i swear it’s always the best timing. i watched the Mk5 videos when i had my Mk5. you got the S3, and i got a ‘16 A3 at about the same time😂looking for coils now, and y’all post 9 days ago. so sick.
This video was really helpful for my install, thanks! Figuring out how to finagle the front shocks in and out is a nightmare on the first pass…only way I could get the knuckle separated/back together was with an air hammer and a jack to add pressure underneath. Not ideal when the knuckle is aluminum but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do when your sport suspension has 85k miles on it 😂
Glad we could help! And hahah oh yeah it's definitely a process and can be annoying for sure but like you said ya gotta do what you gotta do 😂 air hammer and all
Interesting I’ll have to take a look at that, I’m already tucked so low idk if I should go lower on these NJ roads haha. But thank you thank you had to go with some quality ones!
Great job fellas very interesting to watch this install. I will say this is way beyond my skill level at this point. I was curious, how is the S3 running with your EQT stage 2? Any issues? Any other plans to get more power such as upgrading the turbo to a hybrid like Vortex XL? Ive seen some guys with stage 3/ vortex XL on their S3's with about 550 WHP running 10.7's in the quarter , and holding up fine after 10K miles. I have a almost new 18 S3 and I am looking to go the EQT route at some point. Thanks, keep these videos coming, very enjoyable to watch.
Appreciate that! And yes it’s definitely a harder job but doable! So far I’m very happy with how it’s running, no issues or anything. I’ve thought about putting the vortex in there but I’m not going to just yet. But exactly I’ve seen some really good numbers on them! Nice tho, I highly recommend EQT, I’ve ran apr on previous cars which was good but idk I just love how eqt is, they’re gonna be the next big company. We appreciate the support and we will have plenty of videos coming!
Good work, just subbed. Did you only jack up one side at a time? Not sure about AWD, but when I've done coilover installs on RWD, I've found that if you don't have both sides on stands to put the front or rear end in the air, the tension from the sway-bar will make it almost impossible to remove the bolt holding the shock to the lower control arm. This suspension set-up is way different than what I'm used to (Lexus and Infiniti.) Just bought a S3 a few days ago, and new to this platform. Will keep checking your videos.
Hey there thanks for watching and subbing! Yeah we did only one Side at a time in the air. It was a little more difficult without having both sides in the air because like you said the tension makes it a lot harder. It’s doable with just one side in the air but if you have the resources to put both sides up I’d suggest doing that. And congrats on the new purchase you’ll love it! And yes feel free to check out more of this car, we just went bigger turbo with it.
@@RatchetWrenches yea man I've done one side at a time on a Q50, and the front took hours.. Had to get a punch and hammer the sway bar end-link out, which also acts as a lower shock mounting point. I'll keep watching for sure! I'ma try to do the water-pump myself soon. 🤞🏼
@@JHSIGLER hahahah yeah I’ve been there before 🤣 and I just did my water pump like 2 months ago. Truly wasn’t that bad, only thing I’d suggest is instead of going by the book and taking the fan assembly out and leaving the intake manifold on and going from below. I’d highly suggest just taking the intake manifold off and go from above so much easier and more access. Less stuff to remove aswell. Also spend the extra couple bucks and get that small hose adapter that goes from the block to the water pump, mine was so worn out and it’s pretty common to be worn!
@@RatchetWrenches yea dude I saw that you removed the intake when you swapped for the Euro and you mentioned that you were doing the pump as well. I saw another video where the dude takes out the fans and it looks like a major pain.. would you recommend switching out the gasket on the intake when taking it off? Might as well right?
@Ratchet Wrenches awesome bro! I feel better! Haven't had issues iether and been 2days. Was just worried that i was supposed to use them...i thought they were just plastic rings to protect the springs in box/shipping lmfao.
Honestly they ride like butter I did end up blowing a rear shock though. I’m really surprised that it happened so fast. I’m checking the warranty info but I didn’t expect that with such a reputable expensive brand. And this isn’t from a pothole or anything crazy just natural NJ roads
@@RatchetWrenches I from jersey too I drive on the highway way daily for work. Do you think putting on lowering springs would be fine for daily highway driving. I don’t think I’m ready for coil overs yet. I have a 2015 A3 Quattro 2.0
Hey so I bought a 2015 S3 with these exact coilovers installed as soon as I got the car I slammed it and it's clunky at low speeds when i hit little bumps I feel like its coming from the front. (When I got it it wasn't making noises at the height it was) what could be the issue? Lowered it too much? I don't rub at all, and the wheels clear both left turns and right turns
Hey there honestly without being there and hearing it I can’t tell you for certain but it doesn’t have to do with the height. More like something is rubbing or loose. I’d check the top 3 mount bolts on the front coilovers, then check the sway bar links, maybe the bushings for the top hat are worn. Really can be a lot of things but without being there I can’t tel you for sure!
Hey nice work..and the coil spring..I want to know if the coil lovers ride better than the mag ride OEM..let me know because I want to go that way. On my s3
I mean it’s hard to compare to mag ride. But with the fully adjustable coilovers and their dampening it’s pretty damn close to mag ride. I daily this setup and have no complaints
These coilovers don’t have any relation with the comfort mode setting since they bypass DCC. But you can manually adjust each of the shocks by turning the dial on the bottom of them to make it either more stiff or less stiff!
How is the KW DCC Cancellation Kit holding up? I have some non-DCC compatible Bilstein B16 on order, and have heard in some cases the KW Cancellation kit has issues.
Honestly I’ve had no problems for the DCC kit, hasn’t thrown any codes or warning etc. I’m not sure what issues people say they have but so far so good, can’t complain! You’ll love these coilovers too, rides so smooth!
@@RatchetWrenches Thanks. I smashed a pothole at 85mph on my Racingline springs, Audi tech said my front left shock is wrecked beyond repair. They quoted me $4k to replace both front shocks, top hats/bearings, and alignment.... So needless to say I'm going for coilovers!
@@scoronis666 ooof that’s brutal, yeah oem parts are ridiculously priced might as wel get some amazing coilovers for half that price give or take haha. You’re like me though I fucked up my front bumper from being too low the other day and I was like no way am I going to get an new oem one and just ended up buying the rs3 style lol.
@@RatchetWrenches what's your dampening set at? Was thinking 5 to start and adjust from there. Will see some track use this summer, obviously dialing it up. I'm in Chicago where the potholes are ruthless.
There should be no complications. If you want to double check you can click the link in the video description for the products and make sure it'll fit your vehicle!
Trying to figure out the front strut diameter for a 2015 a3 fwd I know there’s 55mm and 50mm just trying to figure out before I buy some and they don’t fit
Honestly very good, the fact that they have adjustable dampening makes it’s so comfortable. I ride with all my settings on 5 and I think it’s the perfect comfort! Highly recommend
@@cxchamp haha yeah the cars on the lowest possible setting it’s dumped haha. But nope the ride quality is still there! Hasn’t compromised it yet thankfully!
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The amount of money in labor you guys have saved me so far on my s3 lol thank you so much
So glad we can be of help!
dude that trick with tjhe 4x2 and old pinch bolt is a huge time/money saver , nice one fellas, thank you.
Tricks of the trade! Glad we could help out
i swear it’s always the best timing. i watched the Mk5 videos when i had my Mk5. you got the S3, and i got a ‘16 A3 at about the same time😂looking for coils now, and y’all post 9 days ago. so sick.
Hahahah the timing is impeccable! Good luck with the new whip! We have plenty of videos coming for this
This video was really helpful for my install, thanks!
Figuring out how to finagle the front shocks in and out is a nightmare on the first pass…only way I could get the knuckle separated/back together was with an air hammer and a jack to add pressure underneath. Not ideal when the knuckle is aluminum but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do when your sport suspension has 85k miles on it 😂
Glad we could help! And hahah oh yeah it's definitely a process and can be annoying for sure but like you said ya gotta do what you gotta do 😂 air hammer and all
@@RatchetWrenches For sure man-they ride really nice. A little stiff but still comfortable for the street. Thanks again!
Been watching for at least 3 years. Good to see the channel grow.
Honestly we appreciate this so much! 🙏
@@RatchetWrenches much respect 💪
Thread those rear collars on the perch up (to make the spring sit lower) and your rear will look much better. Good choice on the coilovers btw :)
Interesting I’ll have to take a look at that, I’m already tucked so low idk if I should go lower on these NJ roads haha. But thank you thank you had to go with some quality ones!
Rides like butter
Great job fellas very interesting to watch this install. I will say this is way beyond my skill level at this point. I was curious, how is the S3 running with your EQT stage 2? Any issues? Any other plans to get more power such as upgrading the turbo to a hybrid like Vortex XL? Ive seen some guys with stage 3/ vortex XL on their S3's with about 550 WHP running 10.7's in the quarter , and holding up fine after 10K miles. I have a almost new 18 S3 and I am looking to go the EQT route at some point. Thanks, keep these videos coming, very enjoyable to watch.
Appreciate that! And yes it’s definitely a harder job but doable! So far I’m very happy with how it’s running, no issues or anything. I’ve thought about putting the vortex in there but I’m not going to just yet. But exactly I’ve seen some really good numbers on them! Nice tho, I highly recommend EQT, I’ve ran apr on previous cars which was good but idk I just love how eqt is, they’re gonna be the next big company. We appreciate the support and we will have plenty of videos coming!
Good work, just subbed. Did you only jack up one side at a time? Not sure about AWD, but when I've done coilover installs on RWD, I've found that if you don't have both sides on stands to put the front or rear end in the air, the tension from the sway-bar will make it almost impossible to remove the bolt holding the shock to the lower control arm. This suspension set-up is way different than what I'm used to (Lexus and Infiniti.) Just bought a S3 a few days ago, and new to this platform. Will keep checking your videos.
Hey there thanks for watching and subbing! Yeah we did only one Side at a time in the air. It was a little more difficult without having both sides in the air because like you said the tension makes it a lot harder. It’s doable with just one side in the air but if you have the resources to put both sides up I’d suggest doing that. And congrats on the new purchase you’ll love it! And yes feel free to check out more of this car, we just went bigger turbo with it.
@@RatchetWrenches yea man I've done one side at a time on a Q50, and the front took hours.. Had to get a punch and hammer the sway bar end-link out, which also acts as a lower shock mounting point. I'll keep watching for sure! I'ma try to do the water-pump myself soon. 🤞🏼
@@JHSIGLER hahahah yeah I’ve been there before 🤣 and I just did my water pump like 2 months ago. Truly wasn’t that bad, only thing I’d suggest is instead of going by the book and taking the fan assembly out and leaving the intake manifold on and going from below. I’d highly suggest just taking the intake manifold off and go from above so much easier and more access. Less stuff to remove aswell. Also spend the extra couple bucks and get that small hose adapter that goes from the block to the water pump, mine was so worn out and it’s pretty common to be worn!
@@RatchetWrenches yea dude I saw that you removed the intake when you swapped for the Euro and you mentioned that you were doing the pump as well. I saw another video where the dude takes out the fans and it looks like a major pain.. would you recommend switching out the gasket on the intake when taking it off? Might as well right?
Excellent video. How long does it take for an average person?
How much did the back drop after the settle? Or did u lower it more after?
Hey question. I didn't use those blue plastic rings washer that came with the kit...is that bad? I see you didn't use it in the front struts. Thanks.
Honestly I didn’t use it and I haven’t had any issues. I think you should be fine, I daily drive mine at the lowest setting and it rides great!
@Ratchet Wrenches awesome bro! I feel better! Haven't had issues iether and been 2days. Was just worried that i was supposed to use them...i thought they were just plastic rings to protect the springs in box/shipping lmfao.
@@QTTR0JET Hahah no worries and yeah I think it’s almost just like a bushing type piece but most ppl don’t run them so I said I wouldn’t either
I'm looking forward to a review video. I'm debating between these and the KW V3s...
Honestly they ride like butter I did end up blowing a rear shock though. I’m really surprised that it happened so fast. I’m checking the warranty info but I didn’t expect that with such a reputable expensive brand. And this isn’t from a pothole or anything crazy just natural NJ roads
@@RatchetWrenches I from jersey too I drive on the highway way daily for work. Do you think putting on lowering springs would be fine for daily highway driving. I don’t think I’m ready for coil overs yet. I have a 2015 A3 Quattro 2.0
Awesome job guys!
Thank you !
What are specs measurements to adjust the struts height?
Hey so I bought a 2015 S3 with these exact coilovers installed as soon as I got the car I slammed it and it's clunky at low speeds when i hit little bumps I feel like its coming from the front. (When I got it it wasn't making noises at the height it was) what could be the issue? Lowered it too much? I don't rub at all, and the wheels clear both left turns and right turns
Hey there honestly without being there and hearing it I can’t tell you for certain but it doesn’t have to do with the height. More like something is rubbing or loose. I’d check the top 3 mount bolts on the front coilovers, then check the sway bar links, maybe the bushings for the top hat are worn. Really can be a lot of things but without being there I can’t tel you for sure!
Same man
Hey nice work..and the coil spring..I want to know if the coil lovers ride better than the mag ride OEM..let me know because I want to go that way. On my s3
I mean it’s hard to compare to mag ride. But with the fully adjustable coilovers and their dampening it’s pretty damn close to mag ride. I daily this setup and have no complaints
looking at B16's for my A3 hatchback, it seems to be quite harsh over bumps as stock, do these fix that in a comfort mode setting?
These coilovers don’t have any relation with the comfort mode setting since they bypass DCC. But you can manually adjust each of the shocks by turning the dial on the bottom of them to make it either more stiff or less stiff!
How is the KW DCC Cancellation Kit holding up?
I have some non-DCC compatible Bilstein B16 on order, and have heard in some cases the KW Cancellation kit has issues.
Honestly I’ve had no problems for the DCC kit, hasn’t thrown any codes or warning etc. I’m not sure what issues people say they have but so far so good, can’t complain! You’ll love these coilovers too, rides so smooth!
@@RatchetWrenches Thanks.
I smashed a pothole at 85mph on my Racingline springs, Audi tech said my front left shock is wrecked beyond repair. They quoted me $4k to replace both front shocks, top hats/bearings, and alignment....
So needless to say I'm going for coilovers!
@@scoronis666 ooof that’s brutal, yeah oem parts are ridiculously priced might as wel get some amazing coilovers for half that price give or take haha. You’re like me though I fucked up my front bumper from being too low the other day and I was like no way am I going to get an new oem one and just ended up buying the rs3 style lol.
@@RatchetWrenches what's your dampening set at? Was thinking 5 to start and adjust from there. Will see some track use this summer, obviously dialing it up. I'm in Chicago where the potholes are ruthless.
@@scoronis666 I’m at 5 and haven’t had the weather to adjust it lol it’s too cold. But honestly it’s quite comfortable at 5
Would there be complications if i tried this exact way on my 2011 Quattro a3?
There should be no complications. If you want to double check you can click the link in the video description for the products and make sure it'll fit your vehicle!
i have a 2010 audi a3 will the kw dcc cancellation kits work even if its for a newer gti, s3 or a3?
Honestly I’m not sure, but I’d you click the link in description it should give a list of cars it fits!
Trying to figure out the front strut diameter for a 2015 a3 fwd I know there’s 55mm and 50mm just trying to figure out before I buy some and they don’t fit
how are they holding up now?
Pretty good, one shock blew out unfortunately but should be under warranty but other then that they run great!
How do they ride comfort wise?
Honestly very good, the fact that they have adjustable dampening makes it’s so comfortable. I ride with all my settings on 5 and I think it’s the perfect comfort! Highly recommend
@@RatchetWrenches Your other video I watch the car look dump I like. Was the coilovers twist all the way down? If so it didn’t effect the ride quality
@@cxchamp haha yeah the cars on the lowest possible setting it’s dumped haha. But nope the ride quality is still there! Hasn’t compromised it yet thankfully!
Thank you!!!!
You’re welcome, thanks for watching!
what happens to the mag ride when these get installed?
You either have to buy the kit that keeps it or delete it entirely. We deleted it entirely and its cheaper that way