Doing suspension - what else should be replaced

[PGJ]

Recently picked up a 2001 Avant (6-speed! all stock!...took me 20 months to find it...) w/ about 70K. I'm getting the stasis SS coilover suspension installed. I was looking through some DIY write-ups and nothing really addressed what wear/tear items should be replaced during the suspension install. I'm coming from an e46 3-series and I know that just about everyone who does a suspension on one of those has their shock/strut mounts replaced (usually w/ M3 mounts). Is replacing mounts recommended? Anything else? I'm actually having my BMW tech do the install and since he's not as familiar w/ an S4 I wanted to point anything like this out to him.

[Drifters]

I would suggest considering replacing all the control arms/tie rod ends, while your replacing the suspension. The car would ride like new again with new control arms.

[PGJ]

this is already starting to get expensive....

[DiscoPotato]

I would suggest considering replacing all the control arms/tie rod ends, while your replacing the suspension. The car would ride like new again with new control arms.

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[cactus_b5s4]

I would suggest considering replacing all the control arms/tie rod ends, while your replacing the suspension. The car would ride like new again with new control arms.

And perhaps the axles.
Last year I picked up a '00 s4 and replaced the above along with the front axles. My car is very smooth on stock shocks and springs.

[Skyler@Achtuning]

I'd do the 4 upper front control arms, tie rod ends and upper strut bushings. About $500 for those parts typically.

[joespaman]

Wheel Bearings if you are in that deep doing control arms and tie rod ends, and an alignment. Aren't these cars fun!?!?

[jesters22]

could look into wheel bearings aswell, ontop of the control arm kit. a normal control arm kit could be anywhere from 300-500+ for a full 12 or 14? or how ever big the kit is. make sure u get heavy duty tie rod ends.

[AudiSportB5S4]

upper strut bushings.

ABSOLUTELY. Just went through this myself... I think when you do any suspension modifications you should replace these things. I had tired mounts that started knocking like crazy and man, replacing them the car feels way better than before even before I started hearing knocking from them.

[2kblacks4]

The mounts that go on top of the strut. http://www.ecstuning.com/Audi-B5_S4-...Shocks/ES1903/

[Dutchsider]

while your at it, you might as well go big turbo too

[PGJ]

ABSOLUTELY. Just went through this myself... I think when you do any suspension modifications you should replace these things. I had tired mounts that started knocking like crazy and man, replacing them the car feels way better than before even before I started hearing knocking from them.

are you referring to the strut mounts that 2kblacks4 linked to? or are these a different part

http://www.ecstuning.com/Audi-B5_S4-...Shocks/ES1903/

[DiscoPotato]

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