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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 12:02 PM
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Hi y'all

I have 2004 a4 qtro 6psd and I currently on a tein springs.

I bought this car like few weeks ago and I would like to get a coilover suspension

either tein, h&r, d2 ... etc

I could only find info about kw and stasis in this forum, and I need your opinion

I basically drive this car as a daily driving car, not gonna be on the track, or anything.

So what kinda coilovers are good for the 2004 audi a4?

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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 12:59 AM
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depends what you want from your car, do you take it to the track once in a while or are you just looking to lower the car?

the most popular coilovers for our b6 a4's are probably the entry level stasis streetsports which are basically koni's pre-tuned by stasis. i have vogtland GT's from startup racing which are a bit stiffer than the streetsports. bilsteins pss9 or pss10's are very good and are a step up from the former two i mentioned. and if you want the ultimate in adjustability and performance you can go with stasis motorsports.

i'm not familiar with the tein's and h&r since they were never on my list when i was researching coilovers for my b6.
Old Feb 9, 2009 | 01:08 AM
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Well, it may sound rice, but I want to lower the car in summer and lift the car in the winter sort of care about looking i guess

I wouldn't take this car to the track, cuz i have another car for it (not audi, but honda)

I just want some not cheap, but pretty much basic coilovers to adjust the height of the car. I guess any brand would be fine? I am also considering buying a used one.

How about eibach coilovers? do you know whether they are okay for my purpose?

Thank you for the reply
Old Feb 9, 2009 | 10:16 AM
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This is just for looks??? I would say spend your money on something effective not something redundent and useless as looks. Audi is a timeless car, in my opinon and does not age very quickly as far as looks go, as far as honda goes...well your first problem was buying it, i would say(I currently own a honda as well). First thing I would do is change the sway bars performance/handling wise. You should never do a mod just because of looks IMHO!!!

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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 10:58 AM
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Thanks for the reply 1move.

The reason why I am doing this is because the previous owner put spring (Tein) and it is pretty low and I already lost my under belly sheilds.

So i was thinking, may be buying coilovers to change height

Anyway Thanks for the real gentle reply

and what should I look for the sway bar? heard that rs4's are really good
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I would go with the RS4 Sway bar, H&R makes some stiffer ones @30mm vs RS4's at 24mm. but with the H&R you get a lot more understeer I personally think the rs4 one is perfect for the A4
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so Do you think I can get the stock rs4 sway bar from the dealer?

or where should I look into? and how much cost I would be looking at?

Like you mentioned, i would rather spend money on something else rather than spending on coilover just for the looks.


Thanks again 1move

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I would only do the rear rs4 sway bar cost is approx $100. See how that goes the install is very simple. I am in Calgary!
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So I should order b6 rs4 sway bars?

I have 2004 a4 1.8t MT, what year of rs4 sway bar should I order?

just any b6 rs4 sway bars? or 2004 rs4 sway bar?

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FYI there is no B6 RS4! Go with the B7 RS4 Sway bar, along with the rubber dampers or whatever you call them.


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