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rob'smini · Apr 3rd, 2008, 09:00 PM

i'm new to mini mods, so here goes

ive got a cooper R50 2003 and want some springs that lower and also inprove the handeling
i had sport lines on my clio 172 and loved them!

so if i put pro's on the cooper will the shocks be ok? or do i need to ungrade them?
and how much do they lower? it says 30mm on the web site, which would be great!

and where is the best/cheapest place to get them? or any other springs that will be of intreast?

pic would be great of car with them

thanks
Rob

Darthbladerni · Apr 3rd, 2008, 09:10 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by rob'smini (original)

i'm new to mini mods, so here goes

ive got a cooper R50 2003 and want some springs that lower and also inprove the handeling
i had sport lines on my clio 172 and loved them!

so if i put pro's on the cooper will the shocks be ok? or do i need to ungrade them?
and how much do they lower? it says 30mm on the web site, which would be great!

and where is the best/cheapest place to get them? or any other springs that will be of intreast?

pic would be great of car with them

thanks
Rob

I have 18's on the car dropped by 40mm on eibech springs. i will post pics later on to let you see.

What size of wheels are you running??

i got mine locally, im not sure on the cheapest place on the internet though.

rob'smini · Apr 3rd, 2008, 09:14 PM

^^ is that with the pro's? if not which ones? 40mm drop would be cool

ive got 16" at the moment with 55 profile tyers

i plan on gettin some 17" with 45 profile tho, so wont be that much difrance in size really (anout 10mm?)

get some pics up

Darthbladerni · Apr 3rd, 2008, 10:02 PM

yeah the pros as far as im aware.

here is a pic- i think it is the best one to see how it is sitting

rob'smini · Apr 4th, 2008, 05:51 PM

nice that sits really well, shame it's yelow

lol, only jokin, it's a good lookin car

now just need to find the cheapest place to get them

wongakh · Apr 7th, 2008, 01:33 PM

I had eibach spring on my last mini cooper with stock shocks and 17" wheels. After couple of years, the car ride pretty rough and seems like the stock shocks were not be able to cope with the lower eibach spring.

Darthbladerni · Apr 7th, 2008, 04:29 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by wongakh (original)

I had eibach spring on my last mini cooper with stock shocks and 17" wheels. After couple of years, the car ride pretty rough and seems like the stock shocks were not be able to cope with the lower eibach spring.

Its true but it is to be expected. Excuse to buy different shocks when it comes to the time.

Alot of people lower their minis without a worry

Damo · Apr 9th, 2008, 04:42 PM

Just another pic to check out for the lowering...

...18's again though

Darthbladerni · Apr 9th, 2008, 05:15 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Damo (original)

Just another pic to check out for the lowering...

...18's again though

Same stance as mine really.

I love the look of the car with 18's and lowered!

Damo · Apr 9th, 2008, 06:29 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Darthbladerni (original)

Same stance as mine really.

I love the look of the car with 18's and lowered!

Yeah just showing how good it looks

rob'smini · Apr 9th, 2008, 08:18 PM

car looks good, ive found a place that do them for £132 with p&p sounds quite good to me?

if my shocks do go them i just upgrade when they are shot

Hugo · Apr 9th, 2008, 09:02 PM

Does anyone have the prostreet kit, Eibach shocks and springs?

Darthbladerni · Apr 10th, 2008, 05:17 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by rob'smini (original)

car looks good, ive found a place that do them for £132 with p&p sounds quite good to me?

if my shocks do go them i just upgrade when they are shot

Yes you would just upgrade the shocks! The springs will make the ride a bit rough because of the stock shocks, but with upgraded ones, the car would still be as low but with a smoother ride

Quote: Originally Posted by Hugo (original)

Does anyone have the prostreet kit, Eibach shocks and springs?

I only have the prostreet springs, but would love the shocks as well.

I think someone on here would have it tbh.

rob'smini · Apr 10th, 2008, 06:45 PM

ordered them today, just need some new wheels and non-runflats and i'll be happy

Darthbladerni · Apr 10th, 2008, 06:49 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by rob'smini (original)

ordered them today, just need some new wheels and non-runflats and i'll be happy

Excellent, you wont regret it, the handling also improves with the car being lowered, less roll.

So what wheels are you looking at, size and brand?

rob'smini · Apr 10th, 2008, 07:02 PM

not 100% sure as i keep changing my mind

but at the min i want some 17" s-spokes in gloss back

Darthbladerni · Apr 10th, 2008, 07:04 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by rob'smini (original)

not 100% sure as i keep changing my mind

but at the min i want some 17" s-spokes in gloss back

Very nice!!! I love the s spokies in black.

Just make sure you are liberal with the tyre blackener though

rob'smini · Apr 10th, 2008, 08:20 PM

lol true, i'm well stocked up, group buy

Darthbladerni · Apr 10th, 2008, 08:22 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by rob'smini (original)

lol true, i'm well stocked up, group buy

I think im OCD with the car. lol. Blackener I mean, every week every thing black on the outside gets done!! lol

Worth it though

rob'smini · Apr 10th, 2008, 08:42 PM

yer it's worth it, had the day off work so spent this afternoow cleaning it

was round at my dad's and the step sis was like why do you want black wheels? they black already, tut, women

Apr 3rd, 2008, 09:00 PM	#1
rob'smini MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Yorkshire Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 57 Offline	eibach pro springs - info needed plz i'm new to mini mods, so here goes ive got a cooper R50 2003 and want some springs that lower and also inprove the handeling i had sport lines on my clio 172 and loved them! so if i put pro's on the cooper will the shocks be ok? or do i need to ungrade them? and how much do they lower? it says 30mm on the web site, which would be great! and where is the best/cheapest place to get them? or any other springs that will be of intreast? pic would be great of car with them thanks Rob

Apr 3rd, 2008, 10:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Darthbladerni Mini Youngster Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 1,794 Offline	yeah the pros as far as im aware. here is a pic- i think it is the best one to see how it is sitting Attached Thumbnails

Apr 7th, 2008, 01:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
wongakh Mini Black Join Date: Aug 2002 Local Time: 10:43 PM Posts: 242 Offline	I had eibach spring on my last mini cooper with stock shocks and 17" wheels. After couple of years, the car ride pretty rough and seems like the stock shocks were not be able to cope with the lower eibach spring. Alfa 147 GTA Mini Cooper

Apr 9th, 2008, 04:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
Damo Disillusioned with MINI2 My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: MINItorque.com Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 10,534 Offline	Just another pic to check out for the lowering... ...18's again though North West Rolling Road Day 26th July

Apr 9th, 2008, 06:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
Damo Disillusioned with MINI2 My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: MINItorque.com Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 10,534 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Darthbladerni (original) Same stance as mine really. I love the look of the car with 18's and lowered! Yeah just showing how good it looks North West Rolling Road Day 26th July

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Apr 3rd, 2008, 09:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Darthbladerni Mini Youngster Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 1,794 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by rob'smini (original) i'm new to mini mods, so here goes ive got a cooper R50 2003 and want some springs that lower and also inprove the handeling i had sport lines on my clio 172 and loved them! so if i put pro's on the cooper will the shocks be ok? or do i need to ungrade them? and how much do they lower? it says 30mm on the web site, which would be great! and where is the best/cheapest place to get them? or any other springs that will be of intreast? pic would be great of car with them thanks Rob I have 18's on the car dropped by 40mm on eibech springs. i will post pics later on to let you see. What size of wheels are you running?? i got mine locally, im not sure on the cheapest place on the internet though.

Apr 3rd, 2008, 09:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
rob'smini MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Yorkshire Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 57 Offline	^^ is that with the pro's? if not which ones? 40mm drop would be cool ive got 16" at the moment with 55 profile tyers i plan on gettin some 17" with 45 profile tho, so wont be that much difrance in size really (anout 10mm?) get some pics up

Apr 4th, 2008, 05:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
rob'smini MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Yorkshire Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 57 Offline	nice that sits really well, shame it's yelow lol, only jokin, it's a good lookin car now just need to find the cheapest place to get them

Apr 7th, 2008, 04:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Darthbladerni Mini Youngster Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 1,794 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by wongakh (original) I had eibach spring on my last mini cooper with stock shocks and 17" wheels. After couple of years, the car ride pretty rough and seems like the stock shocks were not be able to cope with the lower eibach spring. Its true but it is to be expected. Excuse to buy different shocks when it comes to the time. Alot of people lower their minis without a worry

Apr 9th, 2008, 05:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Darthbladerni Mini Youngster Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 1,794 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Damo (original) Just another pic to check out for the lowering... ...18's again though Same stance as mine really. I love the look of the car with 18's and lowered!

Apr 9th, 2008, 08:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
rob'smini MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Yorkshire Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 57 Offline	car looks good, ive found a place that do them for £132 with p&p sounds quite good to me? if my shocks do go them i just upgrade when they are shot

Apr 9th, 2008, 09:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
Hugo MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norn Iron Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 2,392 Offline	Does anyone have the prostreet kit, Eibach shocks and springs?

Apr 10th, 2008, 05:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
Darthbladerni Mini Youngster Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 1,794 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by rob'smini (original) car looks good, ive found a place that do them for £132 with p&p sounds quite good to me? if my shocks do go them i just upgrade when they are shot Yes you would just upgrade the shocks! The springs will make the ride a bit rough because of the stock shocks, but with upgraded ones, the car would still be as low but with a smoother ride Quote: Originally Posted by Hugo (original) Does anyone have the prostreet kit, Eibach shocks and springs? I only have the prostreet springs, but would love the shocks as well. I think someone on here would have it tbh.

Apr 10th, 2008, 06:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
rob'smini MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Yorkshire Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 57 Offline	ordered them today, just need some new wheels and non-runflats and i'll be happy

Apr 10th, 2008, 06:49 PM	#15 (permalink)
Darthbladerni Mini Youngster Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 1,794 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by rob'smini (original) ordered them today, just need some new wheels and non-runflats and i'll be happy Excellent, you wont regret it, the handling also improves with the car being lowered, less roll. So what wheels are you looking at, size and brand?

Apr 10th, 2008, 07:02 PM	#16 (permalink)
rob'smini MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Yorkshire Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 57 Offline	not 100% sure as i keep changing my mind but at the min i want some 17" s-spokes in gloss back

Apr 10th, 2008, 07:04 PM	#17 (permalink)
Darthbladerni Mini Youngster Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 1,794 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by rob'smini (original) not 100% sure as i keep changing my mind but at the min i want some 17" s-spokes in gloss back Very nice!!! I love the s spokies in black. Just make sure you are liberal with the tyre blackener though

Apr 10th, 2008, 08:20 PM	#18 (permalink)
rob'smini MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Yorkshire Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 57 Offline	lol true, i'm well stocked up, group buy

Apr 10th, 2008, 08:22 PM	#19 (permalink)
Darthbladerni Mini Youngster Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 1,794 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by rob'smini (original) lol true, i'm well stocked up, group buy I think im OCD with the car. lol. Blackener I mean, every week every thing black on the outside gets done!! lol Worth it though

Apr 10th, 2008, 08:42 PM	#20 (permalink)
rob'smini MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Yorkshire Local Time: 03:43 PM Posts: 57 Offline	yer it's worth it, had the day off work so spent this afternoow cleaning it was round at my dad's and the step sis was like why do you want black wheels? they black already, tut, women

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