Project Passat V6 4 Motion wagon

[qsilverza]

If I was in your shoes, I would definately consider getting something like KW v3's or Bilstein stuff. You can control the damper settings and the height so if you ever did get bored of a 15mm drop or wanted to do track work or didn't like the way she road you could change it, I mean you have done the Haldex upgrade, so why not go the whole hog and get full coil-overs.

But I can see why you would want to stick with VW stuff, considering warranty and all.

What coilovers do you have on the A4 as a matter of interest ?

[sci_fianime]

As for coil overs I have had nothing but problems, we currently have them on an Audi A4 and it is constantly going back for repairs and the ride is really compromised. Maybe I can understand having them for the track but not for every day use.

Repairs to the coilovers or to the car? You can always raise the height if it is set too low...

I have been using coilovers all this while and never had any problems with them...

[adrianv]

I just bought the exact car....Nice exhaust, where did u get that done?
Is it tips or full system?
cheers
Adrian

[3Putt]

Question to the Coliover Guys

Just wondering, how do you lower a cars suspension without sacrificing ride comfort?

Won't the resulting setup have to have less travel in order to avoid the thing bouncing off the mounts inside the wheel arch? ie. Won't it have to be stiffer, thus compromising ride comfort for handling / aesthetics?

BTW, Lance, she looks schmick mate. Did you see my post re. the DSG 'reflash' available in US. Amongst other things, it enables Launch Control!

[Lance B]

I just bought the exact car....Nice exhaust, where did u get that done?
Is it tips or full system?
cheers
Adrian

Congrats on the car.

They are tips only and I had them done at Best Mufflers in Carlton in Sydney:

http://bestmufflers.com/Chromend_Supply/Chrome%20Tips.htm

I purchased the Magnflow and they are $220 fitted.

[Lance B]

Just wondering, how do you lower a cars suspension without sacrificing ride comfort?

Won't the resulting setup have to have less travel in order to avoid the thing bouncing off the mounts inside the wheel arch? ie. Won't it have to be stiffer, thus compromising ride comfort for handling / aesthetics?

Up to a point, the ride comfort can be ~similar~, just the wheel travel will be less by the amount that you have lowered the car. The factory lowered suspension which I have, and comes standard with the 18" wheel package, is very similar to the standard suspension. The only real difference I note is that the springs/dampers "slow" the wheel travel quicker and therefore resulting in a less "wallowing" type ride. Bump absorbtion is quite similar to standard, but handling is improved quite significantly.

I would imagine that if you were to lower it any more, then there could be very significant ride sacrifices depending on how low you go. Having top notch dampers can make a difference here, but only to a point. At the moment, the 15mm lowered that I have done is as far as I would ever want to go as a compromise between ride/handling and driveability. Too low and you scrape every speed hump and driveway especially considering that I have had the sports skirt kit added.

As you would have noted by those ridiculously lowered cars that some youngsters drive, you will see them jiggle and jump down the street as if they are on solid suspension. IMO, they look ridiculous to loom at and they look ridiculous as they jiggle down the street, quite comical, really.

BTW, Lance, she looks schmick mate. Did you see my post re. the DSG 'reflash' available in US. Amongst other things, it enables Launch Control!

Thanks for the nice comment on the car, Andrew. I really should update my pics to show the car with the lowered suspension.

I didn't see your post, but I will have a look now. My DSG seems fine, but maybe the launch control could be fun.