MPower510

Is this suspension fully adjustable? I was looking to get a 6 inch clearance on my B7. I read something about its fully adjustable "clicks" into a sport mode or something...


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MPower510

Bump... Any input!?

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FooFighterRS4

I have them installed in my car. I might be wrong but I believe the fronts are adjustable but the rears are not.

ELEVENS

OK, I'm going to stick me neck out here, and go on hear-say: I believe the Ohlins MS suspension is a coil-over design and therefor fully adjustable in ride height. Not sure about compression and/or rebound dampening adjustability. Hopefully somebody who actually OWNS a set, and KNOWS the capability, will jump in here. It's a very good system albeit very expensive and there's plenty of examples out there. Many who became fed up with the early post-recall factory DSC shocks switched over to the Ohlins. It will just be a matter of time before somebody posts up...

MPower510

It is Fully Adjustable, up to factory settings -.25inch!

FooFighterRS4

Elevens is correct. The coilovers are fully adjustable. The compression and rebound are adjustable on the front. There are no reservoirs in the rear. That is what I meant but didn't clarify in my earlier post. It is much better than the DRC. It dials out the understeers and body roll. The ride is surprisingly more compliant as well.

ELEVENS

I'm going to politely disagree with some of that. The factory DSC is a very good system and is the only system like it, other than in formula 1 racing. The factory DRC system, when working as designed, rides better than the Ohlins MS cars I've ridden in. I believe the more compliant ride quality of the factory setup is mostly due to lighter spring rates.

Now when the DRC system goes whacky, as many examples did, all bets are off. They clunk over bumps and get very floaty. It's also a complex system that most technicians aren't well versed in servicing, so incorrect fluid pressurization is common. Thankfully, Audi has ponied up to the tune of over $4000 retail for new DRC shocks and labor for all effected RS4's.

gibsonl

Have you put any tracktime on your car Elevens? The understeer with the DRC is pretty bad. My guess is people would never really notice it unless you're doing high speed cornering on a road coarse. If the coil-over's reduce the understeer I'd be all for giving them a shot. But to compensate for the DRC I have to start my turn-in's pretty late while most other sport cars can dive bomb on me in the corners. And I'm sure your gonna say maybe it's driver error, but I've had some formula car experience and I can assure you I know bad understeer when I see it.

ELEVENS

No tracking the 4000-pound RS4, wrong car for that. My track time is spent on a purpose-built two wheeler that just happens to have a full WSBK Ohlins suspension. I'd try camber plates, swaybars, tires, and tire pressures before swapping out the springs and shocks. Running a 4-door with heavier springs up here on bombed-out Michigan roads is not an option for me. When working correctly, the factory DRC uses sophisticated hydraulics to keep the car flat around turns so it can retain comfortably compliant spring rates. If you track the RS4 and/or live in an area with smooth roads, higher spring rates and ride quality might not matter. Everybody has a different set of priorities.

spagolli94

Agree, I live in Philly and our roads are horrible. Before the RS4, I had a 330i and the ride in the city was intolerable. It was so stiff that several clients asked if my car's suspension was broken. The RS4 is creamy and smooth in comparison, but still firm enough to have some fun when on a good road.