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Old 03-08-2009, 03:18 PM
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I've found someone who has a 2001 S4 Quattro and bought Tein Basic Coilovers for it but never ended up using them. He's willing to sell them to me for $700 new, but I'm not too sure they'll fit, the only info I've found that is closest to my 96 is that Tein makes the Basic kit for 98-02 A4/S4. I'm afraid these won't fit, they're a great deal as he lives 15 minutes away.
 
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Old 03-08-2009, 03:26 PM
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I'm not 100% sure but I think S4 and 2.8Q A4 can use the same coilovers and it should work fine.
 
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Old 03-08-2009, 03:43 PM
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I thought the same, on Tein's website the only Basic kit that they offer is for Fronttrak, which I have Q. I just want to be sure before spending my birthday(today) money on coilovers instead of a camera. If anyone knows for sure, I'd greatly appreciate your input.
 
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Old 03-08-2009, 03:50 PM
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they should fit. The suspension geometry is the same between the S4 and A4 I believe
 
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Old 03-08-2009, 05:07 PM
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Most of the coilovers I have seen that cover 98-01 A4 also say tha fittements are also for S4 so they should be fine. go to a Tein dealers website and look for a part/model # for the set your friend has, when you search them on that dealers website with the # it should list all applicable models. I would start with Rapid Motorsports site & see what u end up with.
 
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Old 03-08-2009, 10:06 PM
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Keep in mind S4 only comes in quattro. So if he's selling coilovers that actually work for his car, they won't be the fwd ones on the site.
 
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Old 03-08-2009, 10:37 PM
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Ya it's an S4 with RS6 turbos, f'n nasty, thanks for the input guys I just want to be completely sure and I'm going to check out that site right now.
 
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