A couple of questions about lowering springs

[all_kobiwon]

I realize this has most likely been covered more than a few times on this platform, however... I'd like to lower my 13' A6, slightly, (about an inch at most). Therefore, I do want to make sure I know what my best option is. I do have the 20" wheels/sport package, so assuming that going with the H&R springs would make the most sense. My question is... can one adjust the height to their desired taste? How much increased wear and tear should I expect? (CV boots, etc), and will this effect the way the car feels over time? My other concern is that I do have a rather steep driveway that I am concerned about the car scrapping to much when I go into my garage.

Thanks... any advise is much appreciated.

[Tkalxx]

Lowering springs lower the car a preset amount. If you want adjustability you'd need to go with a coilover system.. or air

Edit: h&r claims their sport springs will lower the front approx. 1.4" and the rear 1.3"

[jrsAudiA6]

Since you have the sport suspension can you provide the height from ground to fender through vertical axis of the of the front and rear wheel. Hopefully with that info I can make a suggestion.

As far as wear and tear caused by lowering I can not think of any additional wear and tear that would result just from lowering. I have had the KW variant 3 suspension on my A6 for a little over 2 years with about 23K miles in that 2 years and a number of track events. I just recently determined with help of KW that the rear springs that came with my kit were the wrong springs. They were 2 inches shorter than the correct springs. Even with the incorrect springs I have not had any wear issues that can be blamed on the lowering of the suspension. The car rode fine for the most part, the problem was I could not raise the rear within the range I expected. Now I can!!!! Also before I put the KW coilovers on I had the Stasis touring suspension on the car which lowered it about inch from the stock sport suspension height. I currently have about 64K+ miles on the car and can honestly say I have not seen any wear you could attribute to the suspension lowering. I personally like the way car rides, now that I have the correct rear spring, over the stock sport suspension. Yes, it is a firmer ride but under some rough road conditions I feel it handles these conditions better.

[all_kobiwon]

Thanks that guys, that helps.

[BrentAdams646]

Since you have the sport suspension can you provide the height from ground to fender through vertical axis of the of the front and rear wheel. Hopefully with that info I can make a suggestion.

As far as wear and tear caused by lowering I can not think of any additional wear and tear that would result just from lowering. I have had the KW variant 3 suspension on my A6 for a little over 2 years with about 23K miles in that 2 years and a number of track events. I just recently determined with help of KW that the rear springs that came with my kit were the wrong springs. They were 2 inches shorter than the correct springs. Even with the incorrect springs I have not had any wear issues that can be blamed on the lowering of the suspension. The car rode fine for the most part, the problem was I could not raise the rear within the range I expected. Now I can!!!! Also before I put the KW coilovers on I had the Stasis touring suspension on the car which lowered it about inch from the stock sport suspension height. I currently have about 64K+ miles on the car and can honestly say I have not seen any wear you could attribute to the suspension lowering. I personally like the way car rides, now that I have the correct rear spring, over the stock sport suspension. Yes, it is a firmer ride but under some rough road conditions I feel it handles these conditions better.

+1 for the KW's. I recently installed the V2's on my car, FWIW there is no real noticeable difference in ride with the factory damper settings on the KW V2's and the ST Performance coilovers I traded them out with. If you're looking for good (sporty) ride quality, with adjustability, then I would recommend the ST Performance Coil-overs.