Is my car lowered right??

**killer8424** · 06-12-2008 03:23 PM

Hello all,
I have an 02 A4 1.8 that was lowered before I bought it. I recently pulled off all the tires to paint my calipers and got a chance to look at what had been done to the suspension. The car has Intrax lowering springs with the stock sport struts. I have read through a lot of the posts about the do's and don'ts of lowering, and the general consensus seems to be that this is a big don't. I have had the car for 2 years, however, and haven't seen any change in ride or handling, so I'm wondering if everything is ok. I'm not sure exactly what distance it has been lowered, but if I had to guess I would say about 1.5" in the front, and 2-2.5" in the rear (the front tires ride just below the edge of the fender, while the rears ride just above the edge)s. This seems like an unconventional way to lower it, but the bottom of the car is level with the ground and the owner before me purchased the car used from a dealer as it is now, so I am inclined to think that is ok. So, my questions are:
-Is it lowered to an appropriate height?
-Should I replace the stock struts?
-Are the Intrax springs considered "good" for my car?
-If I were to upgrade to coilover shocks, do the coilovers replace the springs as well, or are they in addition (I know that the front tires have the springs around the strut, but the back tires have them separate)

This is my first post on these forums, so I apologize in advance if it is a repost.

**EBG 18T** · 06-12-2008 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by killer8424

-Should I replace the stock struts?

Yes

Originally Posted by killer8424

-Are the Intrax springs considered "good" for my car?
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Considered Fair quality. They have a tendency to sag over time.

Originally Posted by killer8424

-If I were to upgrade to coilover shocks, do the coilovers replace the springs as well, or are they in addition (I know that the front tires have the springs around the strut, but the back tires have them separate)

yes, coilovers replace both shocks and the springs with a properly matched set

**JGreen76** · 06-13-2008 09:06 AM

CoilOvers... then you can adjust your ride height as well..... Stasis is a good set, and well priced!

j

**killer8424** · 06-13-2008 12:51 PM

What is involved in changing the ride height? Is it easy enough to raise the car back up for the winter?

**JGreen76** · 06-15-2008 07:06 AM

From what I hear it's easy.... Mine are being shipped as we speak... I think you just jack up the car and twist the 2 nuts up the sleeve.

**EBG 18T** · 06-15-2008 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by JGreen76

From what I hear it's easy.... .

On the B6 A4/S4 chassis the rear is a PIA the adjust. The front is a oeice of cake. KW makes the easiest to adjust rear coilover setup for the B6 cars.

**killer8424** · 06-19-2008 07:19 PM

Great, thanks for the help. What about the height that my car is lowered to? Does it make sense that the back is lower than the front?

**SunnyG** · 07-19-2008 11:40 PM

Yes, I just installed KW coilovers. Just pop off the wheels and you can adjust the heights. You'll get about 1/8 rotation in rears at a time and about 1/2 rotation a time forward.

They are pretty smooth to adj so pretty happy with them.