H&R race springs

[IIXtremeHansen]

H&R e46

Well I installed my friends springs and he seems pretty happy with them. although it took the gap out it dosent look low enough. I tried to convince him but he just wanted to take the gap out.

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?p=11118936#post11118936

[SlowProgress]

None are true all around coil overs for the e30 unless you go with expensive race coil overs. Most are coil overs up front and coil over style in the back.

My friend just picked up a full race true coil over for the e30 m3 with separate reservoirs for under 5k.

I'm riding on h&r race and they are a great set up, if you buy some strut and sway bars it will be a great set up for mild track use and street use.

[Byron]

theyre not real coils though are they?
ive got a late model

Depends on your definition of real coils. They are a coil over conversion kit that you modify your factory strut housings to install. You will still need new shocks, but you would need them anyways if you got H&R's. They are still a coilover in every sence of the word, but you need to make them work.

The only REAL coilovers for e30's are KW's and FK's- AKA integrated struts with adjusters and shocks pre-installed.

In the end, all these will cost about the same and get you just about the same drop. GC's are preferred though because they have options to modify them later on with shortened housings or different spring sizes and rates.

[The Ripe Punani]

Do what I should done the first time around: buy coilovers. I regret my decision to buy the Bilstein/H&R Sport combo.

[kev.skyline]

Coils are only $100 more than Races.

Do you have a late model or an early?

theyre not real coils though are they?
ive got a late model

[fatboy.yoshi]

i am currently on cut h&r's hahah....forgot which ones tho...i think the sports...sold my coilovers

[Byron]

Coils are only $100 more than Races.

Do you have a late model or an early?

[bud's hanzo sword]

Coilovers. They are going to pay for themselves over and over again and you will be way happier with them. Save the money you would have spent of springs and put it away until you can buy coils.

I've had both H&R sports and race springs on various models of VW and neither ride well with stock struts and neither give you more than .75-1in drop... Not worth the money IMO.

It's also not worth buying arguably stiffer springs without buying struts more matched for heavy springs... thus more money you need to spend....

...which is why I say save your money away until you can get coils.

[bataangpinoy]

they dont make sport lines for the e30.

[B Rod]

Try Eibach Sportlines. Good drop, good ride, very decent handling.

That is, of course, if you can't get coils.

ok if you want a drop like coils on an e30, kw fk vogtland or lowtec are the only names to consider. they have a sweet drop and the rates to match.

Ground Controls.

[bataangpinoy]

ok if you want a drop like coils on an e30, kw fk vogtland or lowtec are the only names to consider. they have a sweet drop and the rates to match. i run fk 60/40 and im about as lo as i dare take my car on these ny streets. i only have a half inch left to kill my fender gap.

[DiScoTeknix]

I ***** my race springs. Even with Koni's they still felt like shit. Save up and do it right the first time with coilovers.

[325irollin]

buy coilovers. I just sold my e30 and had new H&R races on it with Bilsteins. It was a good suspension but not if you're trying to go low. It was still a little high. I'd just save up for coilovers if you're trying to make your car really low.

Got mine from bimmerworld.com though, great service

[roush611]

race springs are nice. they will drop you a little more then you are now. They are not going to "slam" your car but they have a pretty nice drop. As far as handling they are very solid. If you cant get coils def get a set of these

[kev.skyline]

yup have an e30, cant afford coilovers, just bought bilstein b8s not long ago, already had h&r sport springs in the car when i bought it.

what coils did you get stephen?