Help - coil spring.

[cjhill]

Dear all,

My S3 has just failed its first MOT, the rear coil spring is broken. Does any one know any good upgrades ? Might as well take advantage of this 'opportunity'.

cheers.

 

[Duber]

Same happened to mine , but not at an MOT. I take it you didn't notice any difference then? Mine hardly felt any different as the break was on the last coil. I've been told Eibach are good ones at £130 a set and you can get a set that lowers by 20mm too.

 

[JamS3]

I have a full set of S3 springs for sale if you want them and don't want to pay a fortune for new ones!

 

[Grant]

Same happened to mine , but not at an MOT. I take it you didn't notice any difference then? Mine hardly felt any different as the break was on the last coil. I've been told Eibach are good ones at £130 a set and you can get a set that lowers by 20mm too.

I had Eibach Pro springs on my S3 and when I stripped the car of performance parts prior to trading it in, both rear springs at the last coil had snapped.

Eibach replaced them under warranty because they come with a 5 years gaurantee.

 

[dickys3]

Same happened to me. I replaced mine with Eibach springs and they were great! Eibach or H&R will be fine..

 

[jojo]

I have standard S3 springs and shocks lying in my garage, free to anyone who wants to collect!

 

[SyA3Turbo]

My Eibach rear springs snapped. Got a brand new warrenty replacement set waiting to go on when i can be bothered.

I think its just a bad design.

 

[JamS3]

Iv'e got Eibachs on too...worrying though they crack/snap.

Apart from looking at them is there any tell tale signs when driving that they have gone the journey?

 

[Grant]

Iv'e got Eibachs on too...worrying though they crack/snap.

Apart from looking at them is there any tell tale signs when driving that they have gone the journey?

I never knew until I removed them!

 

[JamS3]

Oh dear!

 

[jojo]

If my eibachs springs snaps, I'm gonna get a set of H & R's, no one has complained about them!