probs w/ h+r springs

[Larry C Leung]

Am I the only one whom was able to get the camber set right with H&R's? I
did do upper strut bearings and lower bushings at the same time. THe part
that ticked me off was the toe links were frozen, and due to time
constraints, I couldn't get them done until about a month later. BIG
mistake, the mis-set toe (due to lowering) meant that the inside edge of
the tires lead for about 1000 miles. The inside of the tires were toast
by the time they were set center spec. BUT, reseting the toe meant nearly
all of the push (understeer) that the car had was gone. Car still pushes
slightly, but the grip levels are notably greater than stock and it
transitions much more quickly. Overall, the greatest improvement in
handling on my 200 came from going +1 on tires/rims, the
springs/Bilsteins gave about half of the returns. Currently, if you want
aftermarket springs on your type 44Q, you have only one choice, H&Rs.

LL - NY

On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:10:04 -0800 "jim rose" <sf5ktq at hotmail.com>
writes:
>
>my 0.2 - my h+rs are great as long as im going around a very smooth
>corner
>very fast. which aint all that often.
>
>int he year ive had em on the car theyve made me wish i went with
>eibachs -
>they dont lower the car as much and are a bit softer ive heard. both
>are
>changes i would appreciate over the hr's. the camber's been way off
>since i
>had them installed and the balance of the car is not as neutral as it
>was
>stock [factory lift-kit =]  2B is going to slot my strut tops to
>straighten
>out the camber, but the car has a lot more rattles now than it did a
>year
>ago. oh well. still fun as h*ll to drive. if youre roads are bad i
>would
>recc the eibachs - i can get away with the hr's in cali.
>
>the bilstein shocks i love. tight but nice.
>
>jim
>
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