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    Veteran Member Three Rings
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    Rear lower spring perches or pads, adjustable or fixed , 60mm, H&R?

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    I need something to sit between a 60mm i.d. spring and the rear lower control arm. Maybe someone upgraded to an articulating setup and has parts from another coil over kit that would work for me. I have an adjustable perch that sits on top of the spring so I don’t need that but I know some kits, like H&R, situate the perch on control arm side of the spring
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    Veteran Member Four Rings Jayz691's Avatar
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    What exactly you looking for? You said your adj collars are on top, correct? So then you just use the factory style spring pad on the bottom. Thats how my b7 a4 is anyway. Does your coilover kit also come with a metal perch for the bottom, like in the pic?

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    Veteran Member Three Rings
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jayz691 View Post
    What exactly you looking for? You said your adj collars are on top, correct? So then you just use the factory style spring pad on the bottom. Thats how my b7 a4 is anyway. Does your coilover kit also come with a metal perch for the bottom, like in the pic?

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    Are you using a 60mm spring or one that’s made to sit in the pad?

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    Veteran Member Four Rings
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    like others have said, you can just replace the lower rubber bushing if your adjustment collars are up top. heck I probably have a few extra sets around here
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    Veteran Member Three Rings
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    I just can’t see how this fits a much larger spring diameter.


    Here is a photo with the bottom spring pad on a linear spring, roughly 60mm i.d. (upside down)


    I guess I’m worried about seating it securely not just for driving around but also when the suspension is drooped when I jack it up


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    Veteran Member Four Rings
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rilla View Post
    I just can’t see how this fits a much larger spring diameter.
    larger wound springs always taper at the ends (ie, how OEM springs or typical progressive lowering springs do)

    Here is a photo with the bottom spring pad on a linear spring, roughly 60mm i.d. (upside down)
    I don't see an issue here

    I guess I’m worried about seating it securely not just for driving around but also when the suspension is drooped when I jack it up
    there's always going to be preload on 6" length springs, even at full droop. If not, then you don't have them installed correctly / are missing top or bottom mounts.

    I just swapped my rear springs yesterday, and had to apply quite a bit of force to the hub assembly to unload the springs for removal - even with the shock and swaybar disconnected from the lower control arm. And my "stack" with 6" Swifts and the PSI rear weight jacks is quite a bit shorter than yours with the OEM rubber mounts + the Stasis spring perches.
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    Veteran Member Three Rings
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    For what it’s worth I noted that Bilstein includes a lower spring seat with their b14 and b16 kits.



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    Veteran Member Four Rings
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rilla View Post
    For what it’s worth I noted that Bilstein includes a lower spring seat with their b14 and b16 kits.
    yes, they do. They also use a 2.5" spring in the rear (same springs front/rear actually; front just adds the helper), so not optimal to reuse the lower factory rubber bushing. For 60mm ID springs, or ones that taper at the ends, the factory bushings are fine.
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    2014 Allroad | Glacier/Ebony (sold and bought back)

    Sold: 2007 RS4 | Sprint/Ebony

    RIP 2002 A4 2.0TQM Denim/Ebony, 243k
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    Veteran Member Four Rings Jayz691's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rilla View Post
    Are you using a 60mm spring or one that’s made to sit in the pad?
    I have a Dinan setup, and they do taper at the end. So mine fit like factory. Kinda hard to tell in pic.

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    Veteran Member Three Rings
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt Devo View Post
    yes, they do. They also use a 2.5" spring in the rear (same springs front/rear actually; front just adds the helper), so not optimal to reuse the lower factory rubber bushing. For 60mm ID springs, or ones that taper at the ends, the factory bushings are fine.
    Thanks was just searching for Bilstein diameters

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    i just purchased a set of fk for my b7 and had to order the perches i ordered some raceland's but now that you mention it i think racelands mounts on bottom like you want and the fk's are from the top if i cant make it work maybe we can swap unless the perches mounts either way

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