Yes, I have camber plates hence, I took a BFH (Big ____ Hammer) to the wheel well this afternoon I only had the small hammer yesterday

I feel better knowing that it's normal for the front to initially appear higher. That was the part that had me worried that I had somehow managed to screw the job up

My initial impressions of ride quality are definitely positive

Thanks for the help y'all

 

I was a bit worried about the front ride height, too, for the first week or so after they were installed, but just kept the faith, and they settled down to a perfect ride height for me.

Check back in after you've put several hundred or a thousand miles on them, and give us your impressions then.

 

Well, I'll be at the Dragon in 2 weeks so I'll definitely have some impressions to share

Thanks again.

 

Front end has already come down a bit (After only 50 miles)

 

You should get a nice drop around 125 to 150 miles...

 

Are these available on the website? I didnt see them listed. Also which camber plates do you recommend for an 05' S?

Cheers

Cody

 

We're currently out of stock on the springs - the new run is in process and we should be getting them soon. We don't like to sell vaporware and make you wait forever (e.g. backorders), so if something's not on our site then it's not currently in stock.

We'll call our supplier tomorrow and I'll let you know when we can expect them...

The camber plate question is a loaded one - personally, I'm still running Ireland street/race plates and have never had an issue (have had 2 sets on my car, over 3.5 years and 30K+ miles). Some people have had issues with them, which was tied to a supplier issue - IE stands behind their product though. There are others that are fine choices, too.

We're currently working on our own plates - needless to say, they're unlike anything else out there... By the time we finish the R&D and rinse them out on the track, it'll likely be early 2008, though.

 

I'm patiently waiting for these

 

When do these come out? How will they work with the TSW springs and such? Details sir!!

 

Also, an update on these springs since I got them installed nearly 6 months ago.

The springs have seen nearly 10K worth of hard driving so far and so far so good. They porvide excellent feedback and a great ride. I run them on stock Shocks with an OMP lower front brace and an Alta 19mm rear swaybar, and I have to say, these are the real deal.

I plan on upgrading my tires here this coming week over Spring Break from my 175/65/15 contis to some 195/55/15 Kumhos, which I have heard great things about! With this combination, I am hoping that it will absolutely rockon the mountain passes!

Camber plates may help the performance of my car a bit, but I feel like the real mod I will install to make these springs shine will be the Koni Yellow sports shock (when the time comes...)

The ride is excellent, providing great feedback to the driver and really opening up the power of the mini, which is the handling. As a stock cooper, I have been able to keep up with my buddy's E30 M3 through the mountains (I have some experience behind the wheel Overall, I am very pleased with my $200 investment.

 

I've put nearly a thousand on mine since install over a month ago,and I'm lovin the ride.
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Love mine too! Sweet combo w/ Koni Yellows and Camber plates and RSB!

 

Did the camber plates raise your ride at all?

 

Front w/ H-Sport Camber Plates is about 3/16" higher then the rear w/ the TSW springs

Front: 25 1/16"
Rear: 24 7/8"

 

Whereabouts do you live in Westy? Is your car dark silver by chance? If so, I've seen it rolling around a few times.

 

Pepper White...but live around 112th and Federal.

You?

 

I also have a pepper white car and I live around the Promenade area. Small world! Are you part of mini 5280?

 

Oh cool..hehe

5280 I am not a member..but I am friends of Jon Kessel

You going to Jim's Burger Haven on March 5th?
http://forums.audiworld.com/rockymtn/msgs/113382.phtml

 

Indeed! What time is the madness going down?

 

Does anyone have pics of their car with the "new" TSW's with 17 inch wheels? Thanks!

 

http://www.motoringunderground.com/f...ght=TSW&page=2

 

Oh, that link there has pics of cars with the TSW springs and 17 inch rims. Looks really good imho, classy and lower, with great performance to boot!

 

Nice

 

All I can say is that you would absolutely love the TSW springs if you are looking for an excellent performer rather than the super drop. If you want a big drop, coilovers like the Cross or Megan Racing setups would be best. The lowest spring for our cars is the H&R (I think, correct me if I'm worng), but then they recommend rear control arms and aftermarket shocks, which make it an expensive venture (nearly 1,200 dollars installed)

So....

Texas Speedwerks Springs
OEM dampers
a good alignment
Rear Swaybar
Enough said!

 

I am thinking exactly along those lines. I figure for now I'd like springs to close the wheel gap a bit and give me a little better handling, but I don't need a huge drop. I want performance, and I'm not sure I buy into the progressive rate thing. Plus like you say with springs that have more drop, now you're getting into shocks/struts, so at that point I may as well do coilovers...which I am not ready for at this point.