A6 Avant - suspension swap?
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The handling on my 56 plate A6 Avant is utter s
te. Just wondered if it's possible to fit S-Line springs/dampers to the SE struts, rather than buying an aftermarket kit? I notice Eibach do a spring kit but the dampers on mine have done OK and although they seem fine with std springs, I wonder how they'd cope with uprated ones.
The Audi dealer can't "seem" to tell me if it can be done.
te. Just wondered if it's possible to fit S-Line springs/dampers to the SE struts, rather than buying an aftermarket kit? I notice Eibach do a spring kit but the dampers on mine have done OK and although they seem fine with std springs, I wonder how they'd cope with uprated ones.The Audi dealer can't "seem" to tell me if it can be done.
Customer asked me almost the same thing the other day, "can I convert my SE to S Line suspention?"
Its double wishbone suspention so there not struts as such, the damper is all one thing, there is no insert. I expect thats what confused your local dealer. Sadly its not a Capri or MK2 Escort 'lovin that by the way', The front damper does hold the spring platform so looks like a strut though and you can use the existing top mounts and rubbers and things.
The springs and damper are available from Audi in S Line spec. But to make the car full S Line spec you need all 4 dampers + springs and both the F + R anti roll bars, and as the roll bars are a bit thinker you need bushes and clamps to fit them.
Cant remember the exact figure, but including labour for replacing it all, its was about £2200. Customer who asked was under the imprssion we could make his 2005 SE A6 look low like his neibours S Line for a few hundred quid, he was very disapointed. Expect he got some spax srings from Halfords and now it handles much worse, but looks cool in a Mcd's car park.
Its double wishbone suspention so there not struts as such, the damper is all one thing, there is no insert. I expect thats what confused your local dealer. Sadly its not a Capri or MK2 Escort 'lovin that by the way', The front damper does hold the spring platform so looks like a strut though and you can use the existing top mounts and rubbers and things.
The springs and damper are available from Audi in S Line spec. But to make the car full S Line spec you need all 4 dampers + springs and both the F + R anti roll bars, and as the roll bars are a bit thinker you need bushes and clamps to fit them.
Cant remember the exact figure, but including labour for replacing it all, its was about £2200. Customer who asked was under the imprssion we could make his 2005 SE A6 look low like his neibours S Line for a few hundred quid, he was very disapointed. Expect he got some spax srings from Halfords and now it handles much worse, but looks cool in a Mcd's car park.
Forgot to say.
Eibach springs and Bilstien or Koni dampers would be my choice. Maybe do the rear roll bar, but I'm not sure hame much difference there is between SE and S Line, only that they are different.
I know people who put the B7 RS4 rear roll bar on normal A4's and its great, makes for more lively rear end and a very sharp turn in (to much for some), but the bar is almost twice as thick. Doubt the difference will be anthing like that from SE to SLine spec.
Eibach springs and Bilstien or Koni dampers would be my choice. Maybe do the rear roll bar, but I'm not sure hame much difference there is between SE and S Line, only that they are different.
I know people who put the B7 RS4 rear roll bar on normal A4's and its great, makes for more lively rear end and a very sharp turn in (to much for some), but the bar is almost twice as thick. Doubt the difference will be anthing like that from SE to SLine spec.
Thanks for that, very helpful. It's not the ride height on its own I am after, I just want to improve the handling without ruining it with an aftermarket kit. As it's prohibitively expensive I will leave things as they are, or maybe sell up eventually and buy an S-Line. I thought I'd go for comfort this time round, but the sloppy handling is doing my head in 
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