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Old 09-07-2008, 08:20 PM
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Hey guys. I have the 03 sport package. I'm looking to stiffen up the ride a bit. I've heard that adding the s4 rear sway will make it tighter. The question is will it really make that much of a difference? is it worth the 200 for the part plus labour? Also next year I would like to change my suspension. Which aftermarker cup kit will be a tad lower then the current 03 sport?
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go with the rs4 rear sway bar, it will make a bigger difference especially coming from a sports package. less body roll during cornering and turns, a very cheap mod to increase handling of the car. i don't regret doing it at all.
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go with the rs4 rear sway bar, it will make a bigger difference especially coming from a sports package. less body roll during cornering and turns, a very cheap mod to increase handling of the car. i don't regret doing it at all.

cool I forgot about rs4..Can I get one from the dealer?
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If you're upgrading your sway bars, you can also consider non-OEM kits. I like the H-Sport A4 set on my car.

Eibach springs tend to be the most conservative, but still gives you a nice drop from '03 sports package.
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go with KW colovers...i have them in the V1 setup...love them!!!
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Be carefull with going too big with the sway bar, RS4 is perfect and a bit on the over done side but its the best one I would say for an A4 as if you go any bigger you get over/under steer
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If you're looking to just reduce understeer then go with a rear bar only. Frankly, I love the benefits that the h-sports provide (front and rear). On both my B6 A4 and now my B7 not only do they reduce understeer, turn-in is far better AND corners as well as high speed lane changes can be done safely at higher speeds. If you're looking for coilovers, check out Vogtlands - I've got Startup Racing GT's which have slightly higher spring rates than the regular Vogts and they're awesome. BTW, Startup Racing is border friendly. Check out my reviews ...

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thank you for the reply's guys. I would have never imagined that an extra few MM would make a big difference for the rear sway bar. For suspension I wanna go with a nice cup-kit that would be just a bit lower then the current sport set up & a tad stiffer!! Any recomended places to get the sway bar installed?
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Go to Independent Tuning and tell them I sent ya.

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Yeah

go to independent

I am thinking about getting it tmr ...hopely

Asked the dealer price 216+tax -_- phew (Downtown audi sucks! not really :P)

get them done at I.P
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