My S3 doesn't feel right at the moment, at high or low speeds. Almost like the rear wants to topple when cornering. Over rough town roads at 30mph or less, it feels unsettled.
Early this year we discovered that the rear shocks were past their best. Bump stops were turning to dust and rebound was non existent. New shocks and bump stops were ordered and due to poor weather they weren't fitted until March. The kit was ordered from Ebay and was listed as suitable for my car, and the seller also confirmed this. When compared they looked identical to the parts that were removed.
It's important to note that the car never felt bad in any way. Handling felt secure.
When fitting the shocks we discovered a broken coil, so we sourced a pair from a local parts shop. Having provided a numberplate/chassis number and part OEM part number, all results came back as the same coils on the system, so happy that the number was correct they were ordered and fitted the same day. Comparing the springs confirmed they were identical in size but didn't have the Audi coloured dots.
After having this work done the car started to feel loose. We investigated the work carried out and it all looked as it should. Nothing had come loose or was incorrectly fitted.
At this point i booked the car in with a local garage for a 4 wheel alignment, which was long overdue looking at the print out. However, during the alignment it was discovered that the rear bushes were shot and this prevented the rear being aligned.
2 weeks later, the car has gone back to the same garage for new rear arms (bushes couldn't be sourced individually) and the alignment was done correctly. The garage also checked all other joints, bushes and ARB's at my request and reported that all were fine.
This weekend thanks to the eased restrictions I have managed to use the car again, and it's still no better!
Obviously at this point I've spent a fair bit of time and money on this and can't figure out what the issue could be, so i'm hoping someone may have an idea of where to look next?
Any help/advice would be appreciated.
Early this year we discovered that the rear shocks were past their best. Bump stops were turning to dust and rebound was non existent. New shocks and bump stops were ordered and due to poor weather they weren't fitted until March. The kit was ordered from Ebay and was listed as suitable for my car, and the seller also confirmed this. When compared they looked identical to the parts that were removed.
It's important to note that the car never felt bad in any way. Handling felt secure.
When fitting the shocks we discovered a broken coil, so we sourced a pair from a local parts shop. Having provided a numberplate/chassis number and part OEM part number, all results came back as the same coils on the system, so happy that the number was correct they were ordered and fitted the same day. Comparing the springs confirmed they were identical in size but didn't have the Audi coloured dots.
After having this work done the car started to feel loose. We investigated the work carried out and it all looked as it should. Nothing had come loose or was incorrectly fitted.
At this point i booked the car in with a local garage for a 4 wheel alignment, which was long overdue looking at the print out. However, during the alignment it was discovered that the rear bushes were shot and this prevented the rear being aligned.
2 weeks later, the car has gone back to the same garage for new rear arms (bushes couldn't be sourced individually) and the alignment was done correctly. The garage also checked all other joints, bushes and ARB's at my request and reported that all were fine.
This weekend thanks to the eased restrictions I have managed to use the car again, and it's still no better!
Obviously at this point I've spent a fair bit of time and money on this and can't figure out what the issue could be, so i'm hoping someone may have an idea of where to look next?
Any help/advice would be appreciated.
