Hi everyone

Can any of you guys/gals give me some advice on lowering the R56 MCS?

I often see Mk1 MCS that have been lowered and look fantastic, so need to know what I need to do to get the same look.

And what is the ballpark figure that I would expect to pay for this?

Recommendations for garages to do this work would be greatly appreciated. (London/Essex)

Cheers, Mark:biggrin:

Lohen do Eibach springs which will lower it 20-25mm but I'm not sure if thats low enough to look low if you know what I mean.

What you really want is coilovers that can be wound down like 50mm but I don't think these have been devolved for the gen 2 yet.

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Hi m1tch, thanks for your reply.

I don't want it so low that part of the tyre goes under the wheel arch, I just want it so the wheel/tyre almost completly fills the hole, so to speak. Any ideas? Mark:biggrin:

Well as they are the only springs available at the mo I haven't any other ideas.

I'd like to see what they look like on a car myself.

Check out this thread for pics of Ryephile's car after installing some H&R's:

Astro: '07 R56 MCS (http://www.michiganmini.org/forum/index.php?topic=1477.15)

Looks pretty nice. So nice, I've got a set now... just waiting for my MINI to arrive later this week!

stealthy! what is the quoted drop of those?

is it possible to get the indicators any more orange lol

stealthy! what is the quoted drop of those?

is it possible to get the indicators any more orange lol

It's subtle, but nice.

I thin H&R was claiming between 1 and 1.5 inches front and rear (H&R part # 29090-1).

Ryephile measured before and after and found 1.5 in the front and 1.0 in the rear. I would assume that they will settle in a bit to after a couple thousand miles.

KW 35mm lower spring after 6 months these go very low looking and even a 17" rim really fills the arch right up...and on the rears it sits just up inside the lip! I have these on my car and they were £125 for the springs and fitting is about £100-150

stealthy! what is the quoted drop of those?

is it possible to get the indicators any more orange lol

Like msh441 said, even though H&R claims a front and rear lowering of 1.5", I measured a 1.5" lowering front and 1.0" lowering rear. This is of course after a few miles to settle the suspension, and measured on a level surface.

My indicator lenses are intentionally orange; if I wanted to get them in clear I wouldn't have ordered Astro Black. :p

Has anyone got any links to where i can get the H&R Springs in the UK? Or just to get a price?

Thanks

SRB Power Ltd - H&R Suspension (http://www.srbpower.com/hr/)

Whats the low down on warrenty when fitting springs?
I can understand if the suspension would no longer be covered but the rest of the car should be fine? And for people in the UK, how does it affect TLC? I read on the back something about any modifications invalidating the TLC, is it dependent on the dealer?

Sorry about all the questions but i have to sort out how much this could really cost me! :p

Whats the low down on warrenty when fitting springs?
I can understand if the suspension would no longer be covered but the rest of the car should be fine? And for people in the UK, how does it affect TLC? I read on the back something about any modifications invalidating the TLC, is it dependent on the dealer?

I would say it depends on the dealer and what specific problems arise in the future.

Logiclly, I now have no expectation that my struts are covered... and I would bet that if I managed to mushroom a strut tower, it might be debatable.

It was a change I knew I was going to do out of the box. The car was either going to get the MINI sport suspension and lowered with springs ($500 + $480 for installed springs), or come with statndard suspension and get a full coilover setup and stiffer rear swaybar ($2000+). Either way would have the same potential warranty considerations. I took what I believe to be the less expensive option.

I really like the results so far (both loooks and handling) and wouldn't consider owning the new R56 without one of these options.

What setup did you go for msh441? H&R springs? Do you have any pics?