Stasis Coilover adjustment

[Eurotrash8]

I searched the forum and read some DIY's.

Basically the 2 easiest ways I have found to adjust the rears is compress the rear springs with a compressor and/or drop the sub frame in order to access the rear spring perches.

If anyone has suggestions as to an easier way please chime in.

That has got to be the stupidest design ever. I read Vogtlands adjust from an allen key on top and the make sense. What is the point of designing coilovers when it will end up being a couple hour ordeal?

Oh and if dropping the subframe is an alternative would anyone ahve pics of that process?

TIA AZ's

[Matt C]

Definitely drop the subframe for the rears. You can do both sides in 30 minutes with a compressor and some air tools. Sucks, yes. Easy? Yes...

[Eurotrash8]

Air tools???????? Shit What if I dont have air tools would your standard issue sockets work?

[Eurotrash8]

Oh and if someone can post pics of the subframe bolts that would be sooooo fantastic

[vtracer20]

there should be a DIY floating around for coilover install.

[Eurotrash8]

Basically Catainobvious has the DIY and answered some questions to help me adjust it.

He reccomends dropping the subframe too but now all I want to make sure I dont go home and get stuck is pics of where the F&*% the subframe bolts are located. Captain O said there are 4 18mm bolts but where are they is the question

Thanks again everyone.

[Matt C]

[Eurotrash8]

OMG thats perfect! Thank you

Are those pics of just the front or is that front and rear?

[sdjeff]

I was just about to post those pictures.. heres the full DIY.

http://www.a4mods.com/index.php?page...coilovers.html

[Matt C]

OMG thats perfect! Thank you

Are those pics of just the front or is that front and rear?

Top one is the front, bottom pic is the rear.

[Matt C]

Sockets will work, but it is alot more effort. I am lazy :)

[jayuuey]

yes, they are a pain in the ass to adjust ride height and dampening.

to adjust the rears, you basically have to uninstall everything, camber bolt, upper strut mount, then the subframe bolts. (make sure you do one side a time for the sub frame). you will need an alignment after all this too, obviously.

it takes about an hour or so with basic sockets.

[Zebman]

I was about to say Jay, dropping the subframe will most definitely require an alignment afterwards. Unfortunate but hey, hopefully you have recently done a warrantied alignment. Just take it back there.

[Eurotrash8]

This is great info.

To make things easier for myself if anyone wants to share, roughly how many threads on the bottom perch do you guys have it at?

I want the fender to ground to measure 25-25 1/4" in the rears and front.

Lastly, are there torque specs for the subframe bolts?

You guys have been great!

[Matt C]

75 Nm Engine Bay Bolts (f)
40 Nm Upper Control Are Bolt
90 Nm (66 lb ft) Lower Shock Clevis Bolt (f)
60 Nm Shock Shaft Nut (f)
35 Nm Upper shock mount to body (r)
160 Nm + ¼ turn Lower shock eye to lower control arm (r)

[sdjeff]

To make things easier for myself if anyone wants to share, roughly how many threads on the bottom perch do you guys have it at?

I have my Koni (basically the same coilovers) settings at 2.5 inches from the top of the threads on the fronts and for the backs i screwed the perch all the way down and than 4 turns back. My front is a tad higher than the rears so i would lower the fronts just a bit.

[Mike@PureMS]

Lowering the subframe requires an alignment, and new bolts.
The bolts used are stretch bolts (one time use).

[Mr.Audi]

Lowering the subframe requires an alignment, and new bolts.
The bolts used are stretch bolts (one time use).

ive never been told they were one time use bolts.... they never charged me for new ones when i had my coil installed, or height adjusted.

should i be worried? or pissed? or is this something that might have slid under the radio

[elwigglero]

Don't yet have these, but plan on buying. These come pre adjusted from factory, correct?

It would be awfully annoying to have to go through this process after the install to get the preferred ride height.

[Eurotrash8]

Id never do Stasis again.....Not bashing them jsut my preference.

Defeats the purpose of having/saying there coilovers when you need to R&R the whole suspension toget the ride height you want

[Bmeister]

This thread, and others like it, leave me dumbfounded as to why so many people recommend coilover kits for lowering to a 25-1/4" fender height when a simple set of H&R or Eibachs and a good set of shocks do the same thing (~25-1/4" height).

I rode in and also drove a customer's Statsis SS-equipped A4 and felt my Eibach/Koni-FSD combination was as good, if not better, in handling and comfort over his car. He agreed as much. My ride height is at 25-1/2", it carves the streets as if on rails and I don't bottom out over the worst of Chicago's cratered arterial road system. I guess if you have to have that extra 1/4" then by all means....but side by side his car and mine look no different without a tape measure.

[jayuuey]

Id never do Stasis again.....Not bashing them jsut my preference.

Defeats the purpose of having/saying there coilovers when you need to R&R the whole suspension toget the ride height you want

+1. i have konis which are pretty much identical.

[Mr.Audi]

i concur... i dont like my stasis ss. A bitch to adjust, to bouncy imo. I would try another c/o set up givin the chance. Bilstein, Tein, kw, shit anything now that i know i dont like these!

[Eurotrash8]

well I'm in the midst of doing the rears and now I'm stuck. The rears will not go down low enough for me to pull the springs out. I've dropped the 2 subframe bolt btw. Do I need to unbolt the shock too?

[gotboost]

unbolt the shock, and the uper control arm if you have too

[Eurotrash8]

ok thanks I just did that.

Now LAST question I proMise. How many threads or inches do I need to achieve a 25 1/4" stance in the rears?

Thanks all you guys!

[Eurotrash8]

I called Stasis last night and they said to leave 4-5 max threads showing in the rears

Why is this? If thats the case now the highest I can go is 24 1/2" unless they sell me a kit/piece that makes it higher.

Their recommended height is 25.5 so now I need to buy an extra piece that wasnt mentioned when you buy the CO kit to make it ride to their recommended height?.......Stupid.

Any thoughts of leaving 4-5 threads showing or are they on crack and just raise it all the way?

Thanks again to all you guys