Hi guys,
So as some of you may already know, a couple weeks ago I took delivery of a new A5 Coupe BE+. As much as I love the look of it, the Sport suspension it came with made it look like a Q5 as apposed to an A5. To resolve this I decided to have a set of Eibach Pro-Kit's installed, and at the same time decided to experiment with spacers. Choosing the size of spacer has been a lot more difficult than I anticipated, as although there are thousands of threads on which to choose for the A5 (typically 20FR/25R), there are so many variables including width of wheel (many are 8.5 whereas mine are 9), offset, camber changes based on how much the car has been lowered, and even the tyre (I have Dunlop SP Sports which buldge quite a bit compared to others) so its not so straight forward as "just get 20/25 and it will be flush". I decided to get one set of 20mm (40mm axle) and stick them on the back first to see how it looked, then I could either put them at the front and get 25mm for the back or if not keep them at the back and get 15mm for the front. Luckily I did this, as I really would not want to go more than 20mm at the back on mine, or they would protrude. I'm even worried 15mm at the front may protrude, so deciding whether to maybe go 12mm at the front.
Anyway, what a difference the springs and spacers have made! Completely transformed the car. Unfortunately the pictures really don't do it justice. The back of the car looks SO much wider and flatter, and makes it seem a lot more sporty without being over the top. My only complaint is the front is still not low enough for me (sits higher than the back) although hoping once they have settled it goes lower, and with the spacers installed will look better.
Ride quality hasn't really changed much to me (feeling bumps etc.), although maybe a tiny bit. I haven't had a chance to test it properly around corners yet, but will do this weekend.
Anyway, here are some pictures so others can get an idea of what theirs would look like if they went for the same setup. once I have the front spacers installed, I will update this.
On another note, yes, the wheels are a b*tch to clean!!! I found this out yesterday.
So as some of you may already know, a couple weeks ago I took delivery of a new A5 Coupe BE+. As much as I love the look of it, the Sport suspension it came with made it look like a Q5 as apposed to an A5. To resolve this I decided to have a set of Eibach Pro-Kit's installed, and at the same time decided to experiment with spacers. Choosing the size of spacer has been a lot more difficult than I anticipated, as although there are thousands of threads on which to choose for the A5 (typically 20FR/25R), there are so many variables including width of wheel (many are 8.5 whereas mine are 9), offset, camber changes based on how much the car has been lowered, and even the tyre (I have Dunlop SP Sports which buldge quite a bit compared to others) so its not so straight forward as "just get 20/25 and it will be flush". I decided to get one set of 20mm (40mm axle) and stick them on the back first to see how it looked, then I could either put them at the front and get 25mm for the back or if not keep them at the back and get 15mm for the front. Luckily I did this, as I really would not want to go more than 20mm at the back on mine, or they would protrude. I'm even worried 15mm at the front may protrude, so deciding whether to maybe go 12mm at the front.
Anyway, what a difference the springs and spacers have made! Completely transformed the car. Unfortunately the pictures really don't do it justice. The back of the car looks SO much wider and flatter, and makes it seem a lot more sporty without being over the top. My only complaint is the front is still not low enough for me (sits higher than the back) although hoping once they have settled it goes lower, and with the spacers installed will look better.
Ride quality hasn't really changed much to me (feeling bumps etc.), although maybe a tiny bit. I haven't had a chance to test it properly around corners yet, but will do this weekend.
Anyway, here are some pictures so others can get an idea of what theirs would look like if they went for the same setup. once I have the front spacers installed, I will update this.
On another note, yes, the wheels are a b*tch to clean!!! I found this out yesterday.