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Old Mar 23rd, 2004, 09:49 AM
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lowering springs what have you fitted?

thinking of fitting lowered springs any suggestions? reports?
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Old Mar 23rd, 2004, 09:58 AM
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I have Eibach fitted and it improved the handling quite a lot

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Old Mar 23rd, 2004, 10:00 AM
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what did it lower it by and have you got standard shocks? did you fit them?
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Old Mar 23rd, 2004, 10:18 AM
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25 mm , i still have standard shocks (SS+) I didnt fit them , i got it done at New Mini Sports in Lancashire

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Old Mar 23rd, 2004, 10:22 AM
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how much did they charge you to fit them? hope too see you again soon whens the next nw run?
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Old Mar 23rd, 2004, 10:26 AM
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They were £129 but they charged me £40 but they had quoted me the wrong price , should have been £80 fitting but this was last years prices

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Old Mar 23rd, 2004, 10:29 AM
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thanks having a look at a couple of different brands not sure which ones to have?
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lowering springs - spring replacement

do you know if an allignment was needed after the springs were installed. I'm also looking at installing some new springs in my MCS, but I'm concerned that it's not just plug-play and I will need an allignment after the install.

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Old Mar 23rd, 2004, 11:34 AM
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I asked about that , they said non was needed and to be fair i have no excess wear on my tires since

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There's much information including pics in various threads on the subject. If you'll do a search for "springs" or "lowering springs" you should come up with alot of reading material. ............
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I fitted AC Springs before BMW stopped supplying them!

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