s4jones

I'm very happy with the ride height so far. We'll see how they look when they settle in. Currently sitting at 25-3/8 inches in front and 25-1/2 inches in back. Target is 25-1/4 inches all the way around.

Height when the car went in for the change was 26-5/16 inches in front and 26-1/4 inches in back, measured from the ground to the top of the wheel well.

The resulting ride itself is stable and VERY smooth. Adjustments for rebound and bump were set to the midpoint for each range. I have not really tested the performance. I'll post more comments as appropriate later.

The installing shop was Speedware Motorsports in Redmond, WA. Thank you to Colin at Speedware for his careful installation, laser alignment and corner balance.

Here are a few photos:

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gofastblue

How much? What were you charged for install? Plus, are those 19" wheels?

RS4RX

What kit did you end up with..Part numbers if you know them. Did you get it through speedware? and How much if you don't mind me asking? You can e-mail me!

DolphinV8

I believe there was a GB and the price was like $1675 for the kit.

DolphinV8

I installed the front suspsneion and paid $100 to have someone installed the rear one.

HarnessedLunacy

doesn't look much lower?

s4jones

If you can install it, hey, cool! I can only imagine what would happen if I tried it!

Typical shop cost for install and alignment from a top suspension shop around here is $450. Plus optional corner balance.

s4jones

Call them and ask for Troy. I would talk it over with them to see what they can do rather than purchasing online via web interface (if you go that way).

Will send email shortly, but the price below was pretty close. I'm out of state, so I saved on sales tax. I purchased a pile stuff from them all at the same time, so it was worth the tax savings.<ul><li><a href="http://www.group5motorspor.com">http://www.group5motorspor.com</a</li></ul>

s4jones

But, it will settle a bit and I really didn't want to lower it that much. Looking for handling and ride quality improvement as much as (if not more than) lowering. It definitely looks lower up close and personal. I saw the drop for sr8ted's Avant last week and that was just way too low for me. That was 24-3/4 inch. Mine is set to 25-1/4 which is roughly a 1-1/16 inch drop from the setup when it entered the shop. Plenty for me. No rubbing and not too much likelihood of bouncing over speed bumps (fingers crossed on that). Also, if this ever makes it to the local track, I think it's the lowest I'd want to go without worrying about rubbing in hard cornering...There's my $.02 on the deal! YMMV!

BTW: Your car is looking VERY nice!

s4jones

See above notes. Dolphin / S / [TWC] has the group buy price pretty much.