Hey guys ive been looking to put some lowering springs on my 2008 r56 mini cooper and i would like to improve the handling over all. I found this kit by eibach but i havent seen any threads that have talked about it i was just wondering what yall thought about the kit and wanted to hear any other handling improvement suggestions. Thanks!

http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s...odClar=Hardtop

 

I can't speak for how well these work on a MINI (so this may not be helpful at all LOL), but I ran a set for a bit on an S2000, and the springs didn't work well with this factory shocks, IMO. The spring rates seemed mismatched with the dampening of the factory shocks. This gave the car a choppy, disconnected feeling.

With that being said, maybe they are different with for the MINIs, but just something to look out for.

Mike