspension company comprised of engineers, designers, and auto enthusiasts who develop custom, hand-built coilover systems. The advanced suspension technology found in Fortune coilovers is derived from successes in World Time Attack, World Challenge, Formula Drift, Global time Attack, and other professional and enthusiast level racing series such as NASA. Research and development on the racetrack allows Fortune Auto to deliver the best coilover suspension system which optimizes comfort, reliability, and performance. We offer a diverse range of coilover solutions for a wide variety of purposes and applications. With the assistance of our knowledgeable staff, we can help you create the perfect coilovers."

Like I mentioned, they have two offerings for the A3/S3/RS3, the 500 and 510 series.

The 500 series is described as: "Everyday drivability with occasional track use. Optimizes comfort, reliability, and longevity. Modular structure – can be upgraded to any system at anytime so it can grow with your needs. Frequently used by: Street vehicles, daily duty, show cars, weekend warriors, autocross, light track duty."

The 510 series is described as: "Highly capable single adjustable coilover equipped with the exemplary Concave Flow Digressive™ piston that allows for an extremely wide adjustment range for all purposes. Frequently used by: Modified street, weekend warriors, autocross, drift, high speed track capable."

I personally have a set of the 510's, and will be doing a full review after I get a few track days this season under my belt.

If anyone is interested in checking them out, here is Fortune Auto's website: https://fortune-auto.com/
Link for the 500 series: https://shop-fortune-auto.com/collections/audi-500-series
Link for the 510 series: https://shop-fortune-auto.com/collections/audi-510-series

[Chaoscreature]

Did you have to modify the shock towers to use their camber plates?

Looks like a nice bit of kit, reminds me of JIC/Magic a bit in their construction. If they need someone to test their 500 series coilovers, my A3 is ready for new suspension and I will be taking it out to Chuckwalla soon. [:D]

[Flom Motorsports]

Did you have to modify the shock towers to use their camber plates?

Looks like a nice bit of kit, reminds me of JIC/Magic a bit in their construction. If they need someone to test their 500 series coilovers, my A3 is ready for new suspension and I will be taking it out to Chuckwalla soon. [:D]

I believe in order to get the full range of adjustment out of the camber plates, it is recommended to modify your shock tower.

[Spinnetti]

While the website is specific, these are NOT made in the US, just assembled here. Anyway, as Chinese parts go, they are pretty good. I put a set on my LS400 race car. The fitment wasn't right with the rears being way too short, and my contact there was not technically capable, but they did sort it out in the end with longer lower housings. The "24 settings" is just marketing hyperbole and of course adjusts compression and rebound at the same time on the cheaper ones. I was a bit concerned in that the cartridge length is really short and thus the fluid volume (increased overheat potential) and stroke range is quite short. That said, In my first race, I thought they handled quite well and absorbed bumps well with good wheel control. If this is representative, They'd probably be fine on our street Audis though at $2k to get good springs this is hardly a value relative to other options especially since its just shocks and separate springs in the rear - should be cheaper than full coilovers like on my Lexus, rather than more expensive.

[BKozS3]

While the website is specific, these are NOT made in the US, just assembled here. Anyway, as Chinese parts go, they are pretty good. I put a set on my LS400 race car. The fitment wasn't right with the rears being way too short, and my contact there was not technically capable, but they did sort it out in the end with longer lower housings. The "24 settings" is just marketing hyperbole and of course adjusts compression and rebound at the same time on the cheaper ones. I was a bit concerned in that the cartridge length is really short and thus the fluid volume (increased overheat potential) and stroke range is quite short. That said, In my first race, I thought they handled quite well and absorbed bumps well with good wheel control. If this is representative, They'd probably be fine on our street Audis though at $2k to get good springs this is hardly a value relative to other options especially since its just shocks and separate springs in the rear - should be cheaper than full coilovers like on my Lexus, rather than more expensive.

I'd have to agree that the price is a bit steep compared to others, you can get a set of Ohlin Road and Track or KW V3's for the price of the 510, or spend a little more and do the Clubsport variants of the KW or Bilstein.