[s-cars] Suspension Question

apennell001 apennell001 at yahoo.com
Mon May 5 11:42:55 EDT 2003


This summer I am replacing my 96 S6 Avant's suspension (shocks/springs).
I am aware of the option that is regularly referenced on the list, the
Eibach/Bilstein option. What I have not seen discussed much are OEM
options for this car. From what I have read the US suspensions got
progressively softer over the years (mine being the softest). I am not
necessarily interested in lowering the car considerably (a little would
be nice) or losing much of the comfort this car has on the road, but
what I am looking for is a little firmer ride that will get rid of some
of the roll, dive, squat, etc. It would seem that a 92 S4's suspension
components would work for my purposes. I would get the marginal
improvement in performance/feel w/o sacrificing much of the comfort.
Also, I would not be looking at a complicated installation if it is OEM
(referring to the camber and height issues associated with the Eibach
springs).
What are others thoughts? Would an early S4 suspension make sense? What
about euro-spec components?

-AP
95 S6 Avant




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