[BNYA4]

im thinking of lowering my a4 2 inches in the front and 1.5 inches in the back
does anybody think 2 inches is to much or too little or just right

 

[jmullen324]

It's hard to say having absolutely no idea where your car sits now. Are you on stock springs or sport springs? What do you plan to do to lower it?

 

[raunchtastic]

Agreed, it also depends what size rims/tires you have. My car i had to lower it about 3 inches in the front to come close to looking aggressive and about 2.5 in the back. Ive since lowered it more, but i would just get coilovers and play with heights until youre happy. I went with racelands because theyre cheap. They ride fine for me, when very low it does get a bit bouncy, but anything above 24" GTF rides fine.

 

[NeedingAnAudi]

im thinking of lowering my a4 2 inches in the front and 1.5 inches in the back
does anybody think 2 inches is to much or too little or just right

5 inches is just right.

 

[Mad Cow]

I'm on H&R race springs (1.9"/1.5" front/back) and it's just high enough for me not to worry about scraping or hitting stuff 99% of the time, I wouldn't be comfortable going any lower. These are really stiff non-progressive rate springs though so that really helps with bottoming out on bumps and rough pavement (never happened yet, fingers crossed).

 

[CANaudi]

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I'm on H&R race springs (1.9"/1.5" front/back) and it's just high enough for me not to worry about scraping or hitting stuff 99% of the time, I wouldn't be comfortable going any lower. These are really stiff non-progressive rate springs though so that really helps with bottoming out on bumps and rough pavement (never happened yet, fingers crossed).

Mad Cow - how do you find riding on the Race's in Toronto? I'm having mine installed this weekend and this has been my main concern. Do you have any pictures? Thanks

 

[Mad Cow]

It's amazing on nice roads, my biggest problem with them is I can feel every tiny pavement imperfection so the car is constantly bouncing around on most roads. I do have to watch out for potholes and in construction areas, and there are speed bumps in some plazas that I have to avoid but you get used to it.

Here's a a picture from a couple years ago, it's sitting a bit higher than it usually does because the tires are really tall.

 

[CANaudi]

It's amazing on nice roads, my biggest problem with them is I can feel every tiny pavement imperfection so the car is constantly bouncing around on most roads. I do have to watch out for potholes and in construction areas, and there are speed bumps in some plazas that I have to avoid but you get used to it.

Thanks for the input - that's good to know. Any issues rubbing with passengers (2-3)?

 

[Mad Cow]

Never had any rubbing issues, though you have to be really careful with people in the back since the rear tow hook could take some hits.