hey everyone, new on the forums... questions about shocks

nitish0991 · #1 04-24-2008, 11:44 AM

hey everyone, new on the forums... questions about shocks hey guys, i own a 1996 A4 quattro 2.8L... when i first bought the car the left rear shock was completely shot... i replaced that back in march or so.. i did not replace the right one because of shortage of money... now, im pretty sure i have the same problem with the right.. im thinking of investing in coilovers when i have the money.. any suggestions? thnks

nitish0991 · #2 04-24-2008, 11:45 AM

For a good price look up FK top of the range units as they are meant to be very good for the money.

nitish0991 · #3 04-24-2008, 11:45 AM

I could not nail down a figure as the only way you do this project is to buy a crashed S4 as you will need the running gear loom front slam pannel supension and clocks from a face lift car as I think that what you have and the old looms are different from the new S4's.

nitish0991 · #4 04-24-2008, 11:45 AM

So the cost of the car is the thing and trying to buy bits here and there is not the way to undertake this project as it will cost you a arm and a leg, you need a whole car or forget it as it will be cheaper to by a S4 as an old one will cost you around £6k upwards for a tidy one.

nitish0991 · #5 04-24-2008, 11:45 AM

Yeah the thing is, I want a good maintained car on low mileage. For a 2001 S4 (I'm looking at them right now) it will be around $10k for 100k miles. I bought my 2000 A4 2.8 for $10k on 49k miles. The cars are very much alike. So I was thinking I'll buy the engine, the tranny and the other required components and it will cost me around $10k.

nitish0991 · #6 04-24-2008, 11:45 AM

But yeah I guess I'll just save up some cash and buy a decent one because you know hella a lot more than I do. Although I love the S4 B5, I'm just in love with that car.

nitish0991 · #7 04-24-2008, 11:45 AM

I just hope I actually sit down and read it. Cheers

nitish0991 · #8 04-24-2008, 11:45 AM

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nitish0991 · #9 04-24-2008, 11:46 AM

Hmmm, around how much are we talking about here?

nitish0991 · #10 04-24-2008, 11:46 AM

I was wondering if it is possible. I have a 2000 A4 2.8 Quattro and I want to know if it is possible to convert to S4, change the engine and everything.