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From: Philaburbia
I agree with you 100%. sport handles better but is rough...
base/premium is like a boat. this new kit handles better than sport but the comfort is in between sport and premium!
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lolol.. I let my gf drive the car, she owns a prem A3 as well. I didn't tell her
what was done. she thought I was asking for her input of the chipping and summer tires/wheels going back on.
First few minutes, honest to god. "Wow I love how your car turns, it's like a completely different car". She also liked the pick up. But the point is, she noticed the handling, and she wasn't uncomfortable. And that is a great selling point right there.
I think I'll give her a rear sway bar for her birthday
First few minutes, honest to god. "Wow I love how your car turns, it's like a completely different car". She also liked the pick up. But the point is, she noticed the handling, and she wasn't uncomfortable. And that is a great selling point right there.
I think I'll give her a rear sway bar for her birthday
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My guess: Shocks.
I'm thinking that the shocks are too stiff in high-speed damping. This is common in less expensive shocks, where the damping force rises significantly with piston speed (called "progressive damping"). One thing you get when you spend more money on shocks is more digressive behavior, where the damping force does not rise significantly with increased piston speed.
This is important because the piston speed from hitting bumps is much higher than the speed from driver-induced actions such as cornering and braking. You want stiff at low speed, and soft at high speed.
All that said, proper matching of the damping characteristics to the spring rate is also very important, so replacing shocks without knowing what spring rates they were designed for is risky too. Buying a matched set like Ryan did obviates this problem.
This is important because the piston speed from hitting bumps is much higher than the speed from driver-induced actions such as cornering and braking. You want stiff at low speed, and soft at high speed.
All that said, proper matching of the damping characteristics to the spring rate is also very important, so replacing shocks without knowing what spring rates they were designed for is risky too. Buying a matched set like Ryan did obviates this problem.
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Sport loosens up after 7k or so, fwiw.
I think its cushy... But my other cars are an S4 with coil-overs and an RX-7, so I'm a bit rabid.
FWIW my dealership gives out A3/DSG/Sports for loaners, I just got one with 1k on the clock, it was much stiffer... confirming my suspicions.
FWIW my dealership gives out A3/DSG/Sports for loaners, I just got one with 1k on the clock, it was much stiffer... confirming my suspicions.
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