REcommondations on Swaybay for 2001 A6
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REcommondations on Swaybay for 2001 A6
I am looking for some advise on swaybars for a 2001 A6. The car had the stock sport suspension and I have since replaced the springs with Eibach Pro, for 0.5" lowering and 18" wheels. It drives really well, and is still surprisingly comfortable, but I would like to reduce leaning in corners, and understeer, so I was thinking about replacing swaybars.
There is not a lot available for the C5, but the H&R setup seems like a good option. The question is weather to just replace the rear, or both rear and front swaybar. I would save
~$100 by buying both at the same time, as compared to just start with the rear, and decide later.
Any advise is welcomed.
There is not a lot available for the C5, but the H&R setup seems like a good option. The question is weather to just replace the rear, or both rear and front swaybar. I would save
~$100 by buying both at the same time, as compared to just start with the rear, and decide later.
Any advise is welcomed.
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I installed Hotchkiss front and rear swayers when I installed H&R coilers. Since I did both at the same time it's hard to tell exactly what impact the swayers had - but overall I'm very happy with the suspension.
I would not recommend doing rear swayer only - this will tend to increase oversteer - which of course may be desirable in a nose heavy Audi...
I would not recommend doing rear swayer only - this will tend to increase oversteer - which of course may be desirable in a nose heavy Audi...
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Thanks for the note, I will likely buy a kit with both and then try with and without the front. The front should be simple to replace, so I guess it worth the effort.
Any other comments?
Any other comments?
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I installed the H-Sport sways from Hotchkiss in all three of my C5 chassis cars ('01 A6 2.7T, '02 A6 4.2, and '02 allroad) and they do not disappoint. The car is more flat in the corners. I did front and rear in the two sedans I had, but only the rear in the allroad.
Most folks say the absolute best bang-for-the-buck mod you can do for the C5.
Most folks say the absolute best bang-for-the-buck mod you can do for the C5.
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