H&R springs

Anyone running h&r springs and have pictures?

 

[Terry Posten]

I am. Click the link in my sig below.

 

[Struc]

Me too. I really like the look, but is a fairly dramatic change in what I'm used to with the car. I keep hitting the bump stops. I've only driven it a few days with the new springs, though, so I may get used to it. There are some pictures in a different thread. I'll edit my post with that link.

Edit: click

 

[KiNgMaRtY]

Struc: I think your struts may not be able to handle your H&R's.
I have H&R's with Koni yellow struts and feels about how my STi felt with stock suspension (as far as stiffness and control of spring)

OP: Apparently the H&R springs have to be cut in the back

 

[SouthCaliVR4]

I know i cut at least one dead coil in the rear, maybe one and a half /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif Can't recall



H&R sports w/17x7.5 5zigen wheels & 225/45's

Oh yea, using kyb agx's.

 

[Struc]

Quoting KiNgMaRtY:
Struc: I think your struts may not be able to handle your H&R's.



I bought them used as a strut/spring combo already assembled. The struts are GR-2's.

The ride is fine - no complaints there - we just have crappy roads around here.

 

[Terry Posten]

Mine are not cut.

 

[Brunoboy]

I blew my gr2's and my AGX's, both had HnR springs, Right now Evo suspension seems the best way to go.

 

[Launch]

You guys are cutting coils from the H&Rs on koni yellows? Doesn't that effect ride quality tremendously? I thought it was completely bolt on affair.

 

[Brunoboy]

I never cut mine,

 

[SouthCaliVR4]

Quoting Launch:
You guys are cutting coils from the H&Rs on koni yellows? Doesn't that effect ride quality tremendously? I thought it was completely bolt on affair.



I can only speak of the h&r's with the agx's. on mine it left the car with a ton of rake. I didn't like it so i cut a couple out of the rear only & only the stacked "dead coils", there was no effect on ride quality what so ever.

 

[KiNgMaRtY]

Quoting Struc:
Quoting KiNgMaRtY:
Struc: I think your struts may not be able to handle your H&R's.



I bought them used as a strut/spring combo already assembled. The struts are GR-2's.

The ride is fine - no complaints there - we just have crappy roads around here.



GR-2 is designed as an OEM replacement with OEM springs. I had GR-2's with H&R springs when I bought 611/1000 and the ride was horrible.

 

[KiNgMaRtY]

Unless H&R changed the rear springs? Can those of you with the uncut and cut springs post a part number if possible? I know the H&R's that are on 802 are cut per prev owner and the ones on 611 who knows but I remember there being a bit of difference in how many coils. I will have to check next time I work on my buddies now 611

 

thats what im running and the rear definitely sits higher then the front. as for ride. i like em.

 

[dmj]

I had to cut one coil on my H&R's in the rear it was way to jacked up before . It sits like this now

 

[KiNgMaRtY]

And what struts are you running dmj?

 

[dmj]

I am running KYB GR2 struts front and rear. Ride is extremely smooth almost like a luxury car a little too soft for my taste though.

 

[BluFalcon]

Remember, most aftermarket struts for our cars are made for DSM's. The front spring perch on the DSM struts is actually lower than the stock GVR4 strut, so the H&R's are going to sit lower in the front than originally intended and give it that "raked" look. I ended up cutting about 3/4 of a coil out of my rear H&R's before I was happy with the way the car sat. I still think the front sits too low with the H&R's. Luckily I have a set of Ground Controls going on it when I get my car back, so I can "fix" that.

 

[blackvr4]

My galant H&Rs KYB AGXs no cut coils, have been thinking about cutting the coils, really not feelin the rake /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[dsm10o0]

My car has H&R's on KYB AGX's. The back really need to be cut.