SF+S4=SPoor

Hey everyone... clueless Joe in SFO here again... I wrote in last year about the problems I experienced after "upgrading" the suspension & wheels on my 2000 (BBS 19" CH, H&R Sport springs & Billstein Sport shocks).

1 cracked & 3 bent rims later...

My initial goal was to lower the car to a more attractive height, and improve the handling... but it totally backfired on me because I have to drive like an old lady now in order to avoid destroying the rims.

I mostly drive in the city, & the roads here are absolute garbage... so I really need something with more cushion to soften the blows of all the road hazards... I'd consider going back to stock, but that setup was way too high for my taste, so I'd still need something lower.

I know switching to 18"s would help also, but after all I've invested, I'd like to keep the 19"s.

I'd also like to avoid pricey coilovers if possible...

Any suggestions? Thanks!!!

- Joe

shawnoc2003

How stiff our your springs???? I'd say the problem is the 19" rims.

SF+S4=SPoor

Actually, I've been driving on the stock Avus 17"s while the 19"s are being repaired, and the ride is almost equally as bone-jarring. Hitting potholes & uneven pavement feels like the car is about to shatter into a million pieces.

The springs seem incredibly stiff to me...

shawnoc2003

I've got the Vogtland coilovers and don't seem to notice the bumps that bad up here in Michigan (land of the potholes).

Springs are pretty cheap, so you may want to try another set, but I don't recall anything about them being too harsh. The only thing I recall is that they dropped the car too much and it bottomed out on the suspension, but thats going off memory.

B56

Your problem is the wheels. I bought my car with 19 inch hre's from a guy who lived in the bronx. Needless to say all those wheels were bent. I replaced them with 18's. Get yourself a more practical wheel and tire package, especially if you live where roads are not good.

one4eyes

Joe in SFO as in San Francisco, CA ?

SF+S4=SPoor

Yes... so you are probably familiar :-)

Car_Fynatik

It aint called "low & slow" for no reason. lol

I agree with above, 18's should help ya.

one4eyes

yeah....i am on the same set up right now too and it sittings pretty low....so i am thinking either using the stock springs with bilsteins or putting Tein basic coilovers back on.