True dat, just went through this last week. 15 minutes with a random orbital, including setup:

Did no one notice this dude’s Kinja handle? Fucking hilarious

Oh nice! That’s good to know, Thanks man. I’ll definitely be looking into that

I would also like to know this

The deciding factor seems to be since it can go between AWD and 4WD by locking and unlocking the center diff, that it’s still just considered an AWD car.

Audi Engineer #1: Let’s put the timing chain on the rear of the engine instead of the front!

I think that ship has sailed, unfortunately.

Nice, that’s good to hear actually. Much of my info is coming from friends in the B5 S4 community, so I wasn’t aware the allroad got an updated transmission.

From what I have heard, they are more reliable day to day, but the timing chain service is ridiculously expensive and complicated to work on

I’ve seen that car and it’s amazing! Seriously detailed work on that car, far beyond my abilities

I agree with that. My original title was “Here’s How I Turned the World’s Least Reliable Car Into an Offroader” — but such is the way of things!

Nice, I can see where they would be more popular in a place where it snows. Here in SoCal I maybe see one a month, if that. It’s weird!

Hey man, good to hear from you!

The problem there is that all the off the shelf coil conversions sit the suspension at level 2 or lower, which is no bueno for my purposes. I may explore something custom in the future.

Nice! Sounds like you got some damn good use out of it!

1) You got me there.

I will say this:

Are you looking to swap to a B5 drivetrain? If it’s just more power you’re after, I would consider just upgrading your 1.8t. Upgrading your turbo to a K04, an intercooler, downpipes, and a tune will get you a ton more power, and it would be cheaper and easier than a swap. Your 1.8t has a ton of aftermarket support. I…

As far as off the shelf goes, the only coilover conversion kits out there sit at much lower heights than what the air suspension is capable of. If I do go that route, it will have to be custom.

Yes! There are coilover conversion kits