I just installed a set of H&R sport springs and the front end is sitting 1/2 inch higher than the rear. Does anyone know how I can bring the front end down to match the rear? I am level on both sides so I don't think I did anything wrong but I'm not sure because of the difference from back to front. I have seen others that have had the opposite problem (back higher than front) but not the other way around. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

 

Let them settle first, then worry about the height.

Not much you can do as far as adjusting. Coilovers FTW

 

JohnnyVillan, I had thought about that and called H&R about them settling. They told me they wouldn't selltle at all and my car should be at it's final height now. I have read other posts that are contradictory though. How long does it usually take to finally settle?

 

they will settle. my springs settled about 1/4 inch from install to about a month out.

 

Traction, do you remember if yours settled more in the front or was it even all the way around. I am hoping more in the front due to the extra weight there.

 

The front will always "look" like it sits higher, the rear wheel wells are cut lower than the front, unless you get an un-even spring. Mine did come down a bit more in the front, the rear did not seem to settle as much.

 

H&R uses a 'pre-sagging' technique they call Bloc Setting, or something like that. It greatly reduces the sagging once the spring is on the car. It may be that your spring perch bushings will settle a bit, but don't expect much of a change. I have noticed that the rears sit a little lower for the H&Rs than other springs. In some cars this may actually help handling, although I'm not convinced that this is true for MINIs.