Pics Please ! B7 18s/ Coilovers

[AUDI101]

After being at my first Audi Meet this weekend i realised how high my car is sitting even with the sport suspension. I was planning on buying 19" wheels
but am thinking of sticking with the stock 18s for a bit and doing Suspension first.

If you post a pic please state what Coilovers your running Thanks

[4RingRook]

Search Stasis, Tein, Bilstein(PSS9), Vogtland..... plenty of pics out there to find. Good luck!

[AUDI101]

I am aware of the Brands out there. I would like to see pics with 18s as most people are running 19s

[4RingRook]

Just tryin to help before you got flamed for starting another pic request thread. Best of luck!

[djvice]

18x8.5 dropped on Stasis SS (aggressive street stance). Will be raising it up a bit because the rear is rubbing on bumps.

Oh, and this is on a mountain, so the nose is facing downhill....there is 0 wheel gap (tucked a bit actually), but because of the angle, it looks like a small wheel gap.

Edit: Just measured floor-to-fender and found out that I do not have aggressive street setup...i'm actually sitting about 24.75. Yup, definately needs to go up about 1/2 inch.

[muffinman]

good choice... suspension first, then wheels. i made the mistake of upgrading to 19's with low-profile tires before doing a proper drop. the results weren't pretty...

your stock S-Line 18's look pretty solid anyway

if you're not a hardcore tracker, stasis street sports provides a nice compromise of looks, handling, and ride comfort

[AUDI101]

djvice that looks perfect the exact stance im looking for and the 18s
look m uch better which is good cause i really like my OE wheels.

[Louis J.]

Vogtlands 25.5F and 25.25R ground to fender.

[FrdKLR03]

Here is mine on Pss9's and the stock S-Line wheels. Fender heights are 26 in front, and 25 in the back, both still need to be adjusted. Probably going to bring the front down about half an inch, and raise the back a tad(.25-.5), it gets really low when there is weight in the back of the car.

[era]

Isnt usually the rear higher than the front?

[redlabel81]

Isnt usually the rear higher than the front?

No, from the factory the front is higher....

[felondnb]

I read through loads of threads about setting ride height etc, and I told my workshop guys I wanted it to sit at 25" all round. I think it may be a touch lower than that at the back, but haven't measured it.

FK Automotive Konigsport coilovers (Koni dampers):

[Grassmonkey]

bugger.. looks alot like mine.

Man I wanna lower the DTM a little more, but I moved house and I rub on the speed bumps in my street when loaded. And the stupid thing is they are the only ones that are that high/short in the entire area!!!

Needless to say I've already contacted my city council complaining about em. Hopefully they'll lower the bumps, so I can lower the car.

[Allmine]

Grassmonkey,

How low is your car now? What suspension do you have that when loaded you rub? thanks!

[Grassmonkey]

I have PSS9's, at about 26" and I dont rub.
With the original DTM suspension it rubbed during hard cornering, but not anymore.
Only sort of rubbing is the bottom of the chassis on 2 speed bumps in my street.

[djvice]

Vogtlands 25.5F and 25.25R ground to fender.

Louis, do you rub with that setup?

[Louis J.]

Louis, do you rub with that setup?

Not at all. So long as you're not using wheels with overly agressive offsets or overtly wide tires and the car is properly aligned after the install, there shouldn't be any rubbing with any shock or coil regardless of brand.

[ekaufman]

If I have the stock sport suspension, will I need to lower it more if I go with 19's? I have to load production equiopment in my trunk from time to time, and Im worried about rubbing when Im loaded down.

I saw a pic of 19's on the stock sport suspension in the FAQ forum and it looks OK.