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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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our 2001 model A4 non turbo manual, i think has soft suspension, dont know if it's shock absorber related or other? but when you rock the car back to forth it bounces like a big old family station wagon, and when driving on the highway doing 100km/h moving in and out of lanes it feels very unstable and when passing trucks i feel wind drag and slight turbulence??
whats my problemm here.. the car has 225 width tyres and 18inch aftermarket rims filled with nitrogen air in tyres..
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 05:27 AM
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our 2001 model A4 non turbo manual, i think has soft suspension, dont know if it's shock absorber related or other? but when you rock the car back to forth it bounces like a big old family station wagon, and when driving on the highway doing 100km/h moving in and out of lanes it feels very unstable and when passing trucks i feel wind drag and slight turbulence??
whats my problemm here.. the car has 225 width tyres and 18inch aftermarket rims filled with nitrogen air in tyres..
It's 10 years old, with anything more than about 85,000 miles the shocks are probably done. If you live in a climate where they salt the roads, check the rear springs as they tend to crack on the rear.

If your car has red shocks it has the sports package, if not it has the standard suspension.
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