NEW COILOVERS AND WHEELS

[A3-BEN]

so this happened over the last week.

fitted fk coilovers wound right down with the helpers removed from the front and wound right down on the back. approx 100mm drop and 3sdm 0.04 staggered 18 8.5j et42 front 9.5j et40 rear with 204/40 tyres all round

 

[A3-BEN]

 

[Sayam]

Looks good mate, not so drawn to the wonky exhaust though, you may want that sorting.

 

[GGG_666]

I'm digging it! Make sure you get your alignment sorted

 

[A3-BEN]

yeah its something i have been meaning to sort

 

[A3-BEN]

thats something im going to sort payday as this months cost me nearly £1500 haha tracking's only slightly out but that little bit is starting to annoy me already

 

[GGG_666]

it'll cost you in tyres in the long run

 

[A3-BEN]

yeah ill get it sorted in a couple of weeks.

 

[nil538]

Looks good mate

 

[Dannymoto]

Looking good. Would definitely get the tracking done, eat through tyres other wise.

 

[Ironborn]

204/40 Jesus that must be comfortable, are you not worried about the sump, how far from the ground is it? Can you clear big speed bumps.

 

[A3-BEN]

204/40 Jesus that must be comfortable, are you not worried about the sump, how far from the ground is it? Can you clear big speed bumps.

It's quite a stretch on the rears haha no problems with the sump yet and speed bumps are tricky. Only problem I'm getting is I think with the drive shaft on the left hand side. It's knocking when going round left hand corners but not on the chassis. I think the angle may be too steep but I've raised it up and it's still the same so not sure

 

[D9n dk]

How much did the wheels cost of you don't mind me asking looks good mate

 

[A3-BEN]

Special offer from stanceduk.com £700. Should be £850 but some places sell these for nearly £1000

 

[D9n dk]

Without tyres obviously. Seems like you got a good deal then

 

[A3-BEN]

Yeah mate without tyres. Only ever seen these on 1 other a3

 

[james.allan.923]

What kind of coilovers did you go for?

 

[A3-BEN]

They're FK'S mate

 

[Orange225]

Looks very good bud, same year/model/colour/doors as mine. A bit too low for me personally, but it's nice to see how good my car can look, what front splitter is that?

 

[A3-BEN]

Cheers man. I remember seeing yours when we had it at work when some **** stole it from you. It's a vortex splitter mate

 

[Orange225]

Stoneywood? Looks a bit different now, wanted it to look like a different car

 

[Orange225]

May have to look out for one of those splitters

 

[Smirky]

Almost bought those wheels but went for the 0.05's 8.5j all round

 

[A3-BEN]

Stoneywood? Looks a bit different now, wanted it to look like a different car

yeah stoneywood. get some photos up of it dude

 

[Orange225]

would do if my phone would take photos that aren't too large

 

[Orange225]

Just got a couple of phone pics

 

[A3-BEN]

looks good mate. you getting coilovers and wheels?

 

[Orange225]

I reckon I'll just get some lowering springs, I'm halfway through the new wheel situation
http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/bbs-speedline-refurb.251949/#post-2558329

 

[A3-BEN]

speedlines will look good when they're on mate. i had eibach springs on before these 50/40 and they were very good for just springs. noticeably lower than standard height and still gave a good ride. if id have know i would have held onto them for you but sold them last week

 

[Orange225]

Yeah hopefully I'll like em, otherwise they'll be sold for some rs4 ones. Been thinking of eibach's for a while, just too tight to pay over £100 for some

 

[A3-BEN]

i sold mine for £50 although they did need re-painting. if you can stretch to it get some coilovers. i only paid £175 for mine brand new.

 

[Orange225]

Possibly. What coil overs did you get and are they still comfy ish

 

[A3-BEN]

FK,S mate. yeah the rides still very good. and you can set it at whatever height you want

 

[james.allan.923]

I'm looking at coilovers too. Been thinking FKS for a while to be honest

 

[Dannymoto]

I'm looking at coilovers too. Been thinking FKS for a while to be honest

When it comes to coilovers don't buy cheap. Done this before and the ride its just awful. Get a decent set off coilovers.

 

[james.allan.923]

Any recommendations mate?

 

[smurfworth]

AP's are the forum favourite. Won't go as low as this though ^

 

[A3-BEN]

All this about don't buy cheap coilovers is rubbish. I've run FK'S on a variety of things and the ride is excellent. End of the day if you get any coilovers and go as low as they will then ride is going to be compromised. You can't expect to be an inch of the floor and have a ride like a Bentley. If you're tracking a car then yes you will notice a difference but let's be honest how many people buy coilovers because they're doing that and how many people buy them for the overall look?

 

[Dannymoto]

All this about don't buy cheap coilovers is rubbish. I've run FK'S on a variety of things and the ride is excellent. End of the day if you get any coilovers and go as low as they will then ride is going to be compromised. You can't expect to be an inch of the floor and have a ride like a Bentley. If you're tracking a car then yes you will notice a difference but let's be honest how many people buy coilovers because they're doing that and how many people buy them for the overall look?

That's probably very true. Had FKs on my previous car, adjusters and helpers out and fully down. Still rather get a decent set if I was to get some for my Audi.

 

[A3-BEN]

Trust me mate. I have adjusters in still on the rear but the helpers are out and it's all the way down at the front but it still rides well. I have a mate with them on a mk6 golf gti too but he has helpers in. He does a lot of driving round European going to shows like rollhard and worthersee with some hard driving and he's not had a bad word to say.