Springs - Undecided H&R or Eibach

[ks1avant]

Looking to do either set up. I have an 03 Avant Quattro 3.0 (6-speed). I think the H&R might be too low for a daily driver in Philly and Eibach might not be noticeable. I am planning to run Bilstiens with either spring selection. I am on a tight budget and coil-overs are out of the question at this time. Wheels will follow next month.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated or even an alternative spring choice.

[WantAvant]

H&R's.................They give your car a slight rake look in the front, which looks perfect IMO!!! BTW .........you can never be too low

[Jimminez@Nemesis]

I just put on some Vogtlands springs and am sitting at 25.25" at the fenders all around. I wasn't looking for a big drop and didn't want to compromise the ride quality.

[deephouse]

LOL. i have to admit, I'm an Eibach fan

Had Eibach coilovers on my Avant, Eibachs on my UrS4...

[SuperAvant]

Coilovers!

[ks1avant]

in a perfect world, but they are not in the budget

[deephouse]

I found a brand new set on eBay for $525. The guy had inventory he was blowing out from shutting down his suspension business....or so he said.

You could consider used coilovers w/ lo miles.

Are you going to do your shocks too? You should consider that since you're gonna be touching all 4 corners anyways....

[deephouse]

You want to save even more money you can consider 02 sport suspension it's the lowest B6 OEM suspension setup. That's what I'm running and I'm perfectly fine with it.

Lower than 03. I think by 1/2 to 3/4" or so.

I found this deal on Craigslist a few days back.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/pts/650961603.html

[deephouse]

02 Sport on OEM 17" to give you an idea:

[mnkyA4]

Hey Deep did ANY 03' come with 02' sport suspension? Do you know the mearsurements of the 02' sports from ground to fender?

[b6onboost]

Eibachs are minimal. They're only going to take drop you about 0.5 in all around. On a sport suspension car, that means you eliminate about 1/2 the oem fender/tire gap.

H&Rs put your front down 1.0 and your rear about 0.8in, which eliminates all of the gap without rubbing or tucking the tires inside the fenders.