I hope you were able to get in on the group buy. Living in Calgary and seeing your winters I would recommend the dust boots. The only thing is you don't get to see the very pretty heim joints, but at least they are protected.

I would never lower a vehicle beyond factory specs without being able to get a proper alignment. Tires are one thing I would never go cheap on and I would always want them in perfect order with the ground. After all, they're the only things that should ever be touching the ground!

 

I got them on the GB, picked up the unbooted units, the A6 is no longer a winter car, I have the S4 and A4 for that. Tires are also something I don't go cheap on, and burning through 2.5k worth of rubber last season prompted my eagerness to buy these parts

 

Nice! Unfortunately I use both my A6 and A4 throughout the year, but thankfully I live in Vancouver now so I don't really have to worry about dirt and corrosion as much as other cities. I bought the boots anyways, just in case I take trips out east during the winter months.