JCW driver....great wheel choice. The color and style are perfect for your car

 

ACS330ci, kenchan, RallyMINI:

Thanks for the kind words!

 

JCW Driver, those are Motegi FF7s right?

 

Indeedy. FF7 in Chromium (hyper) Black.

I wanted the Axis Seven Mod, but it wouldn't fit. Then I looked to the Sportmax 920, and had trouble locating a set. Finally I was convinced to look at a set of the Motegis. Originally I saw a black wheel with a polished rim, but I wanted a different look. So Voila!

 

i considered them for a while (17' tracklites), Motegi rims are really good. I like their style and not so heavy either. Anyways, looks real good.

 

 

17" wheels dropped on H&R springs.







Take care,
Leo.

 

Hi guys

Just had H-sport springs, control arms, and an alta RSB put on today. I will post pics when its light out tomorrow (sorry, car is dirty) but its sitting real nice now.

 

There we go. H sport springs, control arms, alta 22 mm rear sway.

 

cooper99--

Were you on a DIY network show? Maybe for your staelth box? If so I saw you

--golden_child

 

that's a clean drop wat is your alignment setting?

 

Haven't gone in for an alignment yet, I'll let it settle a bit, then go in. For now the control arms are set to the factory setup, and I haven't touched the front yet. The handling is great and no problems so far, but I'll get it done soon.

 

yah, to tell you the truth, i couldn't see a difference in the camber
on the rear vs mine...so that's why I asked.

 

Yeh, it doesn't look different to me, and like I said, the handling is just spot-on. Loving it! But the ability for adjustment is there. I looked at the factory control arms and did not see how they're adjustable (there's some talk of how the 05's are adjustable). Front looks the same too, so I'm not that worried about alignment.

Anyway, kudos to Eric at Helix for all his hard work, and thanks to everyone on this board for their input and patience.

 

i think the h-sport with 22mm alta's is a great combo too.

 

what is the spring rates on ALTA?

 

unknown

 

My lower spine reckon's they are around the 10,000 mark...

 

I have H-sports I'm going to put on soon and was debating if I should upgrade the stockers to some Koni yellows, Bilstein Sport Shocks or something similar. Any recommendations would be much appreciated.

 

i am on stock shocks with h-sports, pretty happy so far, pretty good ride, 18" rims as well. got used to it, came to a point anything softer makes me feel unsafe.

 

unsafe?

 

Makes sense...i agree. I have Springs, shocks, low pro tires, and a swaybar set on the stiffest setting. When i get in a car with softer suspension, i feel much less "in control" of where the car is gonna go and i feel "disconnected" from the road. With a stiff suspension you know exactly what is happening with both the road and the suspension, and you know exactly what you need to do to get the car to do what you want.

Granted it isnt ACTUALLY safer, you are just more aware of what's happening and more in control.....so you feel safer

 

H&R springs. 205/40/17" tires. Rides great, though you do feel the road. I like this feel even on long trips.

 

^^ +1

unless you have a thicker rear swaybar than stock, the H-sport's progressive
rate springs make the car's initial roll more pronounced than with the
factory linear rate springs.

therefore, i am a little confused too.

if H-sports + 22mm swaybar, it would make sense though.

 

Stock shocks, yes. There's conflicting information regarding whether the stockers need to be swapped out when you do springs. I personally did not, and a lot of people don't, but when mine wear out, I'll go with konis or bilsteins.