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Hi all. You may have noticed my incessant comments lately on your threads. (Beautiful cars, by the way.) Sorry I haven't officially introduced myself til now!
Long story short, this happened to my S4 in June:
Not fun. And not my fault! But it did give me a chance to start fresh and try things from a new perspective. I loved having four doors, but wasn't utilizing them like I imagined I might've. And I started feeling like I was giving up maybe a little too much in cool-factor for that unnecessary convenience when comparing the S4 to say, an S5. Which we all know...is cooler. I mean, unquestionably, right?? You guys are biased, don't answer that. At any rate, I don't have kids yet so the time to jump ship is now!
On to the present: I have a Daytona Grey 2013 S5 on order due in November or so. Premium plus, magma inserts, pretty much every option except ADS and 19" peelers since I plan to use the 18" stockers for winter duty and I'll get some aftermarket 19" wheels for summer. Which was exactly what my plan was for my S4. It worked out dandily except for the fact that my car never got to see snow in the one winter it survived. I feel like it died before baptism and I'll just never know if it went to car heaven or car H-E-double hockey sticks.
My mods as planned will be:
Spacers. I've seen 15/20 suggested for stock 19's. Question: that'll change for the 18" wheels as they're skinnier right? Or am I basically dealing with the same offset mumbo jumbo etc? I'd love any input from the A/S5 fitment gurus.
Lowering. Thinking about PSS10's or something that will allow height adjustment but still maintain/improve the ride and handling. I want looks and performance and have heard nothing but great things about the Bilstein setup. I'm sure the Ohlins setup is worth considering but the cost and maintenance scare me a bit. This is one thing I want to do early as I never got the chance to see the S4 lowered the way God intended. And then un-lowered for the mountains in winter.
Stabilization. Question 2: Will the Eurocode sway bars I salvaged from the S4 fit on the S5? Or from B8 to B8.5? I'm under the impression that the sways will fit but the Alu Kreuz wouldn't even if I'd scavenged it. I loved loved loved those mods and can't wait for an updated Alu Kreuz piece.
Wheels. If I find I can afford it, I'll be after some fancy forged numbers. I've got some fitment qeustions here too.
And a teaser for my first guaranteed fit mod that's sitting in my closet :) (betcha can guess what it is!):
Looking forward to being part of your community and always down to meet up with other Bay Area folks.
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