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Old 06-26-2006, 04:24 PM
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H&R Sport Springs

Frankly I'm not impressed w/ the stock "Sport" setup at all. I find the suspension, steering, wheels and tires all sub-par for the price.

That said, just installed new springs on the '05 4.4 Spt. A fair bit of the sway is gone, feels much snugger overall and defiantely worth the <$500 installed.

If the ride isn't too stiff after I upgrade the wheels I'll be flipping the shocks out as well (likely not until next spring as I only have 10K on these shocks).

Ride height dropped ~1"

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Old 06-26-2006, 04:29 PM
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Pics! What wheels are you going from/to?
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Old 06-27-2006, 10:23 AM
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Going from stock '05 4.4 19"s to likely refinished 4.8s 20"s (meaning I'll buy them then have them refinished to a darker color).

I don't want to change my tire diameter, just want want firmer handling and wider rears (so 21" is probebly the largest I could go as most 22"s I've seen required larger tire diameters).
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Old 06-27-2006, 07:38 PM
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I had H&R's and Bilstein Sports on my E30 M3 and loved them...good luck with them.
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