Coilover decision for '14 S5

[SeaChiS4]

In the market for a coilover set for my '14 S5 - not looking at going overboard for aggressive performance so I'm limiting the budget to ~$1500 (I just want a decent drop coupled with decent handling) - seems like the choices are H&R Street perf or KW Street comfort. Thoughts? btw - I read not so good stories about the ST coilovers - not sure if that has changed.

[Mops@Nemesis]

The KW comforts are solid. Would have no reservations about running them, but for me they are too soft. I ran H&R street on my A5 for almost 5 years, and they were in service for over 6 years. Not one issue or noise.

[szaer]

The KW comforts are solid. Would have no reservations about running them, but for me they are too soft. I ran H&R street on my A5 for almost 5 years, and they were in service for over 6 years. Not one issue or noise.

Any weather issues with H and R mops? Salt/snow etc?

[chrissurfr]

I have H&R right meow and one damper went out. It is being replaced by them "under warranty" but I have yet to see my money back for it. It is taking a while.

KW are soft - same thing - damper went out after a couple years.

Luck of the draw with that stuff but I do like the way the H&Rs ride better.

[RVJ]

I've got the H&R (through Mops) and no issues with cold or salt. (First winter for them.) I did spray them down with Boeshield T-9 in November to prevent any salt corrosion though.


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[Mops@Nemesis]

Any weather issues with H and R mops? Salt/snow etc?

Sorry for the delay! I never put them in the salt, but they spent the first 1.5 years in NYC under daily drivers, so they saw plenty of it. I never cleaned or coated them either.

[essfour]

I had H&R street coil overs for 50k miles on my B8 S4. They rode well and never gave me an issue - put them through the wringer driving up and down rt1 Boston to Beverly MA every day, up to NH/VT for skiing every weekend. They saw plenty of harsh treatment. I coated them with Boeshield every time I swapped over to my winter wheels in November, but that was probably overkill.

[Chanman94]

Any weather issues with H and R mops? Salt/snow etc?

No issues with my H&R coilovers out in Calgary, granted we don't salt our rodes. But I believe they're anodized anyway so shouldn't rust.

But +1 for H&R's great coilovers for the price.

[godzill435]

sorry for jacking your thread but im thinking of putting coilover on mine as well but mine doesnt limit in 1k5 budget.
any thoughts on the B16 PSS10 ?

[Mops@Nemesis]

sorry for jacking your thread but im thinking of putting coilover on mine as well but mine doesnt limit in 1k5 budget.
any thoughts on the B16 PSS10 ?

Nom :) Was going to be my next mod on my A5, but never got to it. Would have done the standard PSS10 though.

[Rocket Tech]

sorry for jacking your thread but im thinking of putting coilover on mine as well but mine doesnt limit in 1k5 budget.
any thoughts on the B16 PSS10 ?

Depends on what you're looking for. If you want total control and adjustability at the touch of a button the high end KWs seem to be the cat's meow. Some adjustability but not electric then PSS10. A blend of both but not quite either then the b16 ride control, would recommend the IRC module if you go that route. I think someone on the board is selling an IRC module as a matter of fact.

There's a pretty good discussion of each in this thread:
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...ich-one-to-buy