Stasis MS installed..... Full review and Photos
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Stasis MS installed..... Full review and Photos
<center><img src="http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp338/citanestforte/Edited_Rex_RS4_8.jpg"></center><p>SPECIAL THANKS TO...
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bpp (Bob) - who helped me with the height adjustments, it's such a pain to adjust the back
theguz66 (Jeff) - who helped me with the different options of spacers when running 275 size tires
onrail (JP) - who shared his tracking experience with me and the different damping and toe settings he had tried to make the car "better"
jetjockey (Michael) - who gave me his thoughts on the MS and SL kits
Jason from Stasis - who helped me with my purchase
Bryan from Independent Tuning - who helped me install the MS
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and everyone who had contributed to this forum....
I had my RS4 since June and decided to upgrade the suspension the day I picked up the car. Coming from BMW M suspension, I believe the DRC is a joke for the RS4. Not to mention all FOUR were found leaking when I installed the stasis.
My RS4 is a daily driver with occassional track day. Comfort has to come first. There is nothing I tried ride like the Stasis MS. It does what it claims - "race car control, factory ride". I owned Tein, Tanabe, Buddyclub, Apex on my previous cars and I needed a new kidney as a result of using those on a daily driver. I also experienced zero clunking noise with the MS, which is not necessary the case with my other coilovers.
I currently have the car set to front -17 resorviour -21 and back -21, which is close to street comfort. I can confidently say that the car rides better (more predictable while just as comfortable) than the DRC. It eliminated the floaty feel at highspeed and I don't find it any harsher than the DRC. When it is adjusted to "Agressive Track", the car rides similar to a go-cart. According to Jason, SL is set to "Agressive Street" which is between "Street Comfort" and "Aggressive Track".
Adjusting the damping is easy. I don't even need to jack up the car, just reach under and turn the ***** and done. Excellent engeering design.
I have the car set at 25 3/4 inches. The car clears MOST speed bumps and have enough clearance for our Toronto winter. Be aware that our car's downpipe sits much lower than the rest of the car and anything lower than 26 inches would potential cause clearance issues with high speed bump (as you can see in the 2nd photo below)
Adjusting the height at the front is ok and the back requires a lot more work. When adjusting the front, you will find that it is easier to adjust the right side than the left if you are righty. I am righty and I didn't have to remove the wheel when adjusting the right side and it took me quatriple the time to adjust the left.
To adjust the back, you need to jack up the car, put it on jack stand, jack up the control arm, remove 2 subframe bolts, slowly lower control arm with jack, this will release all pressure off the spring and allow you to turn the ring by hand.
I am really happy with my purchase and I now understand why people says the MS kit is a must for this car.
<img src="http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp338/citanestforte/Edited_Rex_RS4_1.jpg">
<img src="http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp338/citanestforte/Edited_Rex_RS4_2.jpg">
<img src="http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp338/citanestforte/Edited_Rex_RS4_3.jpg">
<img src="http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp338/citanestforte/Edited_Rex_RS4_4.jpg">
<img src="http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp338/citanestforte/Edited_Rex_RS4_5.jpg">
<img src="http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp338/citanestforte/Edited_Rex_RS4_7.jpg">
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bpp (Bob) - who helped me with the height adjustments, it's such a pain to adjust the back
theguz66 (Jeff) - who helped me with the different options of spacers when running 275 size tires
onrail (JP) - who shared his tracking experience with me and the different damping and toe settings he had tried to make the car "better"
jetjockey (Michael) - who gave me his thoughts on the MS and SL kits
Jason from Stasis - who helped me with my purchase
Bryan from Independent Tuning - who helped me install the MS
**********
and everyone who had contributed to this forum....
I had my RS4 since June and decided to upgrade the suspension the day I picked up the car. Coming from BMW M suspension, I believe the DRC is a joke for the RS4. Not to mention all FOUR were found leaking when I installed the stasis.
My RS4 is a daily driver with occassional track day. Comfort has to come first. There is nothing I tried ride like the Stasis MS. It does what it claims - "race car control, factory ride". I owned Tein, Tanabe, Buddyclub, Apex on my previous cars and I needed a new kidney as a result of using those on a daily driver. I also experienced zero clunking noise with the MS, which is not necessary the case with my other coilovers.
I currently have the car set to front -17 resorviour -21 and back -21, which is close to street comfort. I can confidently say that the car rides better (more predictable while just as comfortable) than the DRC. It eliminated the floaty feel at highspeed and I don't find it any harsher than the DRC. When it is adjusted to "Agressive Track", the car rides similar to a go-cart. According to Jason, SL is set to "Agressive Street" which is between "Street Comfort" and "Aggressive Track".
Adjusting the damping is easy. I don't even need to jack up the car, just reach under and turn the ***** and done. Excellent engeering design.
I have the car set at 25 3/4 inches. The car clears MOST speed bumps and have enough clearance for our Toronto winter. Be aware that our car's downpipe sits much lower than the rest of the car and anything lower than 26 inches would potential cause clearance issues with high speed bump (as you can see in the 2nd photo below)
Adjusting the height at the front is ok and the back requires a lot more work. When adjusting the front, you will find that it is easier to adjust the right side than the left if you are righty. I am righty and I didn't have to remove the wheel when adjusting the right side and it took me quatriple the time to adjust the left.
To adjust the back, you need to jack up the car, put it on jack stand, jack up the control arm, remove 2 subframe bolts, slowly lower control arm with jack, this will release all pressure off the spring and allow you to turn the ring by hand.
I am really happy with my purchase and I now understand why people says the MS kit is a must for this car.
<img src="http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp338/citanestforte/Edited_Rex_RS4_1.jpg">
<img src="http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp338/citanestforte/Edited_Rex_RS4_2.jpg">
<img src="http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp338/citanestforte/Edited_Rex_RS4_3.jpg">
<img src="http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp338/citanestforte/Edited_Rex_RS4_4.jpg">
<img src="http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp338/citanestforte/Edited_Rex_RS4_5.jpg">
<img src="http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp338/citanestforte/Edited_Rex_RS4_7.jpg">
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09-27-2008, 01:31 AM
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Wow...purrfect! What'd you end up in fender height? You have a great color choice.
Yes, the rear is a pita only because of the prep, subframe, etc.. How'd you find the front adjustment to be in ease?
