Rear end sits 4 fingers above the tire... this does not seem normal! Has anyone else had this issue? Will it settle down? I'm told to call the doc if its not down in 4 hours...Seriously though, it looks lame, though it seemed to drive fine on the way home from the shop.
Advice please...
Thx,
Jason
Crappy repair.
Search is your friend.
I bet 10 dollars that the dealer did not have the new special tool.
Call Audi and take the car back.
Oh yeah, it's going back... looks like an Audi mated with a 70's muscle car, not cool!
Dealer had no idea what they were doing. None, zero, failed.
There is air in the lines and I bet the dealer did not use the new tool.
Please search and look at what the new tool looks like. Talk to the service and call the Audi customer assist line to ensure the dealer staff get the needed education. Clearly your local staff have no clue.
Originally Posted by Avus-RS6
No dude, put some gnarly Cragar SS's on it, some Wide O Oval Firestone drag slicks, some traction bars and a NASCAR sticker, maybe even a big 43 on the side. Awesome.
don't forget a greasy mullet and a wife beater t-shirt and an 8-track of Alabama (wait, they are pretty good) or 'Skynerd (sic)
offended? That might just be the point...
SOLD - 03 RS6 Avus (905355)
Current - 03 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 double cab - the YETI, lifted, winched, snorkeled, lockered, skidded, geared
I have the same problem even though I have the MTM spring perches ( 15mm lowering). I talked to the dealer and they said they used the new tool and my suspension should settle. It's been 2 months! Still looks like a 4X4!
I have the same problem even though I have the MTM spring perches ( 15mm lowering). I talked to the dealer and they said they used the new tool and my suspension should settle. It's been 2 months! Still looks like a 4X4!
how is the performance? is it better before or had deteriorated? thanks
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It fells much better considering three out of four of my "struts" were blown. But I don't think it handles like it should. It does not have the stiff ride I expected. For most this would be a good thing but I expect more of a performance feel than a Cadillac feel.
Can you post a pic?
Have you ever driven a E55? If so, your RS6 should be stiffer and run circles around the E55 03-09 versions. Handling wise.
here are some pictures of the car as it sits today. This is with the MTM 15mm lowering spring perches. I have not driven an E55.
Your problem is different from the 1st poster.
Your car seems high all around.
Couple of thoughts. Can you take a measurement from the center of the hub to the top of the wheel well? On each corner?
Your car looks to be at stock height or just above. Could the dealer have put the spring perches back to the stock point?
I can run out and take my measurements be we have to measure from the center line of the rim/hub to the top of the wheel arch to have apples to apples do to tire differences.
Just picked mine up. I hope y'all don't make me get the Cragars, mullet, etc. Mine looks about as high as Dallas's. However, I looked at some pic's when I first got it and although I don't have measurements, it appears to be the same as then, seconding Dave's opinion that his looks like stock height. This is after reading the various posts about ride height and telling the SA to watch out for it, that I didn't want to come pick up my SUV.
I measured mine as Dave suggested for all to compare (center of hub to bottom of fender lip):
Front Left 14 1/8"
Front Right 14 3/8"
Rear Left 14 3/8"
Rear Right 14 5/8"
Several possibilities for the car being higher on the right:
1) body panels are notoriously inexact.
2) they messed up.
3) the tech was from the UK and set it up to allow for my fat ass to drop the height 1/4" on the right side.
Pic's are attached for reference, keep your snide remarks about the curb rash to yourselves, was like that when I bought it (well, mostly).
As for the results, ride is radically smoother, harshness completely gone. Haven't really put the handling to the test but a brief u-turn felt pretty flat.
Last edited by RS6-4dr911; December 30th, 2009 at 03:14.
The car will not settle. Never ever in a hundred years.
Bad repair call Audi customer service and talk to the RS6 department.
If you search there are several threads with pics of poor repairs with jacked up rears.
I have the same problem even though I have the MTM spring perches ( 15mm lowering). I talked to the dealer and they said they used the new tool and my suspension should settle. It's been 2 months! Still looks like a 4X4!
ya, once you get the new system in, give it some time and let it settle.....
Bob, you and I went to the same parking school.
Not a surprise I guess that a SA misspoke, but there are NO central valves on my replacement parts list. Parts listed:
2EA 4F0-412-137 BOOT
2EA 4B0-52-137-C BOOT
1EA 4B3-513-032-B GASSHOCKAB
1EA 4B3-513-031-P GASSHOCKAB
1EA 4B3-413-032-B SHOCKABSOR
1EA 4B3-413-032-R SHOCKABSOR
4EA N-101-064-02 NUT
2EA N-906-350-01 NUT
2EA N-021-198-4 NUT
4EA N-013-81-5 WASHER
1EA G-052-731-A2 HYDR. OIL
1EA G-052-731-A2 HYDR. OIL
Also had to replace rear shock absorber lines due to "internal valve leaks"
1EA 4B3-616-715 TUBE
1EA 4B3-616-716 TUBE
1EA G-052-731-A2 HYDR. OIL
all at no charge.
asked about that today myself, they do not replace the central valves as the new tool removes the need for that. Wish i had seen these measurements sooner as i just measured mine from the fender edge to the edge of the rim of the wheel. Dropped it off today so we will see if mine comes back different. 4" front, 4 1/2" rear to edge of my 19" 5 spoke OEM wheels.
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