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Suspension Bavarian Autosport springs vs MINI Madness Lowering Springs
SuspensionSprings, struts, coilovers, sway-bars, camber plates, and all other modifications to suspension components for Cooper (R50), Cabrio (R52), and Cooper S (R53) MINIs.
If daily drive lowering springs are what you're looking for, Vogtland (who makes for Koni) or H&R should be considered. A good set of coilovers would be the wiser choice though.
I have the H&R sports I really like them. Nice drop without slamming it. If you intend on keeping the stock struts I would recommend getting as little of a drop as possible. After only 1k with the H&Rs (which are pretty mild as far as springs go) my front drivers side strut started leaking oil. My car only had 55k on it at the time. I realize this might not be the case for everyone but that was my experience with lowering springs.
Anyways, instead of just replacing that single strut I decided to go with Koni Yellows all around and couldn't be happier. Its a great combo.