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Apr 7, 2010 | 04:39 PM

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So I want to question on this topic. I have a 96 A4 Quattro and would like to lower it about 2 inches. Why is it bad to just lower the car with lowering springs vs buying new shocks and springs? Side note, my car has 118k miles on it.

It depends on what you want to do with your car. Many owners on AudiWorld are performance-oriented, so stock shocks won't do. In my case, I just wanted the '96 to look better, which it does lowered. Since it's always cruising on the freeway, stock shocks don't bother me.

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