oldschool audi done right

[mikee]

Thanks for the comments and yes, they are Enkei wheels.

Well I mounted the rear coilovers and i ran into a few problems. First, the top of the spring hat is hitting some metal at the top. I will probably fix this with a few washers or maybe some kind of rubber.



The other problem is that there is NO travel. When i push down on my trunk it hits the top of the strut body. Im going to need some drop plates now. Here's how it sits at the moment. The perch can still be moved down about an inch.

[ollycarbs]

hey, great!
i am working on the exact same set up for the front coilover conversion on my old Passat B2.
great work so far and uncommon car!
i will keep an eye on this thread!

[RaphaelB]

those wheels are BBS or enkei?

[Burn535i]

very clean car, looking forward to the new suspension setup

[00bmw323]

nice! so far so good

[mikee]

1988 Audi 80. Got it for $2000. Manual transmission, 2.0l 8v 4cyl. 58000 miles on it. It was well maintained.
I thought i would share my little build with you guys. Here's how it looked when i got it about a year ago...

Got some wheels for $300 shipped from the east cost. A little before and after.

The car sat wayyy too high.

Did a custom coilover conversion on my front struts with 7" springs (350 spring rate)

This is how the car sits now.


So basically the back is way too high and i want the front lower. So i ordered some parts over the last few weeks.

Like the front suspension, they dont make coilovers for my car so i got Rokkor rear coilovers for a vw mk3. I also got 4" springs for the front with 450 spring rate, new control arm bushings, 034 motorsport track density strut mounts, and new ball joints.

Its gonna need some fender rolling and maybe a little pull. Also probably going to need some rear camber plates to get the stance right.