Alignment changes with lowered suspension

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Old 10-27-2003, 09:20 AM
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Default Alignment changes with lowered suspension

Anyone here know if lowering an A4 causes a significant change in the suspension geometry, thus necessitating an alignment? I recently installed the Audi EuroSport Spring / Bilstein shock setup which lowered the car almost 2" from the stock non-sport ride height.
Old 10-27-2003, 09:52 AM
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Default Re: Alignment changes with lowered suspension

Any time you change suspension parts such as springs/shocks you will change the alignment settings. You should always have an alignment done after suspension work like that.

I burned a set of tires in a couple months by not getting one after suspension change. Though my tires were do for a change, so I didn't mind too much.

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Default I know the general rule. I'm looking for specifics....

For example, on my old Z installing the Eibach springs would add about a degree of negative camber.
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Where did you get the euro sport springs?
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Default I bought them used, but ....

You can get them through any Audi dealer, or I also heard that Clair Parts sells them. They'll run about $800 for the springs and Bilstein shocks.
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