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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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Your MCS coilover reference thread. Pictures and info

OK guys I think with all of the talk about coilovers lately and all of the past threads we need to create one of these threads to compile all of the info in and have the mods sticky it for everyone
Please add to the list and I will transfer all of the info to the first post
Hopefully we can gather as many pics and choices that we won't know what to do with all of the info

Please give the drop that they allow and the spring rates
Any prices and if they come with camber plates, etc...as well

How-to install coilovers found here!

**Note: Spring rates listed are as advertised, most companies will substitute different rate springs to suit your needs. Check with vendor for confirmation**

So, to start:

H&R $1,099.95-ALTA Price
.07"-1.5"F .06"-1.5"R
Progressive rate




H&R RSS $1,399.95-ALTA Price
1"-2" F&R
Progressive rate



M7 $1,499.00-M7 website
Higher than stock all the way to hitting the wells on all 4 corners...Randy@m7
240lbs. Front and 280lbs. Rear
front
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...Picture720.jpg
rear
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...Picture676.jpg


Megan Racing ***The Megan's are $850 and now come with rear top hats and damper adjustment cables. Can also be ordered with lower front springs.***- AutoXCooper, Way Motor Works & Ebay
Higher than stock- 3.5" F&R(Old)...1.5" F&R(New)
6kgF&R(Old)...8kgs.F & 6kgs.R(New)



BC Racing $1,150.00-WyvernMini
Adjustable Higher than stock to 2"+ drop F&R
8kgs. F & 6kgs. R



G4 Racing $933.77-Ebay
-110mmF&R
7.2kgs. F & 6.2kgs. R


Bilstein PSS9 $1,939.00-Helix
Adjustable drop
Progressive rate



Eibach Pro-Street $983.00-JSCSpeed
1.2"-2.4"F&R
Progressive rate

Originally Posted by agile_moments
I've followed this thread from page 1, anxiously awaiting the day I could finally say.....

This:





Made this:




Turn into this:


(ignore the curb rash, courtesy of a previous owner of the wheel.)

Better pictures to come tonight, but for now:
Eibach Pro-Street coilovers, all the way down.


Koni $1,299.95-Outmotoring
Adjustable drop
Progressive rate



Tein Basic $885.00-Ebay
1.4"F&R
448lbs. F&R

Tein Super Street $1,254.99-Ebay
0"-2.2"F & .7"-2.4"R
504lbs.F&R




Cross $2,299.76-Mini-Madness, Helix...I think that is where I took the prices from...I know RMW has great prices as well
.5"-2.5"F&R
8kgs./450lbs.F & 7kgs./393lbs.R...Also, 7kgs.F & 4kgs.R(thanks pauliekeys)
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Sorry I cannot get the image to work right now TWON...I will update later...


KW


KW V1 $1,195.00-Mini-Madness
.8"-2.0"F&R
Progressive F & 230lbs.R




KW V2 $1,595.00-Mini-Madness
.8"-2.0"F&R
Progressive F & 230lbs.R



KW V3 $2,599.00-Mini-Madness
.8"-2.0"F&R
Progressive F & 230lbs.R


Leda $2,699.00Mini-Madness
Adjustable drop
Custom spring rates



Out Motoring $1,395.00-OutMotoring
Adjustable drop
Call for spring rates


TSW AST/Swift SA $1,895.00-(TSW)...Texas Speedwerks
Adjustable drop
6kgs./336lbs. F&R


TSW AST/Swift SA RACING $1,895.00-(TSW)...Texas Speedwerks
Adjustable drop
8kgs./448lbs. F&R
***coilovers look exactly the same***

KSport Kontrol Pro $939.99 - BSH Speed Shop
3"-3.4" F&R Camber Plates and Adjustable Front End Links
7.4kg/414lbs.F & 6kg/336lbs.R



NEX $749.00-Ebay
1.5"-3.5"F 1.5"-2.5"R
6kg F & 4kg R


NEX SS $739.00-Ebay
Adjustable drop
inquire for spring rates


D2 Racing RS $1,168.00-Ebay...$865.00( http://www.hopupracing.com/d2rasprscosy40.html )
Adjustable drop
Different rates available


Vogtland
Adjustable drop
Progressive spring rates

Spax
Adjustable drop
Call for rates



VMaxx $649.00 Stratmosphere
Front Drop 40mm-70mm Rear drop 30mm-65mm
 

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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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I'm pretty sure most coilover companies will supply any spring rate you ask without an extra fee...
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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Cool...I will see what I can find.

In the meantime, do you guys know anything I have not posted or any info that is different than posted?

Bring on the Pics
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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i can't give an exact spring rate, but i do know front floats somewhere around 500 and rears around 450
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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Thanks for the pic and info...
Lets keep it coming


I will try to post prices soon as well...I will try and find an average off of the market, not the M.S.R.P.
 

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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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Also, feel free to post any impressions and experiences with the coilovers

The more info, the better the thread becomes.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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Is it possible to get some sort of chart that can show how many people have certain coilovers? Like a poll that shows the results as a bar graph or similar?
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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Megan Racing with 8kg/6kg spring rates



 
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by etalj
Is it possible to get some sort of chart that can show how many people have certain coilovers? Like a poll that shows the results as a bar graph or similar?
We could have a poll...I would have to talk to mark and see how to get it done...I really want to focus on the coilovers themselves(price, options-camber plates-height adjustable..., drop, spring rates, etc...). I think that if we would just have impressions from users along with the info provided and some pics it would be perfect, but I will see what I can do for a poll
 
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 07:47 AM
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This is all a very good effort done by ChrisMCS04 and I thank you for starting it. It would be nice to see the coil overs with info and pictures of the rides. On the other hand, I believe that there is a great feature on this site, which is the Products Review.
In the past few months I liked using that part of the site more and more due to the ability to read a more focused review on the product itself without having to read about lots of other things that are not related. The rating is great too and direct pros and cons really seal the deal. Currently the only CO review is on the Megans... and they rate around 9 or more, which is great value for the money. We could encourage people to use that section of the site more for easy and direct accessibility for everyone

Again, thanks ChrisMCS04
 
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 07:57 AM
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 08:40 AM
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I decided to post this here since they are not produced yet...

Buddy Club/Harrison
Originally Posted by ninjlao
Buddy Club has began producing coilovers for the MINI under the brand name Harrison. Here's a few pics of what it looks like.





 
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 08:40 AM
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Good call on this thread Chris. I'll be sure to post my impressions on the PSS9's once I get them on the car.

Also, you could add the Bilstein PSS. I hadn't heard about it till I went on the site but maybe someone here has them. It's basically a "stage 1" coilover, no damper adjustability, just ride height.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 08:44 AM
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Cool will check it out and add it to the list...
I know there is a spring thread, but I wanted strictly coilovers in here...
Does not matter how simple or complex...just has to be a coilover
 
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Megan coilovers: 2nd version 1.5" drop 8kg/6kg. 0 to 32 dampening rates.

In this picture you can see the colars stacked on top of each other in order to achieve the 1.5 inch drop. Megan offers a different shorter spring/shock allowing for close to a 2.0 inch drop which you can be seen in this photo.


Cross coil overs: .drop 0.5 to 2.5 inch drop,optional spring rates. 8kg/6kg or 7kg/4kg. 0 to 15 damping rates.

In this picture you can see that the Cross system can go quite low. There was still at least a 1/2 inch that they could be droped .


End result !
 

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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 10:06 AM
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Great info paulie
I will add one of the Cross pics and the rest can stay here in this post...I don't want the first post to be pages long

I have to figure out some sort of organizing when this is all finished
 
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 10:46 AM
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Wake- I did not find anything for the Mini with just the PSS system...its all PSS9's...where did you find it? I checked Bilstein.com...
 
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 11:15 AM
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WAKE... slam it... do it..do it ... Doooooooo eeeeeiiiitttt

and make sure you post me some pics

Chris... I think it is PSS9s... he's just to lazy or to busy to type it all


Originally Posted by Wake|MCS
Good call on this thread Chris. I'll be sure to post my impressions on the PSS9's once I get them on the car.

Also, you could add the Bilstein PSS. I hadn't heard about it till I went on the site but maybe someone here has them. It's basically a "stage 1" coilover, no damper adjustability, just ride height.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 11:18 AM
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Sweet
I know that they make a PSS system, but did not think that they had one for our cars...
A buddy has a Cranberry Red GTI VR6 with a stage 3 VF supercharger kit on it dropped on PSS's
 
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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Wow! Great thread idea, and nice job organizing it.

H&R RSS Club sport - with a good amount of room to still go lower.
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Pic of the H&R RSS
 
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Thank you for the compliments. I really like you car too!

I think I am going to start limiting the pics at the top to one or two for each type...I will post one of yours up top, but it will be later today
Any info on the spring rates?
 
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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I see EXACTLY what is causing the lack of drop if you look at the difference between the McPherson braket the Megan is REALLY tall and the Cross is at the minimum which is what I am thinking about doing to mine is take it to a pipe saw and cut about 3 inches off the top of the bracket which i see no need because the threads aren't at the top they are near the bottom.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 11:33 AM
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Also, here is the best price on the RSS kit:
http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s...7.2&perfCode=A

$1,209 at Tire Rack. They have had that same price forever.
 
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Originally Posted by AstroBlackS
Pic of the H&R RSS
I figured out what I want to do... I'll re-organize this later, but it will be the info as listed+pic like what you have here+car pic...then all the extras will be catagorized in later posts...nothing against anyone who gets left out of the top...I am just going to chose which ever one...nothing specific(kinda)...just will choose the one that is most visually informative

Nice job on the price too!
 
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