Audi A5 Coupe Front Suspension Strut: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults
On the A5, a top mount bearing fault on related models can genuinely be demonstrated with the bonnet open and the wheel turned lock to lock.
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The System That Quietly Does All the Work
Before you feel a single bump or pothole in the Audi A5 Coupe's cabin, it's already passed through these parts — which is exactly why wear tends to present as several vague, overlapping symptoms rather than one clear-cut fault. A methodical check outperforms guesswork here.
OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — front struts (aftermarket) Bilstein 24-275019 / KYB 3418009
| Front strut / shock absorber (aftermarket) | Bilstein 24-275019 (B4 OE replacement, monotube gas, 49 mm clamp); Bilstein 24-303828 (monotube gas, 49 mm); Bilstein 24-274876 (B8 Performance Plus, monotube gas); Bilstein 24-303866 (monotube gas); KYB 3418009 (Excel-G, twin-tube gas, 14 mm rod); Meyle 126 624 0007 (twin-tube gas, with spring seat, pair) |
|---|---|
| Front lower arm / wishbone (aftermarket) | LH Lemförder 39310 01 / RH Lemförder 39311 01 (aluminium; LH Meyle 116 050 0243/HD / RH 0244/HD (reinforced, ball joint, rubber mount, replace in pairs); LH febi 176371 / RH febi 176369 (aluminium, 22 mm cone, M14x1.5); LH Ridex 273C1854 / RH Ridex 273C2415 (aluminium, 413 mm); Moog AU-TC-15359 / 15360 (ball joint, side not stated) |
| Top mount / strut bearing (aftermarket) | Lemförder 43364 01 (L/R, no rolling bearing needed); Meyle 100 412 2045 (rubber-metal, no bearing, pairs); febi 172589 (elastomer, no bearing, 12.2 mm, M8x1.25); KYB SM1114; Monroe MK493 (without rolling bearing); Swag 33 10 1381 (elastomer, no bearing) |
| Genuine (OE) numbers quoted | Lemförder 43364 01 top mount quotes 8W0 412 377 and 8W0 412 377 B; no others quoted for front parts |
| Fitment notes | Standard strut listings only |
S Line and S5/RS5 models use genuinely different, stiffer suspension components than standard Sport trim, and quattro all-wheel-drive versions have additional front driveline components not present on front-wheel-drive equivalents. Confirm your exact trim and drivetrain before ordering.
Audi A5 Coupe Front Suspension Strut: What It Does
The Audi A5 Coupe's front suspension combines the shock absorber and spring mount into a single strut assembly, which is what governs how the car settles after a bump. A worn one lets that bounce continue longer than it should, and it can wear tyres unevenly if ignored.
Audi A5 Coupe Front Suspension Strut: Watch: Replacing It
Generation not stated in title (likely 8T); B8 A4/A5 strut video also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syq-u0uc0Fo
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A Genuinely Useful Piece of Context Worth Knowing About Front-End Knocks — Audi A5 Coupe Front Suspension
If you're hearing a knock from the front suspension, this is genuinely worth knowing: documented cases on related Audi models describe this traced to the top suspension mount bearing, worth testing by having an assistant turn the steering wheel lock to lock with the bonnet open and the car stationary.
It's also genuinely worth knowing that this kind of knock can be temperature-sensitive, and that it's well known for mysteriously failing to reproduce during a dealer's own test drive.
Audi A5 Coupe Front Suspension Strut: Warning Signs, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Front Suspension Strut Guide for symptoms of worn bushings and ball joints, confirming fitment against your VIN, and rubber vs polyurethane guidance.
More Audi Front Suspension Strut
The same part, covered across other Audi models.