S-line ride quality

[Zig M]

Hello

Picked up my B8.5 s-line last week. While I was expecting the ride to firm I was not prepared for how bad it was!

I had it on a long drive this week 400 odd miles, this is regular or me and I do about 900 miles a month for work. On the motorway it was OK but over any road with a poor surface it was rubbish. It manages to be hard and fidgety / unsettled and loves to tramline...

Now I'm no stranger to a firm ride and have owned many cars that were polybushed on coilovers etc. One of my old cars was on B8's with H&R springs and the ride was hard but complaint and steady. It's got me considering a suspension upgrade but I do not want to lower the car in any way!

Anyone else changed springs or dampers to get a better ride?

Car has done 48K so I don't expect that the shocks or bushes will be shot yet and be contributing to the poor ride quality. Ideally I'd like to just chuck on a set of springs but realise this might not sort it!

 

[Simon]

What tyres are you running? Running bridgestones on my GTR makes it tramline like a bitch, change to the same size in MPSS and the tramlining is gone...

 

[Zig M]

It's got new(ish) PS4's on all corners. I should check the tyre pressure though as I've not done that yet... if the pressures are unequal I suppose it could be contributing.

 

[jdp1962]

Speak to @DPM about spring and shock absorbers.

 

[Simon]

I've just put a set of MPS4S on my S4 with H&R springs today, will let you know if I have any tramlining or ride issues

 

[DPM]

Just changing the springs probably won't get you what you're wanting and will also effect the ride height which you mention you don't want to do.

In terms of a better ride, are you looking for more comfort or a more refined feel?

Damian @ DPM Performance

 

[Zig M]

Yeah I kind of thought that on just changing springs...

I'd ideally like more refinement and some improvement in comfort.

I was looking at Koni FSD kits but had a feeling they no longer do them for the B8?

 

[DPM]

The FSD dampers have now been discontinued. The Bilstein B4 Sport dampers are a little more forgiving compared to the S-line dampers so this could be a place to start. Most springs will lower the car slightly unless you go for standard springs which will raise it.

Damian @ DPM Performance

 

[Zig M]

Cheers I'll have a look into the B4's - I've had good experience of Bilstein before.

I'm surprised how wrong Audi got it with S-line suspension!

 

[jdp1962]

Cheers I'll have a look into the B4's - I've had good experience of Bilstein before.

I'm surprised how wrong Audi got it with S-line suspension!

They got it horribly wrong on the S-Line B7 and seemingly didn't learn any lessons on the B8.

 

[Zig M]

They got it horribly wrong on the S-Line B7 and seemingly didn't learn any lessons on the B8.

Well the stance is nice.... but I've never driven a 'premium' car that feels so unsettled on a bumpy road. Actually driven a few very cheap cars (e.g. Suzuki Swift!) that are leagues ahead of the B8.