sport lowering springs recomended

[moggie]

can someone recommend which lowering spings to use for a 40mm drop,its for road use mainly so i dont want coil-overs on standard sport suspension

[steve_k]

eibach are probably your best bet.

[G-Bear]

Yep Eibach.. or H&R seem like another popular choice but are said to be stiffer.

[moggie]

were is the best place to purchase and how much?

[steve_k]

venom motorsport sell both IIRC also demon tweeks sell them

price?? all depends where you get them from.

[polsta]

think ebays the best, search eibach e30 springs, click lowes 1st, then get the correct pre/facelift ones, a bit of price difference between the 2

[Craggy73]

I was looking at these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330511489738? ... 1423.l2648

They say they're TUV approved. Must be half decent?

[steve_k]

I was looking at these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330511489738? ... 1423.l2648

They say they're TUV approved. Must be half decent?

http://www.carparts-tuning.co.uk/en/Sus ... html?cur=1

incl delivery £38 direct from FK, had a set on my sport with koni adjustable dampers for the last year & had no problems at all with them,

[polsta]

personly i wouldnt put £26 springs on, go for eibach

[Craggy73]

personly i wouldnt put £26 springs on, go for eibach

True, I like how they say 'with certificate'. For what? Swimming 50m?

I've used spax and PI in the past. I've had Eibach once but can't justify spending maybe another 60% when other reputed suspension companies make cheaper springs. There's a balance.

[harry_p]

well as fk are german, it will be a tuv certificate

theyre also a very well known brand, if not quite up to eibach / h&r levels.

[steve_k]

personly i wouldnt put £26 springs on, go for eibach

£26? thats because you are buying direct from the maker not a third party with a huge mark up.

well as fk are german, it will be a tuv certificate

theyre also a very well known brand, if not quite up to eibach / h&r levels.

very true. in each spring kit is a tuv certificate for EACH spring, & the tuv test is one on the hardest to pass.

like i said before. i've had them on my sport for about a year with no problems at all.

at the end of the day it's just snobbery, "if it's cheap it must be crap, but if it cost's a lot more it must be good"

[moggie]

there to go on standard sport shocks so i think the eibach are the best option.or so the research shows

[polsta]

its not just snobbery steve,your talking a spring by eibach thats renowned, vs a £12.50 a corner suspension spring, surely cant be exact same as a set of £150 eibach, who make them for lots of cars , you may not of had any problems, but that doesnt mean they are the same as eibach and as good does it, just my guess like, but suspension is not something that should be skrimped on and its not like a £120 difference is the world

so in fact what your actualy saying, is that "any" spring upgrade over standard, are all the same ????

[Morat]

Eibach are £150 a set and BMW are £600.
It's all a matter of perspective!

[polsta]

^^ there you go

£26- £150 - £600

replacing £600 springs with £26 ones.... , no of course theres no difference, just snobbery

[bss325i]

Eibach make springs for Alpina, that says it all really.

[pacerpete]

personly i wouldnt put £26 springs on, go for eibach

True, I like how they say 'with certificate'. For what? Swimming 50m?

I've used spax and PI in the past. I've had Eibach once but can't justify spending maybe another 60% when other reputed suspension companies make cheaper springs. There's a balance.

If you have been happy with Spax and PI sh1te, the £26 bad boyz should be fine

[Craggy73]

If you have been happy with Spax and PI sh1te, the £26 bad boyz should be fine

What's shite about them? I thought Spax had a good racing pedigree?

[BATTS91]

Spax shit out with the slightest bump in experiance .