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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Kalpsn2000 on July 22, 2012, 05:02:57 pm

Title: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on July 22, 2012, 05:02:57 pm: Got some H&R springs fitted on Friday @ APS. Ed's a top guy :happy2:

Some pics:

Before:
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After:
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Very happy :smiley:
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Mandy on July 22, 2012, 05:14:51 pm: Looks loads better, I expect they'll settle in even further... :happy2:

How has it affected the ride?
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on July 22, 2012, 05:21:29 pm: Quote from: Mandy on July 22, 2012, 05:14:51 pm
Looks loads better, I expect they'll settle in even further... :happy2:

How has it affected the ride?

Thanks Mandy. Ed mentioned they might settle slighty more. The ride is a bit more firm but not too much over stock. So I am very happy :happy2:
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: E30Dom on July 22, 2012, 05:49:18 pm: Looks good matey! Ed is a top bloke...
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: pd9264 on July 22, 2012, 05:51:40 pm: whats the drop on those springs. thinking of getting some myself. cheers
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: ashley on July 22, 2012, 06:48:41 pm: They do a couple of different drops. These look like the lower version.

Had mine on on for 2 years without a problem. Great springs.
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: arthur on July 23, 2012, 01:12:14 pm: After just over a week mine have settled a bit further. The front seems to have settled more that the back so it looks more of an even drop that it did straight away.
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on July 23, 2012, 01:37:11 pm: Quote from: pd9264 on July 22, 2012, 05:51:40 pm
whats the drop on those springs. thinking of getting some myself. cheers

These are 30mm drop front and rear.
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on July 23, 2012, 01:39:05 pm: Quote from: arthur on July 23, 2012, 01:12:14 pm
After just over a week mine have settled a bit further. The front seems to have settled more that the back so it looks more of an even drop that it did straight away.

That is good to hear as I was thinking the front needed to drop a little further to make it an even drop :happy2:
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Matto on July 23, 2012, 01:55:24 pm: Looking good mate. Mines in in 2 weeks time to have the same ones fitted. Nice to see the before and after pics :happy2:
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on July 23, 2012, 02:10:57 pm: Quote from: E30Dom on July 22, 2012, 05:49:18 pm
Looks good matey! Ed is a top bloke...

Cheers Dom. Yes was well worth the drive :happy2:
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on July 23, 2012, 02:34:45 pm: Quote from: Matto on July 23, 2012, 01:55:24 pm
Looking good mate. Mines in in 2 weeks time to have the same ones fitted. Nice to see the before and after pics :happy2:

Thanks Matto.

You will not be disappointed. The looks and cornering ability are improved with these. Just make sure the correct ones are fitted (part number: 29176-1) otherwise you could end up in the same situation as Arthur was in.
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Matto on July 23, 2012, 06:15:54 pm: I believe those are the ones I've ordered. I'm also having rear anti roll bar and walk fitted at the same time so should make quite a difference once its done.
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Andy920 on April 08, 2013, 08:20:24 pm: That looks ace think its just what mine needs :)
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: AndyED30 on April 08, 2013, 08:25:16 pm: I'm thinking the guys at APS did the wheel alignment too?

Let it settle for a few weeks then get it checked again as it will drop just a little further and may affect the camber and therefore the wear.

Looks nice :happy2:
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on April 08, 2013, 09:20:52 pm: I was really fond of my GTI on H&R's. ride was too soft as standard, these make it feel just right :happy2:

I can really recommend them to others :smiley:
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 08, 2013, 11:41:25 pm: Quote from: Andy920 on April 08, 2013, 08:20:24 pm
That looks ace think its just what mine needs :)

Thanks mate :happy2:

Yeah they are pretty much what I wanted. Ideally I would have preferred 10mm lower but that would make it too impractical, especially around my area.
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 08, 2013, 11:43:14 pm: Quote from: AndyED30 on April 08, 2013, 08:25:16 pm
I'm thinking the guys at APS did the wheel alignment too?

Let it settle for a few weeks then get it checked again as it will drop just a little further and may affect the camber and therefore the wear.

Looks nice :happy2:

Yeah they did a 4 wheel alignment. The front has settled slightly more but the tyre wear is looking fine, so no issue.
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 08, 2013, 11:44:16 pm: Quote from: GrayMK5GTI on April 08, 2013, 09:20:52 pm
I was really fond of my GTI on H&R's. ride was too soft as standard, these make it feel just right :happy2:

I can really recommend them to others :smiley:

Yeah they are great :happy2:
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: rich83 on April 22, 2013, 02:56:40 pm: So were these the super sport ones?
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 22, 2013, 04:10:25 pm: Quote from: richwig83 on April 22, 2013, 02:56:40 pm
So were these the super sport ones?

Think they were the sport springs. How much do the super sports lower by?
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: rich83 on April 23, 2013, 12:09:33 am: Errm... 1.9" according to their website.
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: andrewparker on April 23, 2013, 07:10:23 am: They look great!
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 23, 2013, 09:41:24 am: Quote from: richwig83 on April 23, 2013, 12:09:33 am
Errm... 1.9" according to their website.

These lowered by 30mm so not the super sports. I would be having issues with the humps round here if I was on the super sports and now I have spacers there would have been major rubbing.
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 23, 2013, 09:48:06 am: Quote from: andrewparker on April 23, 2013, 07:10:23 am
They look great!

Thanks Andrew :happy2:

Look even better with the spacers, the arches are filled nicely :happy2:

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Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: RetroRaz on April 23, 2013, 09:51:14 am: nice shot there kalps!
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: rich83 on April 23, 2013, 09:54:32 am: Kalps... were your springs black or blue?
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 23, 2013, 10:03:35 am: Quote from: richwig83 on April 23, 2013, 09:54:32 am
Kalps... were your springs black or blue?

They were blue
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: rich83 on April 23, 2013, 10:05:41 am: Super sports then.... the normal "sports" are black (going by the pics on their website)
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 23, 2013, 10:17:09 am: Quote from: richwig83 on April 23, 2013, 10:05:41 am
Super sports then.... the normal "sports" are black (going by the pics on their website)

Really? They definitely didn't lower by 1.9" though but maybe that's the drop for the standard golf.
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 23, 2013, 10:18:35 am: Quote from: vw55raz on April 23, 2013, 09:51:14 am
nice shot there kalps!

Cheers raz :happy2:

They were taken 2 weeks ago after a mini detail.
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on April 23, 2013, 01:09:33 pm: Quote from: richwig83 on April 23, 2013, 10:05:41 am
Super sports then.... the normal "sports" are black (going by the pics on their website)

Just to confirm mine are sport springs as they are the same colour (dark blue/purple) as the on this page:

http://www.hrsprings.com/products/springs/
Title: Re: H&R Springs fitted
Post by: rich83 on April 23, 2013, 01:10:35 pm: :happy2: