New Bilstein B4 Replacement Shocks for S4/S5 with Electronic Dampers

[BrockDM]

Getting them installed Nov 7, will report back! They came in a few days ago from Germany.

Awesome! Can't wait to hear your feedback. Anything wrong with your OE's or just wanted to try the B8?

[oc cc]

Awesome! Can't wait to hear your feedback. Anything wrong with your OE's or just wanted to try the B8?

To be honest, Audi's always lagged in the suspension tuning department for me. Stock it feels very floaty and heavy in general, not lithe (exceptions of course, like the TT and A3). Even though the C43 I drove was the same weight, it felt much lighter on its feet.

So I wanted to lower a little for looks and to also improve handling with a moderately stiffer spring rate (paired with rear sway bar, as well as all 034 goodies including endlinks). Went with EMD but the ride then became very bouncy, and every time I would hit uneven freeway pavement my car would tramline. Got the alignment done TWICE to make sure, and riding on 19s with Michelin PSS, so I know met setup is ok. Oddly enough I ended up using my Mazda 6 a lot more because it felt both comfier and also sportier (only suspension mod is RSB on that car).

Even with just the rears the car is much more stable and way less bouncy. Front still has obvious play and hop, but I am hoping once the fronts are on the package will come together nicely. It's odd hitting that pavement with the front and having it get wobbly but right when it hits the back it has a brief thud of confident rebound with little to no bounciness. I think this will be the set up to go with for most people on here. And of course, Mops@Nemesis has been amazing throughout the whole process so if you buy, please buy from him! Without his help I would've been majorly screwed and out a few hundred bucks.

[BrockDM]

To be honest, Audi's always lagged in the suspension tuning department for me. Stock it feels very floaty and heavy in general, not lithe (exceptions of course, like the TT and A3). Even though the C43 I drove was the same weight, it felt much lighter on its feet.

So I wanted to lower a little for looks and to also improve handling with a moderately stiffer spring rate (paired with rear sway bar, as well as all 034 goodies including endlinks). Went with EMD but the ride then became very bouncy, and every time I would hit uneven freeway pavement my car would tramline. Got the alignment done TWICE to make sure, and riding on 19s with Michelin PSS, so I know met setup is ok. Oddly enough I ended up using my Mazda 6 a lot more because it felt both comfier and also sportier (only suspension mod is RSB on that car).

Even with just the rears the car is much more stable and way less bouncy. Front still has obvious play and hop, but I am hoping once the fronts are on the package will come together nicely. It's odd hitting that pavement with the front and having it get wobbly but right when it hits the back it has a brief thud of confident rebound with little to no bounciness. I think this will be the set up to go with for most people on here. And of course, Mops@Nemesis has been amazing throughout the whole process so if you buy, please buy from him! Without his help I would've been majorly screwed and out a few hundred bucks.

Interesting. Yeah I know what you mean when encountering bumps etc. I have ABT and they aren't as bad but I feel like it still leaves a little to be desired. I've been contemplating forking over for KW V3's and going full coil. I don't mind losing the electronic damping since I never change it now anyways.

Really excited to hear your thoughts. This would be significantly cheaper than going with KW V3's assuming they perform well

[S5noob]

To me it’s just the opposite. I own both RS4 and C43. The C43 is just rubbish.