[s-cars] Suspension Question

[Daniel Hussey]

Andrew,

The '92 S4 stock springs are a good spring, but warning, they are not wagon
specific.  In other words, they are only designed for a sedan and may not be
able to appropriately support the extra weight (near 200 lbs in the ass
end).  I was the same as you.  I didn't want to go too stiff and I mostly
didn't want to lower my wagon as much as the H&R or Eibachs would.  Best
option I found (and I did a lot of research) was the european "Sport"
springs wich, coincidently are wagon specific for your car.  They are
supposedly a good bit stiffer however only drop the car 20 mm (roughly 3/4")
maintaining the same stance.  You will want to run these with Bilstien HD's
(not the "sport" shock).  The springs seem like the right solution, however
are not cheap at $480.  I got them from Alexander Van Gerbig
(http://www.euro-audi-parts.com) who was a pleasure to do business with.

At this time, I also highly reccomend replacing the control arm assembly and
inner/outer sway bar bushings since you have to drop the sway bar to remove
the strut assemblies.

I am going to do this procedure and take photos, list part numbers, etc
within the next few weeks, so more will follow on my impressions of these
springs once they are installed.

Later,
Dan
'95 S6 Avant (Europa/ecru)
'87 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 (aka "ski bitch")
Seattle, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: "apennell001" <apennell001 at yahoo.com>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 7:42 AM
Subject: [s-cars] Suspension Question


> 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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