Hi guys!
Resident A5/S5/RS5 section topic creater here LOL (trying to keep the subforum alive).
So yesterday, I was cruising around trying to see what coilovers are available for the RS5 and I ran into the H&R RSS+:
http://www.hrsprings.com/application/search/results/3/1542/2013
(which is awesome since almost no one makes aftermarket parts for the RS5)
I’m hoping to combat body roll/brake dive and have sharper response. I rode shotgun in Achtuning’s development Golf R that has the RSS and it really wasn’t bad. But the RS5 rides pretty hard and I don’t mind it.
But Coilovers is in essence, uncharted territory for me. I was going to do suspension mods on the B8 S4 but decided to order a RS5 instead (thankfully so, since it’s significantly faster around a race track).
I’ve thought about trying sway bars first (to level the car through corners better). But what’s the pros/cons of having a stiffer sway bar vs coilovers? In essence, both reduces the ‘yield’ of the suspension and transferring more of the forces to the tires directly. Stiffer sway bars ties two ends of the axle together more. But I’m trying to weigh if I should start with coilovers and play around with what dampening rate I like (I guess for daily and track) and get away with stock sway bars or go the cheaper option for sways and then get coilovers.
Thoughts on coilovers/suspension mods would be most appreciated. I always want to learn and make informed purchases… ;D