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Originally Posted by tlow98
Ha! Yeah, the suspension topic I find to be a fun one.
Stock sport suspension should be a .5" drop, yes. In the rear, probably more, which I did not want, so using various rubber spacers to beef it back up. Is this you're summer car or do everything car? Just wondering about snow clearance but maybe you don't much actual snow?
But couple things of note:
- Fresh sport top mounts in the front may thwart a tiny bit of going lower as compared to old, compressed ones.
- I ended up up with D7 and D8 sport springs, as the wagon weight bias is closer to the convertible than any other setup. But you're xdrive, so should be 49/51ish F/R for you, so maybe D8 all around is best.
I'm personally aiming for how your car sits now by using sport springs but different spring perches and rear spacers to make it all work out. I wanted more spring rate but the same travel and ride height while also keeping OE ride and reliability.
Also, I'm glad you were able to rid your wagon of those Titanic artifacts. wow, that rust!
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Yes, it was good to get rid of those old calipers! The underside of the car is not too bad relative to our old B6 Audi, but I did spray some rust inhibitor around the rear subframe while I had the car up.
This is a daily year-round driver, so winter driveability is needed. We've never had trouble with our previous B6 Avant that was sitting on Koni FSD + Eibach Pro-Kit springs. That said, I don't want to go back to that. So, factory Sport height with good handling is what I'm after. I recognize that after 86k miles ANY new component combo I throw at this will be "wow, what an amazing setup I have!"
Is there a reference for the various E9x spring types? Just trying to see where to look for, say, D8 springs if that's what I should aim for. I have no idea what the "D8" means, so I'd like to learn.