Hi all,
I recently sourced and fitted a set of genuine 19" rotors to my Audi Avant B8. I am super pleased with how they look.
The wheels are staggered, so they 19" x 8.5j (et43) at the front and 19" x 9j (et33) rears. i have fitted Goodyear Asymetric 255/35/19 tyres, as recommeded by many on this forum.
I really like how the 9j rears fill the arches - they are absolutely perfect... except...I drove the car with 3 passengers and the wheels rubbed on even minor bumps. My left shock has recently started to leak and needs replacing and so my questions are these:
I went to R-Tec performance in St Albans and explained the problem. The staff were great and recommended using a bump stop type application (used for towing caravans etc) which fits into the middle of the shock to stop it moving its whole length. Has anyone used these succesfully?
I need to replace the shocks - I do not want to lower the car. Can anyone recommend shocks (Bilstein B6??) over standard ones or if Im not lowering, should I stick to standard OEM gear?
Is there a company that provides uprated shocks and springs that dont lower the overall height of the vehicle?
(I do not want to spend a huge deal of money, so am ruling out coilovers or air-ride)
Thank you in advance
I recently sourced and fitted a set of genuine 19" rotors to my Audi Avant B8. I am super pleased with how they look.
The wheels are staggered, so they 19" x 8.5j (et43) at the front and 19" x 9j (et33) rears. i have fitted Goodyear Asymetric 255/35/19 tyres, as recommeded by many on this forum.
I really like how the 9j rears fill the arches - they are absolutely perfect... except...I drove the car with 3 passengers and the wheels rubbed on even minor bumps. My left shock has recently started to leak and needs replacing and so my questions are these:
I went to R-Tec performance in St Albans and explained the problem. The staff were great and recommended using a bump stop type application (used for towing caravans etc) which fits into the middle of the shock to stop it moving its whole length. Has anyone used these succesfully?
I need to replace the shocks - I do not want to lower the car. Can anyone recommend shocks (Bilstein B6??) over standard ones or if Im not lowering, should I stick to standard OEM gear?
Is there a company that provides uprated shocks and springs that dont lower the overall height of the vehicle?
(I do not want to spend a huge deal of money, so am ruling out coilovers or air-ride)
Thank you in advance