You Won't BELIEVE What Audi Quoted For New R8 Suspension!
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- Опубліковано 8 січ 2022
- 👋 In todays video we talk about one of the most expensive parts to replace on the Audi R8!! For my car it's time for a suspension replacement and upgrade! On the R8, the magnetic ride was an option from the factory and while it's a cool option to get, it is a system that is known to go out. In my case I knew that one of the coils had a leak, but after taking the car apart, we found the the two fronts were leaking a good bit. The rears where in great shape, but with the car being 10 years old, they were eventually going to go too. An OEM setup from the Audi dealer would cost roughly $10K just for the parts and then add labor which could be around $1K or so! For the price of the car, that doesn't seem like a bad cost in relation to that, but of course on this channel, we want to show you the cost effective way that not only saves money, but also gives you the best part too! That's where the BC racing coilovers come into play for a total cost of $1400! While they don't have the magnetic ride, which I rarely used, they have so many different adjustments and after making this video, I got them dialed in some more! Stay tuned for the new wheels and lowering the car as I will go over all that information and how the adjustments work and feel with the different settings! I am super excited with this kit and how they ride so far! This project was also incredibly easy with basic tools, we had no hiccups and it was a smooth process! Definitely beats writing a check for $10k only for them to possibly fail again! Can't wait for my new wheels and setup, it's going to look so good!!!
🏎 You Won't BELIEVE What Audi Quoted For New Audi R8 Suspension!
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Super cool you were able to do this in your garage, like any regular s4. Thanks for sharing
Yeah it was a very easy installation. And we can even adjust the damping without taking the wheels off. So very happy with this upgrade!
Thank you for this clip. Currently I am having the same issue with my 2011 spyder. Glad that I am more knowledgeable now.
Glad to hear it I could help! I love this setup, still rides great!
Good choice on the coilovers! Had them for 3 years and VERY happy with them! Make sure to adjust to be stiffer, at stock, it is a bit bouncy.
Nice! Yeah we've messed with them a bit and but the damping to +25. We havent touched spring rate yet. Not sure if we should tighten that up or not yet
Spot on. After I lowered mine I had to go with the firmest settings with 20 inch wheels or you will get some tire rub on bigger bumps.
I was going to ask you about your dampening settings but I believe your setup is with the Standard BC coils and I have the Swift. My problem is a very light bouncy/vibrating feel at speeds past 60 mph. This is after getting the alignment done.
Nice to see the Audi again. This makes owning a car like this seem much more achievable.
Oh it is! Anyone can buy and maintain a car like this super easy. Just takes a little bit of diy knowledge ;)
Great work…. It is crazy how much it costs when you go thru a dealership no matter what the make is…. Looking awesome!
For sure! Such a waste at the dealers for parts on cars like this. Very happy with the new coilovers and can't wait to dial in the ride height and settings!
I did the same thing with my 2009. BCs ride just as good, and have a ton more dampening adjustment. Putting a set of 20inch wheels and lowering it a bit makes it look way more aggressive.
Oh nice! Yeah I am in the process of ordering custom wheels. So once they are here we can get the hight dialed in and really fine tune it!
BC racing Coil over is always the best way to go especially on an R8 🙌🏾🔥
Couldn't agree more! I love them so far and can't wait to lower it a bit more once my wheels come in!
Love your channel! AWESOME getting a 2012 V10...I suspect the coils are busted.
Congrats! You will love the Audi R8 for sure and if they are, this is an easy and affordable option to go with! Love the suspension setup so far!
hi, i'm french, i have already install bc racing in my Z4M, the best and now i'have audi R8 V8 2007 with magnéric ride,did you have any problem with bc racing with this option ?
many thanks
stephane
I just have a light on the dash since I disconnect the mag ride. There is an end cap you can buy to turn the light off, but it’s like $400 so I’m fine with the light lol
Hey guys, I have a 2008 R8 with the same BC/ Swift set up. Can you tell me what numbers you have the dampening set at? Thanks in advance.
I think we settled on +20 or so. Maybe +25. In the middle was way too soft
So is there a cel thrown or error for leaving the mag ride pigtail unplugged?
Yeah there is a light on the dash with a shock icon now. But I can get a $400 kit to remove that. Might be a fuse I can pull too, to deactivate it. So if it bothers me I might end up doing something to remove the light
Where did you get that Bushnell headlight?
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Here yah go! They were a Christmas gift!
When ordering these, did you choose the Extreme low option or just the regular (I did see you did the swift upgrade). Thank you.
Just regular with the swift upgrade
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Thank you!
@@ryantremblay8006 no problem! Car rides so good! Just had to dial in the damping and it rides better then stock
Did you make you follow up video with your review and the ride height back to stock ?
I haven’t. But I’m not at the factory ride height! I won’t be going back up to that. I love this kit! The adjustments are so nice and I’ve got it dialed in to what I like!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed how many clicks did u adjust ? I keep hearing 20 clicks 19 clicks 20 from soft ? What do you use ?
@@TheBigFilz I think I’m right in the middle, I can’t remember exactly but at least 18 or so. Really just depends on how you want the ride. I spent a few hours and went from one end to see the ride, clicked to the other side and then somewhere in the middle, a little more on the stiff side is where I left it!
What happens with the wire harness connector for the magnetic ride control? Does it throw a code?
No codes, I just have a suspension light on the dash. You can buy a module to plug in, but it’s like $400. I’m fine with the light lol
I heard sport mode won't engage while that light is on, can you confirm?
@@Krasinski1 Theres no sport mode to engage in this car.
so here is the question my suspicion light is on, my lunch controllers doesn't work anymore because of the suspension light. Does you have a same issue with the launch control?
@@mastergameguys1148 I don’t have launch control, so not sure what you are talking about.
I can totally believe it! On my R8 GT, here in the UK, one rear GT spring is $2,000! Just the spring!!
That number is mind boggling, going to need to sit down with a hot cup of Earl Grey and some biscuits.🏞️
@@waic1639 the GT is so rare that everything on it is mind boggling! The carbon trim around the windscreen... $15,000!
Wow that's insaine! No reason a spring should cost that much! High quality lowering springs are like $50 or so for these cars lol
@@sportzntouring I guess they set prices like that since the car is built for wealthy people, they just expect them to pay crazy money like that.
@@waic1639 pricing is also about volumes. Only 333 GT Spyders were made and the suspension is specific to the car. It's all about recovering tooling costs. If you make thousands, 10s of thousands or hundreds of thousands you spread the manufacturing tooling costs over many more units. It's economies of scale.
Being able to do your own work- That's the magic 🎩 Awesome upgrade guys!! ( Mike do you think slamming the R8 is healthy for the bottom of the car? Curves, gas stations, etc?)
If doing it yourself gives you content or your time is worth less than the cost of paying for it - sure... But some times, for some people, it's cheaper to pay than do it yourself.
Yeah we love doing the projects ourselves! Saves so much money and is fun. When I say slamming, I didn't mean that quite literally lol. But it will end up being about an inch lower then stock. So a good ride hight to have flush wheels and max performance. But still god ground clearance.
Exactly! For us, it by far outweighs the cost to do it ourselves. And we just can't fathom paying someone to do something we know how to do. It fun working on cars so I can't give that up even if it was free to have someone else do it
@@BrosFOURRSpeed yeah, for you guys, it makes complete sense especially as you essentially make money by making content from doing it yourself. I also know people for whom they'd just do it because they enjoy it, content or not. Thanks for sharing what you do 🤙
@@sportzntouring Yeah this is our job lol. Even without YT we'd still do it ourselves. Definitely fun!
Currently researching for my dream car and some of these maintenance qoutes are what have me freaking out lol 😂
What is your dream car!? Don't let those deter you from buying the car! While some components car cost a lot and shops or the dealership will charge an arm and a leg, if you can tackle some of it, it's really no different than a normal car. I've done everything on this car myself minus the oil change, but will do those from now on because of the cost! Do your research though to feel comfortable about working on it!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed2009-11 R8
@@jonathansantos9969 This is my second one, I had a 2010 and the only things to go out between both, an O2 sensor that cost $40 and I learned how to replace that, had a leak in a brake caliper, new one was $1400, but had a partial warranty on that and then this suspension work. It’s a very reliable car but getting close to 10+ years old some parts might dry rot or wear out. I’ve been very happy with mine and would definitely recommend it. Only true maintenance is the oil change once a year and that’s it!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Im looking at one right now nervous since 1 never bout a car out of state 2 biggest purchase second to my house I have made lol.. feel like I have the opportunity to snag one now . Let’s see how it turned out
@@jonathansantos9969 I bought both of mine out of state and sight unseen! Just do your research on the car and you can even get a PPI done for more peace of mind!
Where are you guys located? Can you install some on mine with kit so I don’t see the light?
I didn't bother installing the kit to delete the light, that's like a 400 kit, not worth it to me! This is actually a pretty straight forward install, one of the easiest we have worked on!
Do you know what spring rates you purchased? And were you able to get a smoothe ride and not be bouncy?
I have the Swift springs. Not exactly sure on the setting I put them too and how that translates to a numerical representation of spring rate. But the car rides very smooth. Rides just like stock with how I dialed it in. So these offer plenty of adjustment for a stock ride and the ability to make it harder or softer.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed The spring rate is built into the spring so you buy them that way. BC Racing gives you options of how many KG springs to use, I'm about to buy these and I want to match yours, there is huge controversy over the rates on the forums on which is right, is there any way you could call to find out what KG springs front/rear you bought?
U need 14k front / 12k rear
Hey man when I had my 2009 Audi R8 I needed 3 new shocks. They quoted me 2000 a piece. That’s 2K for ONE shock! So for me, it would have cost about 10K for the parts and labor. I got the BC coilovers and my only complaint is the bouncy ride. I made them stiffer to make it ride like normal, it’s a trade off I gladly accepted as opposed to paying 10K.
Side note, I’ve owned a 350 Z, 370 Z Nismo, Audi R8, 2021 Supra and now I added the Audi Ttrs. See any similarities? Great content guys keep up the good work.
Nice! I've still got my 370z Nismo and R8 GT Spyder... I've been watching these guys since the 370z. One of the channels that inspired me to start my own.
@@sportzntouring exactly. I LOVED my Nismo and miss her. Hopefully Nissan will make another with the new Z. My TT RS is getting shipped from Texas, and should arrive tomorrow. I can’t wait I have BIG plans for the platform.
Nice fleet man! A TTRS will make it to one of our garages too some day lol. I adjusted the damping to +25 and it feels pretty much stock. Driving home on the +15 setting was very comfortable but way too bouncy and soft. So i might adjust spring rate a tad. But as of now it's at least riding like stock. All for such a bargain over Audi lol
Oh nice man! Love the Nismo!
Hope they do a new Nismo! Can't wait for the 2023 for sure!
Any plans on videos of the TTRS from you?
Car looking great ! Way cheaper. Agree
Heck yeah man! Very happy with them so far!
That’s the problem with buying old exotics things like this are going to break but if you can do your own repairs it shouldn’t be too much of an issue.
Yeah it's all part of these older cars for sure. There are actually a ton of good aftermarket parts for the R8 to make it very easy to fix up. Can't imagine going OEM for everything. Very happy with the new coilovers
Is the ride actually good? Because i hear bc coilovers are not that good for the r8. But maybe the swift spring help alot?
I love it! Multiple settings depending on what you want! I have it a bit stiff right now but with a few clicks I can back that down when I want! Zero complaints with it! To me it rides about the same as factory in the setting I have it in. Swift springs seem to be a must have for a lot of higher end cars
if anyone says they are good, then they've never ridden in an R8 with new magnetic ride shocks. I've had BC on my R8 for a year and it was horrible. You get what you pay for.
Did you reuse the same bolts, or did they come with new bolts?
I used the factory hardware!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Aren't they one time use stretch bolts? 😅
@@Krasinski1 never heard of “stretch bolt”, but still have the car and this setup and zero issues.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Stretch bolts are a specific type of bolt that stretches when torqued, in automotive use they are to be changed and not reused when removed. Reusing them would be adding risk of failure. They don't look very different from a normal bolt if you aren't a mechanic. Food for thought.
@@Krasinski1 I’ve been working on cars for 16 years, but haven’t heard of that lol, these aren’t those though.
I have been a professional automotive technician 20+ years, have owned a shop 4+ years and have been working on euro for half my career. People always get sticker shocked with euro suspension issues just the air struts make people think u are trying to rip them off. They like to order conversion kits and when u warn them it’s gonna ride terrible they say they don’t care they want to save the money then when they drive it after the kit is on they hate the ride
This suspension kit rides great, not sure what kits you are talking about.
Do you think that because the front shocks were so old and had leaked a lot off fluid maybe that’s why you couldn’t tell the difference between the modes?
That is a good point now that you mention it, but I've had the car almost a year and I owned one before this that didn't have any leaking. I could feel a slight difference and it does stiffen up the suspension, but I never used it because it handled great without going into that sport mode.
Wow 10 grand! That'll give anybody a panic attack lol. Just listening to that makes you want to file for bankruptcy 🤣🤣
haha yeah! It'd be crazy to go OEM for that kind of money! Really happy with the new coilovers and can't wait to further adjust them with the new wheels!
Yeah Walters Audi in Riverside quoted me over $13k. They are out of their mind
It’s crazy for sure! What kit did you end up going with? I love my setup!
I imagine Audi quote a lot for their work just like other car dealerships. They are sometimes called stealerships for a reason baby! 🥶
"stealership" 🤣🤣
Love it!
haha yeah! No reason that 1 part should cost that much. The main reason is probably because it's next to zero in volume. They probably don't make them in high quantities. But the aftermarket is a way better option for sure!
haha yeah!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed As long as the part does the job well is good enough for me. 😎
@@waic1639 Exactly! Som great parts out there for these!
You can save a lot of $ when you have the knowledge base
That is true as well! This was such an easy install though, I think most people could do this! Plus it's a lot of fun!
You can get them rebuilt. There's a guy in AZ where you get rebuilt ones and get a rebate for your old ones...
That’s cool, I wouldn’t want to do that, what if they go out again? I love this setup!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed I am the guy in AZ and thanks Salil for the shoutout! We use superior components compared to the Chinese stuff used in BWI OEM that fail every two years. Think Nagengast magnetic ride shocks = Gallardo magnetic ride shocks. They are made to last.
@@phxraf do you buy used ones? I sold my rear stock ones. But still have the fronts
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Thanks for checking out the R8 video!
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I mean you have an R8 bro. If you’re going to own an expensive car you should be prepared for expensive quotes when it comes to fixing it
Oh yeah I figured it'd be around $10k. But there are so many good aftermarket alternatives that offer more than OEM. Nothing wrong with saving boatloads of money and making the car even better!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed ya I agree 100% but I just feel like things like that give dealership mechanics bad reps because most people take that information the wrong way. I’ve been a tech for 8 years man and I can tell you with even that big ass quote they gave you most of it goes to the service writer, parts department and so on. We techs at least at my dealer are pretty honest when it comes to labor rates and not gonna lie man R8s especially the older bodies are a pain in the asssssssss to work on lol. I get what you mean tho brotha that’s exactly why I don’t take my personal car to the dealer lmaoooo
@@hektr19 well OEM parts for cars like this are always expensive since it’s such low demand and supply. It’s nothing negative about a dealer. This was a $130k car. So it had pricey parts to begin with. But it’s nice showing people that aftermarket products can be a great way to repair expensive cars. And most of the time the aftermarket gives you better performance at such a fraction of the cost. So hopefully this shows people how easy and cheap these cars are to work with 💪🏼
Sell the old ones. There is a company online that will buy them.
Oh yeah? I was thinking about that since I'm sure people who know suspension can rebuild these. I'll look into that!
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Nice man!