[s-cars] S6 and Eibach lowering kit

[chris chambers]

I have Eibach springs with Bilsteins, it rides too rough for me.

I did a poll on Audiworld and several owners told me to keep the Eibachs
and replace the shocks/struts with stock Boges and I'll be MUCH happier with the ride.

I was specifically told that the Eibachs were made to work with the stock shocks struts.

I have the shocks/struts but haven't had a chance to swap them.



HTH
Chris




--- On Fri, 3/27/09, pfm2316 at yahoo.com <pfm2316 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: pfm2316 at yahoo.com <pfm2316 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] S6 and Eibach lowering kit
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Date: Friday, March 27, 2009, 9:05 AM
> Hello all, stuck here in Milwaukee enjoying owning this car
> with whats left of the winter
> (8" of snow expected tomorrow night). I'm running
> the stock Avus 16" wheels with new (11/08) Blizzak REVO
> 1s and plan to leave them as a dedicated set for winters. 
> I'm planning to change over to 18" 9 spoke Audi
> replicas with General UHP rubber but wanted to lower it to
> enhance the appearance of the plus 2 conversion. I was lucky
> enough to locate the set of Eibach springs with the part
> numbers that this website indicates require no maching or
> spacers:
> http://www.elektro.com/~audi/eibach/
> this site states 
> ".....1529.140 Kit combination three: p/n 1527.001 F,
> 1516.002 R
> With the currently provided North American kit (combination
> three), you should get a level ride with Bilstein Sport
> shocks. This should not require any machining or spacers on
> a UrS4/S6 sedan. I can't speak to Avant's."
>  
> it also states 
> "......Sedan 4WD (Quattro) 1991 - 1997 2.3, 2.6, 2.8,
> 2.5 TDI, S4, S6 
>         Pro-Kit 1528.140 - p/n 1527.001 F, 1516.002
> R "
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> I now own a set of 1528.140 with spring part numbers
>         1527001VA & 1516002HA verified by the
> seller
>  
> Sorry for the wandering prelude.....my question to you is
> this. With the spring package
> I describe......is it imperative that I change shocks from
> whatever is on my car now.
> Sorry, don't know whats on my car now as I write this
> but believe it to be stock or equal
> as about 99% of the car appears to be stock everywhere.
> I've always read the discussions
> regarding Bilstein "sports" or "HD" but
> don't get the impression that there is one clear 
> preferred combination......but I don't believe I've
> ever read any discussion that doesn't
> require a shock change.....is it required for me to get new
> shocks - Bilstein? - when I
> proceed to lower my car next month with the Eibach package
> - (sidebar: guy that sold
> me the spring kit stated he used to work for Bilstein and
> said he would instead recommend that I go with a Koni set
> that he would choose for me when I was ready to make my
> change - anyone have a comment or advice on Koni instead of
> Bilstein). I can tell you that my ideal ride choice would
> lean toward a softer ride sacrificing flat cornering as the
> torn-up-potholed-poorly-repaired-and-patched Milwaukee roads
> don't do a sportier setup any favors at all.
> I especially look forward to hearing from any of you living
> in the snow belt to comment on your lowered car's
> behaviour in the snow.....any different than stock ride
> height?
> Thanks in advance so much for all the input you all provide
> as it keeps me excited about
> my car and will keep it on the road for many years to
> come.....it took me 13 years to get this car and I plan to
> enjoy it through all these Milwaukee seasons, there is
> nothing like
> the look on my passenger's face as the power of this
> sleeper allows me to point and shoot
> at whatever traffic slot I want on the freeways or when I
> can pull ten car lengths on Any sort of traffic from a red
> light with more than eight inches of snow on the roads, that
> kicks ass.
>  
> regards, Patrick
> 1995 S6
> 1985 Mercedes 2.3-16V 
> 
> 
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