Lowering Springs H&R OE Sport

melbs · 09-02-2009, 02:44 AM

Any member using these springs and with what shocks and engine?

I am thinking of lowering my car and i have the following options:

1. M sport springs with bilstein sport - ride height perfect (15mm drop) but expensive and known broken spring problem
2. Eiback prokit with bilstein sport - ride height might be too low (30mm plus drop), not as expensive as #1
3. H&R OE Sport with bilstein sport - fear it won't lower the car much, cheapest but since it won't lower much, what's the use of buying lowering springs.

Anyway my question is for #3:

1. Any members who has this setup?
2. How many mm did this setup actually do to your zeddy?
3. H&R claims the drop could be from .25 inches (6.5mm) to as low as .75 inches (19mm); it would really be helpful for me it you guys can share the actual drop in your zeddy.

Thanks in advance

Edit*

Looking at H&R's site and it seems that they do not make OE Springs for the Z4, i guess i'm down to eibach or M sport

JB 007 · 09-02-2009, 04:20 AM

I have H&R Springs on my Z4MC.. 1" drop front&rear

3002 tii · 09-02-2009, 08:31 AM

my z is currently sitting on my stock suspension but i've used h&r oe's on my previous car and i loved them. our cars sit pretty low as is, and if i wanted a drop, i'd probably want to go with less than more. remember being slammed doesn't necessarily mean better performance, there is such a thing as too low. plus you don't have to worry about rubbing, bottoming out, etc.

at the time, i was using h&r oe's with koni shocks and it lowered my car 1". i found koni gave the sporty feel but didn't make the ride as harsh as bilsteins. bilsteins seems more suitable for track over street.

melbs · 09-02-2009, 10:04 AM

dubbledown,

where did you guys get your h&r oe sports springs specifically for the z4? i re read the h&r website and none is listed for the z4, only h&r sports(which is too low for me)

got the part number?

blender · 10-20-2009, 10:56 PM

I've got them too. They're great on smooth roads, not so great on the torn up city streets of downtown LA. The stock shocks cope but I'm looking at some adjustable shocks to dial things in a bit more. I love the drop from the H&R springs though. I recommend getting the 15mm rear spring pads to even out the car a bit. These are an inexpensive OEM part.

09-02-2009, 02:44 AM	#1
melbs New Member 1 Rep 16 Posts Drives: 2003 2.5i E85 Z4 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Philippines iTrader: (0)	Lowering Springs H&R OE Sport Any member using these springs and with what shocks and engine? I am thinking of lowering my car and i have the following options: 1. M sport springs with bilstein sport - ride height perfect (15mm drop) but expensive and known broken spring problem 2. Eiback prokit with bilstein sport - ride height might be too low (30mm plus drop), not as expensive as #1 3. H&R OE Sport with bilstein sport - fear it won't lower the car much, cheapest but since it won't lower much, what's the use of buying lowering springs. Anyway my question is for #3: 1. Any members who has this setup? 2. How many mm did this setup actually do to your zeddy? 3. H&R claims the drop could be from .25 inches (6.5mm) to as low as .75 inches (19mm); it would really be helpful for me it you guys can share the actual drop in your zeddy. Thanks in advance Edit* Looking at H&R's site and it seems that they do not make OE Springs for the Z4, i guess i'm down to eibach or M sport Last edited by melbs; 09-02-2009 at 03:23 AM..
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JB 007 First Lieutenant 44 Rep 380 Posts Drives: Z4MC RRS MINI... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Nicosia iTrader: (0)	I have H&R Springs on my Z4MC.. 1" drop front&rear __________________ Z4MC_Black Sapphire/Imola-_-DMS ECU ll H&S cat-back ll H&R coilovers ll CF Lip ll Lamin-X ll Matte black kidneys ll Afe drop in ll Afe intake elbow ll RPi scoop ll LeatherZ imola shift boot ll ZHP knob...
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3002 tii Lieutenant General 2280 Rep 12,565 Posts Drives: Z4 M, X5, GX460 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CT iTrader: (99) Garage List F15 X5 xDrive35i [8.75] E86 Z4 M [10.00] F10 550i (Retired) [9.17] F25 X3 xDrive35i (R ... [9.43] E82 135is (Retired) [9.50] E85 Z4 M (Retired) [9.41] E90 328i xDrive (Re ... [9.25] E86 Z4 3.0si (Retired) [9.20]	my z is currently sitting on my stock suspension but i've used h&r oe's on my previous car and i loved them. our cars sit pretty low as is, and if i wanted a drop, i'd probably want to go with less than more. remember being slammed doesn't necessarily mean better performance, there is such a thing as too low. plus you don't have to worry about rubbing, bottoming out, etc. at the time, i was using h&r oe's with koni shocks and it lowered my car 1". i found koni gave the sporty feel but didn't make the ride as harsh as bilsteins. bilsteins seems more suitable for track over street. __________________ Follow for latest mods
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melbs New Member 1 Rep 16 Posts Drives: 2003 2.5i E85 Z4 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Philippines iTrader: (0)	dubbledown, where did you guys get your h&r oe sports springs specifically for the z4? i re read the h&r website and none is listed for the z4, only h&r sports(which is too low for me) got the part number?
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10-20-2009, 10:56 PM	#5
blender Custom User Title 141 Rep 661 Posts Drives: black Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: n iTrader: (0)	Got'em, Like'em. I've got them too. They're great on smooth roads, not so great on the torn up city streets of downtown LA. The stock shocks cope but I'm looking at some adjustable shocks to dial things in a bit more. I love the drop from the H&R springs though. I recommend getting the 15mm rear spring pads to even out the car a bit. These are an inexpensive OEM part.
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