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Old 30th April 2016, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by goldsax View Post
old thread but i need advice.
i have 4.2 TDI 2006.
the car has a harsh ride.
car has been to audi specialist
1) the suspension module calibration is spot on
2) the suspension bushes etc are fine
3) the garage says that other 4.2 TDI/W12’s that they look after have the same ride quality.

so it must be my bottom that is delicate.
infact when i got my D2 which had 17” 5 spoke, i swopped them for OEM 20” 9 spoke.
after a week i went back to the 17” as the 20” were too stiff for me.

now the D3 has the 8.5J x 19 ‘12-spoke’. would changing them to smaller alloys help significantly?
if so, would 17" x 8.5J fit?(due to the larger disks)
or 18” x 8.5J ?
thanks raj
Does your car have sports suspension? Mine does and I changed from 19" to 18" and it made a huge difference. 18" was standard size on 4.2TDI SE at the time, so they'll fit, I doubt 17" will. I guess I should have bought a SE
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