That's a good price, but nothing special.

 

That is the same price that I paid retail from Central Coast Coopers

 

Exactly my point. At least it's not like most Ebay "deals" - selling for more than they are worth.

 

Hmmm, it was first time i really paid attention to the price cause not everyone sells them. So i may as well go with a local vendor!

 

Just got back from Scott's. Wow, Larry. Wow.

 

Glad to see another happy customer, 1000KM with the FSD + HSport springs so far so great! I did accidentally drive on some deep pot holes today, what I hear now is the "Bumzzz" air pump sound, instead of the harsh metal break sound by the stock shocks before. It is very good.

 

Could one of you nice Oxnard mini nuts give me the 411 on Central Coast Minis? Do they have a webpage, are they a retail/storefront outlet? Do you have contact info?

Thanks

 

centralcoastcoppers.com
877-885-MINI
They have a retail shop

 

Thanks Larry, got ahold of CCM this morning and making an appointment for installation of my stuff.

 

For the record, since the H-Sport springs come with 1" shorter bump stops, the stock strut stroke should be maintained. Also, don't forget to have your car aligned to compensate for the lowered ride height and adjusted suspension geometry. It will save wear and tear on your tires and let your new suspension work as advertised.

 

I would be carful not to lower much more than the H-sport - I can see that you might get bottoming. I just did FSD on stock 03 springs and ran this weekend at Road Atlanta. All in all this is an excellent mod and I highly recomend it - but I did bottom my front left shock a few times in turn 12 (high speed right with a big bump). I did not bottom before with stock shocks. This only happened with a 200+lb passenger, but I did run that combo before. I would be worried about shorter springs. My 03 has fairly stiff springs.

I would also comment that I think the ride is much better and the handeling is also better (no loss other that cost). I lowered my car with tires and wheels 16 " with 40 series. I already bottom around town, but it is the chassis, not the shocks/springs.

I think the FSDs are great.

Wes

 

What are folks paying to have the FSDs installed? I work for the parent company of KONI and I can get them for a very steep discount.

I just e-mailed a guy up at KONI and he explained the backorder story to me.

"Because the Mini is the hottest selling FSD kit in the country, we are currently on backorder with them as sales are out pacing production. We do have a large number in transit from Holland right now due in mid-August that will fill our current orders and have kits available."

 

Central Coast Coopers, Oxnard CA was able to get my set in 48 hrs for $630.00

 

Bump

 

Found a local guy that charges $279 to install the kit. Is this about right?

 

As someone who just did the install himself, I can say that somebody would have to pay me about that much to do it to their car

For a professional, though, that seems on the steep end of things, but within reason (ie I wouldn't call it a rip off, but you might be able to beat that price if you shop around a bit). But really, I'd be more concerned about getting somebody reputable than somebody cheap - and just because they're expensive doesn't mean they're repuatable, either.

 

What do you mean by this? Does the FSD'd have a longer stroke compared to stock due to the shorter bump stop? Thanks!

John

 

The FSD should have the same stroke as the OE shocks. The H-sport springs, which lower the car 1 inch, have shorter bump stops to retain the OE travel.

 

Installation should take about 2 hrs. A labor charge of $150-$250 seems reasonable. $279 is a bit high.

 

Note: A lot of Audi and VW people are running the FSDs with Eibach prokit springs. The Eibach springs lower the car at least 1 inch so IMO the H-sports, which also lower the car 1 inch, should be fine. Everyone who is running the FSD / H-sports loves them.

 

Kind of.

It would retain OE travel until it hit the bump stop. Once the bump stops come into play though, the H-sport bump stop has much less distance to act in, so it doesn't have OE travel/behavior throughout the entire range of motion. The shorter bumpstop also results in a stiffer spring curve at the bottom end of the stroke.

 

Very good point.

When I had the H-sport / OE shocks I hit the bump stops occasionally. With the H-sport / FSDs, I have never hit the bump stops so I guess the issue is moot as long as I am not bump stopping.

 

I don't think the range of motion would be affected as much as it being more jarring when the suspension bottoms out from the reduced cushioning inherent in the shorter bump stops.

 

We're on the same page - See my comments above about a the OE travel/behavior and the stiffer spring curve at the bottom of the stoke.