sport springs for 09

[tragedystudio]

so i am new to this forum, i just recently traded in my 03 M3 and bought an 09 2.0 quattro A3 black on black. i love the car and love the ride, however...i feel like im riding in a 4x4. i was looking into sport springs (neuspeed or h&r) because they are cheaper than coil overs, to lower the car. however i am concerned that it would be a little hard on the shocks and ruin them. will the 1.5-2.0 inch lowering affect the shocks or ride that much since the car sits so high as it is?


eric

[20AE428]

It depends on how much lower you go. Shocks are built to run a specific travel. If you drop 1.5-2" that is a good drop. You will get such better ride quality out of a full system and if you are going to the trouble of install I would do it once. Koni & Stasis are still under a grand.

[t3han0maly]

what setup are you looking into? i'm in the same boat as you. car's got < 2000 miles on it but i hate the 4x4 look.

[drew138]

Welcome! Some ambiguity on mods to the magnetic suspension. You should look into the OEM Euro Setup for your car. Previous years got a ~1" drop. Let's see some pics!

[t3han0maly]

would it be safe to assume that upto a 1" drop is safe on stock struts?

for the OP if you're looking to go that low. you should look into the H&R Sports Cup Kit. its not bad for the price although i'm too new to the A3 and havent exactly found any reviews on how it performs.

[tragedystudio]

it looks like stasis would be the best bet, i have heard good things from people that use their coilovers. my whole thing is that even if i buy lowering springs, the cars shocks were not ment to have that inch or so extra compression that would now be applied, it seems that if i go with coilovers, the shocks were intended to be sitting on that spring, making for a better ride...by the way, i appreciate the the quick responses.



eric

[ChampionMotorsport]

I've had a lot of people come in to get aftermarket shocks put on their 2 year old car with lowering springs because the shocks are gone.

The stasis streetsport coilovers aren't too pricey and ride 10x better than just springs.