H&R springs, supa low

[Ameer Antar]

OK, don't these cars have coil-overs from the factory? I was told coil-over 
referred to coil-over-shock, which is different from many other suspension 
designs like those used in older American cars and vintage European cars.

My MGB has wishbone suspension in front, but it's not a coil-over, the 
damper actually forms the upper a-arms, and the spring fits between the 
lower a-arms and the suspension cross member. So the coil doesn't fit over 
the shock. They do have coil-over kits to do a conversion.

So I believe the Audi's use a non-adjustable coil-over suspension, right? I 
think H&R's are one of the best manuf's and it's great that they can custom 
make springs. My only question is whether adjustable or non-adjustable 
would be preferred. If I could get the adjustable one for the same price as 
fixed lowering springs, I'd do it, but is it really worth all that extra 
cash? I think fixed ones are $250-275, but adjustable is about $1000 for 
the kit, unless there's a better price than 2Bennett. I think their prices 
can be a little high, but haven't seen any other source. Thanks for your input.

-ameer


At 01:25 PM 11/28/2000 , you wrote:
>I'm unconvinced that coil-overs in the front makes very much
>sense in these cars, either, other than having greater choice
>in spring rates due to the simple spring shape. IMHO,
>front coil-overs in this situation tend to be cosmetic, pretty
>much like grapefruit-shooter exhaust tips.
>
>Cross weight tweaking can be had by doing adjustable spring
>perches in the rear only - these are already configured
>as "coil-over" setups from the factory. In addition to the possible
>issues raised below, a coil-over spring orientation in the front end
>points the spring thrust at a spot in the road well inboard of the
>centers of the tire contact patches thereby placing a side or
>bending load on the damper shafts. This translates to friction
>and wear. Ever wonder why the engineers of McPhearson struts
>cock the spring at an angle to the damper tubes?
>
>DeWitt Harrison
>Boulder, CO
>88 5kcstq
>
>On Tue, 28 Nov 2000 11:23:25 -0500, Ameer Antar wrote:
>
> > [ ... ] I've only seen adjustable
> > coil-overs for the 5k for about a grand from 2Bennett, which includes
> > everything but the shocks. One thing about coil-overs is I've heard they
> > can be troublesome if not set exactly right. I heard they can be noisy,
> > slip, a pain to adjust, and cause other weird problems. Adjustable springs
> > sounds cool, but I'd rather have a fixed spring, and not have to worry
> > about problems. Any comments? [ ... ]
>