Are Installed coilovers adjustable?

[SunnyG]

Hi, I'm looking at leaving the clouds and lowerin my ride.

For a B6 A4, are the coilovers still adjustable while they are installed on the car?

[MOFSTEEL]

Umm, thats the whole point of coilovers.

[mxrz]

Umm, thats the whole point of coilovers.

No it's not, some setups can't be adjusted while on the car.

[rxrep]

On some, the rears are a royal PITA to adjust once on. Vogtlands, on the other hand, are a piece of cake.

[aaaudiprotein]

Yeah Vogtlands are prolly the easiest to adjust... But if you got some experience, it just gonna take you longer to adjust any other adjustable coilovers.

[MOFSTEEL]

No it's not, some setups can't be adjusted while on the car.

Like??

All the ones I know of are adjustable while on the car.
Thats how you can dial your car in to its optimal setup.

[AudiA4_20T]

Fronts - yes, rears - no

[MOFSTEEL]

Fronts - yes, rears - no

I can adjust my ride height on both front and rear.

[mxrz]

Like??

Fronts - yes, rears - no

Because the rear is not a coilover setup.

[SunnyG]

I heard that rear coilovers are NOT adjustable when installed on and A4 due to space constraints.

I also wanted to check the fronts and that would suck a** it NOT adjustable.

I'm looking at KW Coilovers, heard the ride was good for daily drivin

[MOFSTEEL]

Because the rear is not a coilover setup.

You still haven't named any that aren't adjustable while on the car.

[MOFSTEEL]

I heard that rear coilovers are NOT adjustable when installed on and A4 due to space constraints.

I also wanted to check the fronts and that would suck a** it NOT adjustable.

I'm looking at KW Coilovers, heard the ride was good for daily drivin

I have KW V3's and both the front and rear are height adjustable.
They also have separate and independent compression and rebound damping.
All can be adjusted while on the car.

[SunnyG]

I can adjust my ride height on both front and rear.

Oh wow, those are like $4k. You think Var I are adj also?

[MOFSTEEL]

Oh wow, those are like $4k. You think Var I are adj also?

Not even close to $4k.
Actually I purchased them way way under $2k brand new.
You might try visiting http://www.kw-suspension.com/en/index.php.
Many of your questions will be answered there.

[AudiA4_20T]

hey MOFSTEEL, you obviously havent seen any other coils... Your perches, as well as mine, and Vogtlands, adjust from the top....

Stasis and others adjust from the bottom = stupid

Anyway, my PSS9s dont lock into the top, and therefore just spin the whole collar when trying to adjust height. I think I have everyone beat on damper adjusting though, I dont even have to take my wheel off

[mxrz]

I think I have everyone beat on damper adjusting though, I dont even have to take my wheel off

My TrackSports are like that as well.

[MOFSTEEL]

hey MOFSTEEL, you obviously havent seen any other coils... Your perches, as well as mine, and Vogtlands, adjust from the top....

Stasis and others adjust from the bottom = stupid

Anyway, my PSS9s dont lock into the top, and therefore just spin the whole collar when trying to adjust height. I think I have everyone beat on damper adjusting though, I dont even have to take my wheel off

I "obviously" haven't seen any other coils? How so?
The KW V3's don't lock either. That doesn't mean they cant be adjusted while on the car. Just takes more effort.
If I had larger gaps in my wheel spokes I wouldn't have to take them off to adjust damping either.

[SunnyG]

IC, thanks all.

The moral of the story is to find out where the adjustments are made and ensure that adjustments CAN be made.

Cool, more researching for me, thanks!

[Nammo]

The KW rears are pretty easy to adjust while on the car. There is a hex hole in the thread assembly (black piece). You can reach it through the bottom up inside the spring with a socket extension. Takes a 3/8" hex bit. Hold the perch (purple piece) in place with the spanner wrench, and ratchet away on the socket wrench.

[manhertm]

Hmm, well that answers a good question for me. Nobody ever made the correlation between ease of adjustment and where the rear perch is located. Can someone name some other coilovers with the rear perch on top?

[CyberPMG]

Anyway, my PSS9s dont lock into the top, and therefore just spin the whole collar when trying to adjust height. I think I have everyone beat on damper adjusting though, I dont even have to take my wheel off

There's a fix to secure the collar from spinning: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...ght=pss9+perch