i have a 850 t5 wagon and i want to buy coilovers for it however the only ones that i can find are KWs and they dont go that low (2.4 in drop), i jst want to know what other coilovers there are out there because i cannot find any!! also i saw online that audi rs4 coilovers fit on 850 with some modifications jst wondering if anyone knows about that. thanks!!

 

PM Gilber33...he has a set.

 

ok thanks will do

 

Still have about an inch and a half of drop



There isn't a true rear coilover for 850s. The rear coilovers are simply a thread sleeve like the ones in the picture with a threaded perch that the spring sits on. I ordered a set of the rear IPD sport springs that has a really nice drop, but also has about 5 dead coils that you can cut without risking the spring not seating properly.

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My coilovers came off of this car which also has the rear IPD springs with a couple coils cut off. He is also running 18s so the stance is a little different. I think where the car is sitting at in these pictures is a bit lower from where mine currently sits. But once I install the rear IPD springs, let them settle, and then cut a couple coils, I will lower the coilovers as much as I can.

 

do u think i will be able to make a set of coils in the front using bilsteins struts instead of koni's?? im asking because i already have a set on the car

 

Not as easily. The Bilsteins bulge out at the top of the strut housing. You can use them, but you'll have to grind down the strut for the sleeve to fit over. Which is why Konis are used, they're already a very slim strut and the sleeve fits over them perfectly. I've also heard that Bilsteins can not handle the drop like Konis can and you may blow them out faster.

Where I'm sitting now have a couple spins down: