Bye Bye Coilovers

S3 Hilife · Aug 27, 2014

So its time to get rid of the cheap crappy coilovers. I'm fed up with constantly trying to avoid potholes. They have been on the car 2 years and they are shot.
I'm looking to fit something standard in way of shocks and fit some Apex or Pi or maybe H&R springs and add some stiff poly top mount bushes but I dont want the car to sit so low and have the same problem.

What sort of drop would give the car a good stance but not be too low that It bottoms out on speed bumps?
I dont know the stock height of the S3 so I dont really have anything to compare to.
Any advice would be welcome

aragorn · Aug 27, 2014

Bilstein B12 Pro-Kit.

S3 Hilife · Aug 27, 2014

aragorn said:
Bilstein B12 Pro-Kit.

Yeh they look decent but very pricey

scotty_24 · Aug 27, 2014

Im in the exact same boat as you. I have cheap FK coilovers and they have been the worst decision ive ever made.
Once my hybrid is on, Im going to go down the Koni shock and Apex / Eibach / H & R spring route

S3 Hilife · Aug 27, 2014

scotty_24 said:
Im in the exact same boat as you. I have cheap FK coilovers and they have been the worst decision ive ever made.
Once my hybrid is on, Im going to go down the Koni shock and Apex / Eibach / H & R spring route

Ye I think that sounds good, i'm struggling to work out what sort of drop would work best (25, 30, 35mm) I dont want to go too low but still want a decent stance

S3 Hilife · Aug 27, 2014

Can anyone tell me what the distance is from wheel centre to wheel arch with a standard suspension set up?

DPM · Aug 28, 2014

If you're wanting to run standard shocks then I'd say the best option for springs would be the Eibach Pro's.

Damian @ DPM Performance

Alex C · Aug 28, 2014

I think you should be looking at around a quoted drop of around 25-30mm - I have H&R springs with a quoted drop of 25mm and I only very rarely scrape the harsh island type speed bumps

Adam P · Aug 28, 2014

I am running the apex springs from ebay. Had them for two years and no issues and a great price. This is how the car sits.

S3 Hilife · Aug 28, 2014

Adam P said:
I am running the apex springs from ebay. Had them for two years and no issues and a great price. This is how the car sits.

looks good, are they the 25mm or 30mm drop

Adam P · Aug 28, 2014

Cheers, they are the 30mm drop ones mate.

mark_S3 · Aug 31, 2014

This is mine with Koni STR-T Shocks with H&R Springs -25mm

Vex182 · Aug 31, 2014

I can measure my standard suspension with standard wheels tomorrow morning.

S3 Hilife · Sep 1, 2014

mark_S3 said:
This is mine with Koni STR-T Shocks with H&R Springs -25mm

Thanks Mark, looks sweet. Wasn't expecting it to look as low as that with -25mm springs. Are those 17" or 18" wheels?
Steve

S3 Hilife · Sep 1, 2014

mark_S3 said:
This is mine with Koni STR-T Shocks with H&R Springs -25mm

Thanks Mark, looks sweet. Wasn't expecting it to look as low as that with -25mm springs. Are those 17" or 18" wheels?
Steve

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