Looking for a pic of S6 lowered with H&R:
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my kw3 set handles bumps/pot-holes much better than stock -- and i'm setup mid-range on compression/rebound (mid-range between max soft and max firm). The only pain-in-the-**** is that once you set the setting on the nut on top of the coil (which i think controls the compression) you cannot adjust it again without taking the coilovers out. This is because you do not have a way to access the top of the strut without taking them out 
poor audi design if you ask me...
another bad thing with kw3 is that they settle big time in the rear -- when the shop installed mine they were setup 2-fingers front and rear. Within a day or two the rear settled down to 1-finger. The only way to adjust the rear height (higher) is to remove the strut+spring and make adjustments with the coilovers off the car. This is because the spring and the strut are separate from each other -- and adjusting the spring perch while the spring is in place does nothing at all (just spins in place even though you think it should raise the car).
my recommendation is to get a spring only kit -- much cheaper with the same effect (both springs or coilovers will settle in the rear much lower than the front).
poor audi design if you ask me... another bad thing with kw3 is that they settle big time in the rear -- when the shop installed mine they were setup 2-fingers front and rear. Within a day or two the rear settled down to 1-finger
. The only way to adjust the rear height (higher) is to remove the strut+spring and make adjustments with the coilovers off the car. This is because the spring and the strut are separate from each other -- and adjusting the spring perch while the spring is in place does nothing at all (just spins in place even though you think it should raise the car).my recommendation is to get a spring only kit -- much cheaper with the same effect (both springs or coilovers will settle in the rear much lower than the front).
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my kw3 set handles bumps/pot-holes much better than stock -- and i'm setup mid-range on compression/rebound (mid-range between max soft and max firm). The only pain-in-the-**** is that once you set the setting on the nut on top of the coil (which i think controls the compression) you cannot adjust it again without taking the coilovers out. This is because you do not have a way to access the top of the strut without taking them out poor audi design if you ask me...
another bad thing with kw3 is that they settle big time in the rear -- when the shop installed mine they were setup 2-fingers front and rear. Within a day or two the rear settled down to 1-finger. The only way to adjust the rear height (higher) is to remove the strut+spring and make adjustments with the coilovers off the car. This is because the spring and the strut are separate from each other -- and adjusting the spring perch while the spring is in place does nothing at all (just spins in place even though you think it should raise the car).
my recommendation is to get a spring only kit -- much cheaper with the same effect (both springs or coilovers will settle in the rear much lower than the front).
poor audi design if you ask me... another bad thing with kw3 is that they settle big time in the rear -- when the shop installed mine they were setup 2-fingers front and rear. Within a day or two the rear settled down to 1-finger
. The only way to adjust the rear height (higher) is to remove the strut+spring and make adjustments with the coilovers off the car. This is because the spring and the strut are separate from each other -- and adjusting the spring perch while the spring is in place does nothing at all (just spins in place even though you think it should raise the car).my recommendation is to get a spring only kit -- much cheaper with the same effect (both springs or coilovers will settle in the rear much lower than the front).
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Not the best of pics, but it gives you a rough idea of how low it dropped. I did experience a some spring setteling also. My installer said he left it with a little more rake in the back so that when it did settle, it settled into the proper height. He was right on the money. You can't really see the rake, but there still is a little, which is what I like. That way, if there is anymore settling, it will still be level. I will try to get some better pics later today on a flat surface with fewer shadows.
(oh yeah, I know, I just washed the car so there was a little patina on the brake rotors...)
(oh yeah, I know, I just washed the car so there was a little patina on the brake rotors...)
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Thank you for that, your car looks great. Have you experienced any clearance issues while driving and parking? That is my main concern. I don't want to bottom out or scrape the front end while parking.
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