Audi A4 Strut and Spring Replacement (B8, B8.5)

The spring broke on our B8.5 Audi A4. I'm going to replace it with a full strut/spring combo so that I do not need to use a spring compressor. In this video, I walk through replacing both sides on our Audi A4. One with a broken spring, one with a good spring. After completion of this project, any time you work on a suspension, you should get an alignment!
The parts for this video were provided by Transit Auto. The parts were Unity Strut parts and fit great!
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Strut Part Numbers,
78A-11098, RH Front Complete
78A-11099, LH Front Complete
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[@kerimeistrid]

thanks! Was looking autodoc video first and did not take leap to work on it. Today used Your tips and it took 1 hour, no unnessesary work. Thanks!

[@SmackeysGarage]

Nice! Glad to hear it! That’s a super fast time to get all this done!

[@musclecarmitch908]

Wow! Never seen a spring break like that on that new of a car! I've had a few torsion bars break on old mopars I've had but they were older and common on that type of spring, That's kinda odd to happen to a coil spring, Probably a flaw in the metal of the spring. Great fix! Thanks for sharing!👍

[@SmackeysGarage]

Yea definitely odd to see on that new of a spring. The coating on the spring and everything was still in great condition. I agree with you it probably was a flaw in the spring. Sadly, I've seen this happen to a few of these vehicles online!

[@pnmbmw]

My friend's brother is an Audi technician, and he said these cars are designed to fail in multiple areas. Springs is one of those areas. I've never had a broken spring on all the other cars I've owned.

[@SmackeysGarage]

Interesting. I've never had a spring fail on another car either in this way. What else on these cars is designed to fail?

[@pnmbmw]

@@SmackeysGarage It's a very long list. Troublesome and very expensive to fix automatic gearboxes.

[@timwindsor03]

Awesome video brother. That job looked like a pain. Thanks for sharing. Keep the content coming. Hope you have an incredible weekend. Much love and RESPECT

[@SmackeysGarage]

Thanks Tim. After I figured out the right steps it wasn’t too bad. Appreciate you watching! Have a great weekend too!

[@pnmbmw]

Great video.

[@SmackeysGarage]

Thanks!

[@cbekkadja]

How do you jack the car up and put jack stands.. I have a b9 a4 and curious

[@SmackeysGarage]

If it is the same as the B8.5s I use a pinch weld puck and jack at the opening of the pinch weld.

[@cbekkadja]

@@SmackeysGarageah okay yeah for the pinch weld sections but wasn’t sure if the jack and jack stand would fit all under 😅

[@SmackeysGarage]

Yea... I have a low profile jack. I believe you should be able to get it under there on a stock height car. Sometimes I end up putting a jackstand under the chassis where the front control arm meets it.