I'm on my second set of KW's, V1's on for a few months, then after a lot of talk with KW, I ordered a set of their Competition 2 Ways. I had heard this same Koni rumor and asked their tech guy. SOME KW's are made by Koni but at that time none of the MINI fitments were.

Only negative about V1's and V2's is the rear spring rates could be higher, for rotation. You could order another pair of rear springs, one rate higher, for the V2's and be OK, since it's adjustable but cheaper would be to just to get the most effective rear sway bar for your needs.

With my MUCH lowered car (apx. 2") and pulling a trailer, with a car full of stuff, I find the higher rear rates useful, in keeping the tires from rubbing.

 

Good to know!

 

how are u ejoying the hr coilovers?

do u think the ride is too harsh/soft after experiencing them personally?

 

I really really like the ride. Much less body roll than stock. Firmer, but not harsh like it was with the H-Sport springs and stock struts.
Will be able to tell you all more after the AutoX next weekend.

 

What autox???

 

Dude, you gotta keep up. You never have that problem on a DMC event

http://www.azbrscca.org/

 

Or maybe you should start posting some of this over there

So, when are you gonna stop by and get these parts out of my kitchen?

 

Dude, between vwvortex, golfmkv, and NAM I can barely keep up with work

DMC website is just too hit or miss sometimes to keep up with.

 

Just to update:

I am having no problmes iwht my H&R's the whole system has settle dnow and am getting my alignment done tomorrow before this weekends autoX. After this I will let you all know how it is running.

The ride is much better than stock and much better than stock struts with H-Sport springs. Less harsh, just as good body roll control and fully height adjustable. I now have the front up near the top of the range and it is still lower than stock by a good 1-1.5 inches. This is with RDR camber plates, so with stock spring perches I would say the minimum front drop is gonna be 1.5 inches.

 

has anyone taken a look of the MTH coils that are on thier site?

 

AutoX cancelled!!!

Gonna have to do a mtn drive instead to give you guys some post-alignment feedback!

 

jfunk,

did you get club sport h&r or the regular h&r?

thanks

 

Regular, the sport clubs are way stiff.

 

jfunk- where did you get your H&R's from? World One? I don't see them listed on their site? If they're still available there, I don't know if I saw it, but how much did you pay for them (if you're comfortable saying)? I'm kind of deciding between the H&Rs and Tein SS coilovers, but I can't find too much about the latter. Did you uncover anything in your search for the right coils about the Tein system? Any help would be grately appreciated!

Andrew

 

Sent you a PM.

 

Do you know what the spring rates are for the sport and the regular? Are there any other differences between these two coilovers besides the spring rate?

 

They don't publish spring rates, but they are much much stiffer. As a result the dampers are valved differently too, but they are still not adjustable dampening.

FYI I am still very very pleased with my H&Rs. The ride is great, not overly stiff, and the car is completely flat on the autoX course!