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Old 11-28-2001, 05:55 AM
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Default Are there any S4 coilovers are on the market that allow you to set the ride height to stock...

I was reading, and I thought I saw a post a while back that said H&R coilovers at a minimum lower the car 1". Are there any coilovers that allow you to set the ride height to stock?

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Default Wow - what a great analogy...

In the winter time, I would like to be able to set the ride height to stock - or at least very near stock.
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Default ok, I'll give you a break. ;-)

And to answer your question, I have not found a set that would allow you to set stock ride height.
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I believe H&Rs can be set to stock or even slightly higher, but due to the higher spring rates the car won't nose dive as much so setting it to the same height would actually give you more clearance under some conditions. The least I would do is even out the gap between front and back.
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Default KW coilovers highest setting is actually higher than stock!

I was told that the highest setting on the KW Variant 1 would lower the car .75". But when I installed them at that setting, it actually raised the car an 1" It looked pretty funny until I reset it again.
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that might have been in reference to a non-sport A4
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Actually, the highest the H&R's will go is something like 3/4" below stock height
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Default Andy, is that from their spec or your experience?

Someone told me when they first installed H&Rs at the highest setting the height was at the Allroad level. I know the spec says max is 3/4 below stock, but I don't trust it. How are yours set and what's your ride height?
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