B6 A4 ridiculous height/gaps

[lowlife89]

Hello everyone,

I've got a B6 A4 with standard factory suspension. I have no idea what the previous owner(s) did to this poor car, you can jam a fist in the front gap and not a hay straw in the back. If I get 3 guys in the back, it all gets way lower. It looks like this:

http://i39.tinypic.com/2nipeb.jpg

Now, I've read that the sport suspension package will cause the car to look *slightly* lower in the back, but nothing like this lol.
Can old, totaled dampers be causing this? I don't seem to get a lot of body roll when I'm driving alone, didn't try to play on twisty roads with people in the car.

I was under the impression that the ride height is only determined by the springs. Thanks.

[elewsader]

The reverse rake appearance is pretty common, I've read that it's more related to the wheel arch placement in the body panels than the suspension ride heights.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/356808-New-Avant-Stock-Suspension-Reverse-Rake"

[spybox]

I also recently got an A4 Avant B6 Quattro. I am also wondering what the person before did. He put on these huge tire and rims (19") that I'm stuck with :( He had 275's on the back and 245's on the front. I have got it down to 265's on back and 235's on front. There is still this huge height dif. Not really huge but I measured the fender-to-ground height for the front at 26" and back is 25". It seems that this car should sit more level. I am thinking that, for my car anyway, the guy tried to cut down the rear springs to lower it. Realized it was a bad idea and didn't move on to the font. You could probably better visualize your problem if you measure the fender to ground height.