A8s and coilovers = mess?

[dylan8]

dylan,

stop worrying dude, mines that close as well if not closer. you have some space, the wheel doesnt flex into the strut! if your paranoid grab some 5mm spacers but i dont see an issue personally.

to adjust your height measure from your centre cap to the guard. it will drop down over the next 1-3 months when it settles in anyhow and you may have a raise or adjust it again accordingly.

Im not worried about the wheel flexing into the strut. i get that much. More where the height of the nut is on the thread.

Ill give it a go anyways, thanks for the help guys. I'm just freaking... Sorry

[Mischa]

why ask a question if you wont accept the answer

thats tonnes of room i have less than 1mm. its rubbed the sticker off thats how close it is.

[dylan8]

why ask a question if you wont accept the answer

thats tonnes of room i have less than 1mm. its rubbed the sticker off thats how close it is.

I do accept the answer. Sorry, was having a stressful few days at work etc.

I get it wont hit the strut. I was more worried when the nut is wound down would it hit the tyre, no point in putting the coils in if i cant wind down past a certain point. But everyone else seems to have there nut above the tyre, so it clears it up. Thanks

[dylan8]

Have had the coils in, and left the fronts wound up so it was almost stock height as i don't have a new sway bar yet. Only thing is, something was rubbing/grinding turning, not very loud as it can barely be heard over the engine, but from inside the car its not a pretty noise. Its fine in a straight line, over bumps, and hard accelerating and braking, but no matter how careful and slow i turn i get this grinding noise. Tyres/rims aren't rubbing on anything as far as i can tell.
Any ideas? I've currently put the stock fronts back so i cant check anything sorry, will drop the coilovers back in on the weekend to have another look if i get the chance.

Thanks in advance.

[fuzion]

Have had the coils in, and left the fronts wound up so it was almost stock height as i don't have a new sway bar yet. Only thing is, something was rubbing/grinding turning, not very loud as it can barely be heard over the engine, but from inside the car its not a pretty noise. Its fine in a straight line, over bumps, and hard accelerating and braking, but no matter how careful and slow i turn i get this grinding noise. Tyres/rims aren't rubbing on anything as far as i can tell.
Any ideas? I've currently put the stock fronts back so i cant check anything sorry, will drop the coilovers back in on the weekend to have another look if i get the chance.

Thanks in advance.

put your stock wheels back on and see if you hear the noise.. if you do could be a number of things, bearings, discs are sometimes a bit squeally maybe ur over hearing them and being paranoid? or bad installation maybe?

[dylan8]

put your stock wheels back on and see if you hear the noise.. if you do could be a number of things, bearings, discs are sometimes a bit squeally maybe ur over hearing them and being paranoid? or bad installation maybe?

Ok ill try the stock wheels also, the new suspension shouldnt effect the discs etc though should it? the noise has gone now the stock front suspension is back in. Wasn't me being paranoid as i stuck the gf in the car to have a listen and she could hear it also haha.

Could be bad installation, but have checked with another hottuning owner in his MK4 and we seem to have done it them same? Ill try and stick some pics up tonight

[dylan8]

Here is a pic of what order i put things in.


Part A is the 'top hat' of the coilovers, then part 'b' and part 'c' some what how it is on the stock ones. Other then that where else could you go wrong?