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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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Best spring for my car.. help
well i want to lower my car about 1.2 to 1.5 inch, and i want to know what are some good springs for my daily driver and where to buy them. thanks
i have an 05 MCC.
 
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I have the H-Sport progressive dampening springs and LOVE THEM!
 
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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What type of Mini do you have? If a MCS, I do not know of any spring that will lower it as much as you want. You might need to go with coil-overs.
 
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by quikmni
What type of Mini do you have? If a MCS, I do not know of any spring that will lower it as much as you want. You might need to go with coil-overs.
i have an 05 MCC. r52 , so whats the average lowering hight for springs?
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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i have an 05 MCC. r52 , so whats the average lowering hight for springs?
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They're usually 1-1.3 for MCS's....MC's lower a little less
 
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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h-sport springs
I have a set of h-sports in the marketplace for sale for $120+shipping. They lower 1 inch front and back.
 
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 10:19 PM
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I have a set of h-sports in the marketplace for sale for $120+shipping. They lower 1 inch front and back.
Well on that note, I've got some H&R springs for sale that drop 1.3 inches
 
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Well on that note, I've got some H&R springs for sale that drop 1.3 inches
sorry to change the topics but are all the shirts just for guys or do u have for girls.
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sorry to change the topics but are all the shirts just for guys or do u have for girls.
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pmed u.
Replied and answered both questions to that your topic didn't get too off topic
 
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Be sure to validate the fitness of any springs you're looking at for a cabrio - it's a bit heavier than the coupe, and that can matter...
 
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Originally Posted by BlimeyCabrio
Be sure to validate the fitness of any springs you're looking at for a cabrio - it's a bit heavier than the coupe, and that can matter...

What do you mean by "fitness".....just spring rates? I know H&R's are upwards of 320 which should be fine for a Cabrio especially a Cooper which already weighs less than an MCS.
 
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Yeah - spring rates.

e.g. - some folks have reported that progressive springs were pretty much compressed to "firm" by the extra weight of the cabrio...
 
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