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Old 04-06-2008, 07:30 PM
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<center><img src="http://www.stratmosphere.com/vmx_au02_485.jpg"></center><p>the vmaxx coilovers or should i get bilsteins sports with H&amp;R race springs? I would prefer the sports springs with this being my daily driver, but there is someone local to me selling the bilstein H&amp;R race package... which would you guy recommend for a daily driver? Being able to adjust the coilovers would be a big plus for me for the winter... anyone living in north jersey and drove their cars with a lower suspension in the snow this past winter? i should probably mention that i have a sport suspension and the car is a 2001 1.8TQM... I'm getting an APR chip this week, so should i just spend the money on an exhaust (i'm leaning towards Borla) or do suspension 1st?
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Default Just a warning, everyone is going to say how much they hate the V-maxx!

Look down the page aways.......
Old 04-06-2008, 07:51 PM
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Default well that's actually where i saw them...

and from what i get is that some people approve, but what i'd really like to know is how they compare to the bilstein H&amp;R setup which seems to be a popular option... w/o the advantage of adjusting of course...
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Default false... everyone was saying you get what you pay for

and then you tried to compare vmaxx to stasis
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Default For a daily driver, the OEM sport is tough to beat....

I had the Eibach Pro System on my first A6 and loved it, but experienced some harness issues and had to be careful of the ride height especially in the winter.

On the second A6 I installed the OEM Sport Suspension, and I also installed the OEM Sport Springs with Koni shocks on the A4.....Hotchkis sway bars on both cars were the biggest bang for the buck.....I've tracked both the A6 and A4....been very satisfied with the set up...
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Default What snow?

We got little to no snw this winter in the tri-state
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Default well the two times that it did...

it was maybe like 5-6 inches both times... just wondering what that would do to the undercarriage...
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Default My car is low and I have no issues

just be careful when it gets deep as it'll plow quite a bit...


Oh and I have Koni coilovers and like them for DD...
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yea yea I know.... Just so ya know, I am planning on getting the streetsports!
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