Just fitted H&S lowering springs...does this look right???

[Barry78]

Just helped a friend fit new H&S rear lowering springs. Once wheels back on and car back on the ground the springs look very compressed and not quite right.

Read a few conflicting stories on tinterweb so not sure where to go next.

What are everyone thoughts?

 

[ZTec]

Good grief that doesn't look right, but I'm no expert.

 

[Redsheep]

No.....something wrong there
They are usually higher when fitted and compress a little bit in the first 2 weeks

 

[Zeti]

They are definitely too soft.

 

[Barry78]

Few pages returned by Google search...

https://m.reddit.com/r/BMW/comments...o_look/?utm_source=mweb_redirect&compact=true

http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...-amp-R-Race-Springs-are-touching-(compressed)

 

[Redsheep]

Maybe it is right for this brand of Spring, but obviously doesn't look correct compared to a normal Spring.

How does it feel driving?

 

[Barry78]

I haven't driven it personally but was a passenger and scraped a few speed bumps but nothing major. He hasn't done the fronts yet, they're on standard springs... I'm thinking this could be adding to the issue.

He's contacted H&S.

 

[Redsheep]

I haven't driven it personally but was a passenger and scraped a few speed bumps but nothing major. He hasn't done the fronts yet, they're on standard springs... I'm thinking this could be adding to the issue.

He's contacted H&S.

Yeh....like having a stash of gold in the boot.......

 

[littlefeller]

they look coil bound to me (ok they are coil bound, though i would just go ahead and say it) do not drive the car like this.

 

[Barry78]

Cheers for feedback folks.

Anyone have any pics of their own lowered rear springs for a comparison?

 

[t-tony]

I sometimes see this type of springs on cars for test, there is a small amount of movement left, but very little. They give a horrid ride and will shake the fillings out of your teeth. Take pictures of them on you car and then go get your money back.

Tony.

 

[Conrad]

I'm doing rotors tomorrow so I'll take a few photos of mine. I did Eibach springs with Bilstein shocks/struts last week. Lowered the car about 1.5 inches all the way around. Looks great.

 

[Dino D]

These are what my FK Silverlines looked like - this is with wheel off the ground. These were pretty low.

These are the BC racing 6kg springs, also low but has more gap between the coils:

 

[the Nefyn cat]

These are what my FK Silverlines looked like - this is with wheel off the ground. These were pretty low.
View attachment 37734

These are the BC racing 6kg springs, also low but has more gap between the coils:View attachment 37735

That first picture doesn't look right at all, second one much more like it. A spring's got to have some give, or else it ain't a spring. Same goes for the picture from Barry78, take them off and throw them at the supplier.

 

[Dino D]

Managed to find pics of them before fitted to the car. You can see a gap between all the coils here but when they were on the car they were adjusted (compressed) with the spring adjusters for a lower ride height which took away that gap.

They felt fine on smooth roads but were pretty harsh on bumps and would feel strange on certain motorway undulations - giving that pogo effect you see on super low cars.

The BC's are perfect by comparison.
This is the8kg BC spring I now run:

 

[Zeti]

In conclusion @Barry78 's springs are correct, no complaints to the manufacturer!
But it will be quite rough on some roads, if the shocks absorbers are not strong enough!