Hibiscus Red S4

Review to follow after I get some seat time. I've been driving very careful as I did the install myself (was meticulous) but still nervous - everything seems good and they are VERY comfortable - not much harsher than stock so far, but more firm in a good way. I also did a bunch of control arms, rear abs tone ring ( yes just the ring :-) ) inner tie rods (were fine) and outer tie rod ends.

I still have a clunk in my steering - it's definetly the rack :-( but I have no more money so it'll have to wait until spring, or until it fails catastrophically...

Godfather | Jay

Sweet! Those seem like a good choice. Ever ridden in other S4s w/ different COs?

Hibiscus Red S4

I don't want to fully recommend them until I ride around a good bit more (and will do review then) but preliminarily I am VERY VERY VERY happy. My biggest concern was comfort (live in boston area around pothole infested roads) and it's quite nice. Again, not sure how much it will stiffen up but I am surprised how nice it is for how stiff the springs are.

FourDs

and you can save probably ~300-500 of that.

BTW, how tough were all of these installs? I'm gonna need to do a P front control arm soon. What did you use for directions?

B5QShip

Good to hear. Definitely let us know your impressions in a couple weeks.

Hibiscus Red S4

Can I ask what happened exactly? How much of the $1500 was for the part? I really can't do it now, but am already sourcing a rack - think there may be some for about $350 rebuilt.

All of these installs were very difficult, especially if you live in a salty area but even otherwise, they're a pain in the ***. I did it all on a lift, with almost every tool available and it still wasn't cake. Takes a chunk of time - most of it is nuts and bolts, but positioning can be a bitch if you don't have someone helping (me most of the time). With a buddy, you can do it much quicker. Make sure you have air tools, or don't even try.

In terms of the passenger front arm, it actually shouldn't be too bad. You'd need to remove the lower shock bolt (18 mm iirc), remove upper bolt from front swaybar link (16mm?) and then remove rear bolt attaching to chassis (18mm?) and bottom bolt under upright (18mm?) then pop it up. You'll need a hammer The biggest trouble will be repositioning everything back so it all lines up (use a buddy). Let me know if you have any questions, I'd be happy to help.

Steve

Hibiscus Red S4

Will do!