Recent content by craigpanthercrystal

Eibach sportlines gave about 25- 30mm drop on my S3, imho the overall ride was better too, less crashy but still nice and firm

Just get a Carista, has parking brake tool within it

MTEC discs, very good value and look good Not the best pic of the front discs but you get the idea

I had a very small similar issue, was like a pin hole at first then was just starting to lift when I sold it, same place!, Audi didnt want to know and said it was a stone chip! on the tailgate behind the number plate ? WTF the Audi perf warranty is a waste of time

will poke out by 5mm too far on the front, rears will be ok.

assuming you get a set of 4 ET45, you can get away with a spacer on the rear - 8mm or so for an equal appearance to the fronts. I didnt bother as it looked good as was. remember Audi put a wider track on the front to help reduce understeer so would would be fighting this by widening the rear track.

ET 45 on front with 8.5J rim

What sort of mileage is your car on? I'm not sure how much is normal but it is normal to have a little oil there. mine had some when I fitted my elbow at 25K miles. might be worth checking if the cooler has any in there. how much oil does your car use between services?

I had 235 P zeros on a 8.5J rim, loads of extra rim protection,

Just find a decent indi, I had mine adjusted after fitting sportlines at an indi, just standard 4 wheel alignment, (no special adjustments) I did about 40K miles on them with perfectly even wear onto my 2nd sets of P zero's

19s without lowering make the arch gap stand out too much in my opinion, if you want it to look lowered (slightly) then go for Eibach Sports, Pros dont look lowered much so depends how you want it too look but they will give a OEM + look, If you go with 19s and 35 profile same as me then...

Experiment with different tires = expensive, The best way forward would be extra sound deadening. not too much faff if your careful with the interior trims.

at least your turbo will be happy! I coded mine off

exactly, the width mainly, then diameter (i.e contact area to the ground increase)

would be accompanied by a steering wheel wobble or does it come on cornering too? what is the mileage, could it be the rear diff? iv heard of them droning before when on the way out. is it not still under warranty?