There are quite a few NAM'ers that have springs in the mail... You should be hearing more very shortly!

 

I'll be waiting patiently for their reviews, and if I have any money left after x-mas I'll definitely be looking to pick up a set of springs.

 

Does it matter if we won't sell to USC fans?

Hook 'Em Horns!

Kidding, of course...

 

Vince Young last year was killer. But at least the Trojans are back in the hunt again this year!

Fight On!

 

A nice professional shot of our springs on the test vehicle - thanks to Edward Ramirez for the photo, and to agranger for the testing on his gorgeous MCS, Jango!

 

Got to see Aaron's MINI this morning at breakfast...NICE!

Though of course I prefer my Texas Speedwerks Sport Suspension.

 

just ordered mine cant wait

 

Either I didn't see it here nor on the web site, but I am curious what you do for bumpstops -- use the factory original or do the springs come with different bumpstops, ala HSport springs?

thanks,

Paul

 

We re-use the OEM's... We recommend trimming the bottom segment off, which will allow for extra travel and yet still protect the shock/strut. If you trim too much off, the coils will likely bind before you hit the modified OEM bumpstop.

 

Uhh?? Isn't coil bind a bad thing?
And why would the design allow that to occur before hitting the bump stops?

 

Very good point.

 

We've never had them bottom out on the street. You will hit the bumpstop (trimming only the bottom segment) before the coils touch. We just tested the complete setup again on a shock dyno.

What I meant to say is that if you trim the bumpstops too much, the coils would bind before your hit the stops - my apologies for the misdirection.

 

im still on the fence between these and the H-Sports i guess i need to pay agranger a visit and check out his car in person, my birthday is coming up and my MINI is getting new suspension for my birthday, i was thinking about the H-Sport Stage 1 kit with springs and bars but i might just get the TSW springs and the H-Sport sway bar.

 

Makes more sense, thanks.

Question on the car in the pic. Does it have front camber plates? The reason I ask is that I picked up a bit of front height after installing my Helix plates. I'd hate to end up with a car with flat rake or even inverted. For the handlling reasons meb mentioned and to maintain low pressure under the car by maintaining a rake with the nose lower I'd like to make sure things stayed nice.

 

Aaron should confirm when he sees this but I believe the only mods on his car (other than appearance) are these springs and different brake pads - no camber plates. His car looks as awesome in person as it does in the photos and IMO the springs dropped it just enough.

FWIW, I have the M7 springs on my car and the rake is nearly flat so I won't go with the Helix plates and create a reverse rake. So, the Irelands, or the new H-sport plates are my only real choices unless I were to go with these springs, or coilovers.

 

You could always add a rear spacer for some rake. This one may be a bit too much at .5" though... http://new.minimania.com/web/Item/NMS3010/InvDetail.cfm

 

Thanks. I'd forgotten about those.

This might also be used as an excuse to get height adjutables

 

Full confidence in Texas Speedwerks. I dunno who they are, but the explanations are very convincing. And hell, they are from TX.... Gotta love them Texas boys

 

Sorry that I've missed this thread... I'll try and answer some questions:

I'm still loving the new springs. The handling of the rear-end became much more predictable and stable when I installed the rear swaybar. The front-end cleaned up noticeably under hard cornering with the TSW Springs. The are stiffer than the stock springs, but they catch the car sooner on larger bumps at speed, making for an overall smoother ride. The most noticeable change is felt with hard braking... the front end doesn't dive like it did w/ the stock springs.

I'm running upgraded brake pads, a beefier rear swaybar, a UMP front lower strut brace and a TSW engine damper along with my new springs. All of my other mods are cosmetic... No camber plates, nothing else that might effect the look or suspension setup.

If anyone in Dallas wants to check out the car in person, send me a PM and I'll be happy to see what I can do.

 

Yeah, those Texas boys who sound convincing are the best. Always trust them. They will not steer you wrong.

 

This is one of the key reasons I went with TSW springs... I've got a fairly big step up into my garage and I didn't feel like renting a jack-hammer so I could re-pour the entry foundation. I wanted a slightly more agressive look, but it still had to be driveable. I also wanted them to play well with the stock suspension... I wasn't looking to drop a bunch of money into coilovers, new shocks, etc... I just wanted a fairly inexpensive way to better my handling and looks.

I'll trust the suspension gurus here... I can only say that I like 'em.

My wife fell asleep in the passenger seat of the MINI for the first time after the install. These springs definately work well with the rest of the stock suspension.

 

One more thing: I've been driving on these for a few months and have NEVER bottomed out the suspension.

I drove a rally a few weeks ago that took us down what I can easily say was the single worst road I've ever driven on. The road was so bad that the local county had posted signs saying "County Maintenance of the road ends here" and "County Maintenance of the road begins here", so that people would stop calling 'em to come out and fix the road... I was driving at 10-15 MPH and steering AROUND the bigger holes... hitting all of the small ones, though. I never once bottomed out.

 

are you still alive? Been away for sometimes, totally forgot about you. How can you be so negative and still live with yourself?

 

I'm heavily medicated.

 

what a suprise