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Old 21st September 2013, 04:27 PM
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Coils for this car have NO height adjustment. They could, but for some reason do not. Unless you really spend they'll also be ill-suited for the car and lead to less than desirable ride quality. I'd say air is the best way to go, but it can be spendy.
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Old 24th September 2013, 11:19 AM
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Yeah I here it can be costly,just wanna lose the gap in the arches now the 10x20 on the rears have gone on...
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Old 24th September 2013, 06:42 PM
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Get some 21" x 10.5's stuffed in there!

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20" x 9" Bentley GTC Wheels with 385mm W12 Front Discs & Bentley Caliper Covers, Front Lowered on Coilovers, Xenons, Combined DRLs and LED Foglights to modified OEM front fog lamp position, Alcantara/Leather, Full Black Alcantara headlining + pillars and blind shelf, Bespoke Flat Bottomed Sports Steering Wheel, Dark Myrtle Wood, Autodim Mirrors, Bose, Blinds, Digital TV, Ski Hatch, Modified rear exhaust section for extra V8 Burble
Audi S8 D2 Final Edition 2002, Avus Silver with Red Leather Interior
Tiptronic with Sport mode button, Sony rear entertainment package, Bose sound system, Audi Navigation Plus, 20 inch Final Edition alloys, Full Cat Back Stainless Milltek exhaust, giving a great V8 burble
Audi A8L D2 4.2 Petrol with LPG - Ebony Black
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Old 26th September 2013, 08:01 AM
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Maybe in time I'm happy with my 10x20 nice big concave on them once I have it slammed I will post pics of it
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Old 26th September 2013, 10:12 PM
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Maybe in time I'm happy with my 10x20 nice big concave on them once I have it slammed I will post pics of it
Can't wait to see it!
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Audi S8 D2 Final Edition 2002, Avus Silver with Red Leather Interior
Tiptronic with Sport mode button, Sony rear entertainment package, Bose sound system, Audi Navigation Plus, 20 inch Final Edition alloys, Full Cat Back Stainless Milltek exhaust, giving a great V8 burble
Audi A8L D2 4.2 Petrol with LPG - Ebony Black
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Old 22nd October 2013, 11:51 AM
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No joy on finding a company to air ride the car,but still looking,is there anyone that has done an audi s8 d2 here?
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Old 22nd October 2013, 03:53 PM
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try speaking to mkoneman as he has owned a D2 S8 and A8 and has lots of experience in air riding many VAG group cars now -

James Reynolds
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he did this car which looks awesome. . .

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20" x 9" Bentley GTC Wheels with 385mm W12 Front Discs & Bentley Caliper Covers, Front Lowered on Coilovers, Xenons, Combined DRLs and LED Foglights to modified OEM front fog lamp position, Alcantara/Leather, Full Black Alcantara headlining + pillars and blind shelf, Bespoke Flat Bottomed Sports Steering Wheel, Dark Myrtle Wood, Autodim Mirrors, Bose, Blinds, Digital TV, Ski Hatch, Modified rear exhaust section for extra V8 Burble
Audi S8 D2 Final Edition 2002, Avus Silver with Red Leather Interior
Tiptronic with Sport mode button, Sony rear entertainment package, Bose sound system, Audi Navigation Plus, 20 inch Final Edition alloys, Full Cat Back Stainless Milltek exhaust, giving a great V8 burble
Audi A8L D2 4.2 Petrol with LPG - Ebony Black
Audi A8L D4 FL 4.0T Petrol twin turbo - Havana Black
Audi A2 1.6 FSi Sport - Dolphin Grey with Votex body kit and Red Leather Interior
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Old 28th October 2013, 06:43 AM
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No joy on finding a company to air ride the car,but still looking,is there anyone that has done an audi s8 d2 here?
There are NO off the shelf kits anymore, what I did or a much lower quality bag-over-coil setup are the only options. The bagovers generally ride very soft and aren't pleasant. Bagover kits use a sleeve-style bag, too, which isn't what you want on a car as heavy as a D2.

Doing a car with very little aftermarket means doing a lot of custom fabrication type work.
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