pissed off

[MCB]

What you have both said is spot on.

[ZeroK66]

RS4 suspension I thought was 20mm lower?? So this should settle, but that far sounds a bit much. May not quite get the height at the back, but the weight diff between avant and saloon is like full tank vs empty tank of juice.

[curtis11]

the car sits pure <beep> looks like a standard a4 ride height there is no way its goin to settle 25mm

[MarkB]

Are you sure the parts are RS4?

[curtis11]

i checked the part numbers and they were correct

[travs]

everything was done and tightened on the 4-point lift (car was in the air)

4-point or 4 post? The latter means the car can sit on full ramps though also lifted through extra jacks if need be.
2 posters have jacking point arms (albeit 2 per side hence 4-point) which suspend the wheels all the time.....

[DevonMike]

My guess would be that the original S4 suspension was knackered, hence it sat lower than it should have. And then the RS4 suspension being new will probably settle, so the two things together would account for the 25mm difference.

Look on the bright side, you can ride speed humps a lot better.

[curtis11]

i think i might have standard rs4 suspension, not the gmbh <beep> which sits 10-15mm lower than standard ,
what do ye think?

[rolskii]

all the bolts that fasten through bushes should be tightened whilst the suspension is in a loaded state (weight of the vehicle on the wheels) so as not to preload the bush and cause premature failiure.this applies to all vehicles not just audi s4`s

Take a look at the front lower rear arms, they have a locating shoulder on the subframe to b*tt up against too.... to get that flat you have to rotate the middle bush upwards(or arm...)...... upwardly ......
You can tighten bushes/arms up to chassis in this state .... if its all apart.... fit it in as a proper job on rebuild ......
i doubt it will lower yr car though ...

I think it will be stamped or identified if its GMBH gear ...

[S4TAN]

4-point or 4 post?

4-point (2 posts) - the 4 lift points lift on the chassis - the wheels were hangin' free baby!