lowering the audi

**djez016** · 09-21-2008 09:24 PM

i found alot of lowering springs online many names i want a 1 inch or 1.5inch drop can i just do springs or do i need more i mean its only an inch

**Stampy** · 09-21-2008 10:12 PM

this is a period ---> . It ends a sentence.

you can probably find the answers you seek via the search button up top.

**djez016** · 09-21-2008 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by Stampy

this is a period ---> . It ends a sentence.

you can probably find the answers you seek via the search button up top.

well i looked but nothing answers my question of just an inch others where talking about 2inchs+ but yea im not in english class so as long as i can get my point across to people that want to help thats all that matters

**Stampy** · 09-21-2008 11:19 PM

Well I would say an inch isn't terrible and you could probably just do the springs. That being said, I would also consider that your car is at least four years old. So it would probably be worth it to change out everything. I believe the factory sport suspension lowers the car 1inch from normal. They usually measure the lowering height from a non sport car. So if you have a sport equipped car you might not see to much difference.

**m-avant** · 09-21-2008 11:32 PM

Try searching for "Eibach Pro-Kit / Koni FSD". I have that setup, and I have no complaints about handling or ride quality.

**oc-drop** · 09-22-2008 12:28 AM

nobody here should recommend only doing springs.

**djez016** · 09-22-2008 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by Stampy

Well I would say an inch isn't terrible and you could probably just do the springs. That being said, I would also consider that your car is at least four years old. So it would probably be worth it to change out everything. I believe the factory sport suspension lowers the car 1inch from normal. They usually measure the lowering height from a non sport car. So if you have a sport equipped car you might not see to much difference.

well im pretty sure i dont have the sport my car sits pretty high compared the other cars

**Gigi** · 09-23-2008 05:40 AM

Model year and confirming sport package would help. Eibach springs work well but I would definitely save up and get shockstoo. Lower springs will eat your old springs up in a hurry and the ride will be bouncy. Plus it will save you paying 4 1/2 hrs labor twice! Just my 2 cents your car and yiur $ . Additionally I too like koni FSD with Eibach as they work well together to get an almost stock-like ride while lowered about 1.3".
For improved handling get HSport sway bars too. Amazing product.

**wofman** · 09-23-2008 09:51 AM

Ditto to Gigi -- shocks at same time (and probably bushings -- how many miles?) and save future labor. And sways. I still haven't managed to get noise out of my tires with Eibach and sways and Bilstein set-up. Car stays flat and glued to road.

Moot point for me at this time, but I'm still curious where FSDs line up with Koni sport and Bilstein sport shocks. I think consensus is that Koni sports are a tad harsher than Bilstein's. And of course I added springs at same time as change in shocks so no hope of assigning change in ride to one element. I do feel road cracks more than on stock shocks, but on undulations on pavement I've never felt a car track so smoothly.

And to the "drop" question, hell I had about 4" clearance with old stock set-up. Like a wrangler. So my drop was over 1.5" with Eibachs. And needed to be. But still a far cry from coil look favored by some here (not me).

**a6hcw** · 09-29-2008 08:27 PM

What you realy need is variable hight suspension, so that when you get on a bad road you won't tear the oil pan off or get the front bumper caught on a parking lot curb.

**pit viper** · 09-30-2008 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by a6hcw

What you realy need is variable hight suspension, so that when you get on a bad road you won't tear the oil pan off or get the front bumper caught on a parking lot curb.

But now you're talking change-on-the-fly variable height, which pretty much means air ride suspension.

**A62TURBO** · 09-30-2008 02:33 PM

pss9 all the way

**jon c** · 10-03-2008 02:07 PM

i would definitely go with Coilovers. It lets gives you the flexibility to change your ride height. Right now I'm pretty low with the rear tucked about a quarter inch and zero fender clearance in the front and I'm loving it. In a few months, I may tire of it and go higher, or even lower. However, the costs are higher and there is the option of just going springs and shocks.