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Yesterday my car Bottomed out at an intersection that I usually go over without a problem in the A4!

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Old 02-06-2006, 04:37 PM
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Default Yesterday my car Bottomed out at an intersection that I usually go over without a problem in the A4!

There is a dip in the road that I was traveling around 40 and it scraped. Sounded really bad as if something broke, but it looked like everything was still there. Nothing broke!

Do I need new shocks or is it just because of the weight difference?
Old 02-06-2006, 05:51 PM
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Default Have done it before with an A4 at night; friends behind me told me sparks flew! No damage.

Does your A4 have a sport suspension?
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Yes the A4 has the Sport Suspension.
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Default It's probably the sports susp and weight advantage on the A4.

How many miles on the A8 shocks? Wouldn't worry too much about this unless you feel that the car is "floating" on the road, under acceleration, braking or going through bumps. It should stabilize after only 1 compression and rebound action.
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Less than the A4 by 5 or 6,000. No floating, seems quite stable.
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