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H&R springs... M5 or M550i?
Hey, placing an order for a set of H&R springs soon. I was originally going to order the M5 ones but some people are telling me the M550i ones are better. I'm on the stock rims but not doing spacers. I would do spacers later on if really needed(I'm also looking into building a custom oil guard based off the IND one)
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Also will I be needing an alignment afterwards?
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05-09-2019, 01:16 PM | #3 |
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H&R 550 has the lowest drop and best look
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05-09-2019, 01:34 PM | #4 |
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M550 H&R looks better if you like a more aggressive look; if looking for a more conservative drop go M5 H&R.
I personally like the 550 H&R's more. I always do an alignment when I do suspension; I would wait a couple of weeks for the springs to settle before aligning. I went with KW HAS.
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The KW HAS kit allows you to achieve the perfect drop for you. Everyone has their own preference.
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Agree, I would definitely go with KW
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If you know that you will like the drop with M550iX spring, then go for it.
But, if you are not sure, invest in KW HAS. At least you won't need to buy a new set of spring and pay another installation labor. Especially where you are at where labor are expensive.
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I have M550 springs. Very happy.
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How is the ride quality on the M550i springs? And correct me if I'm wrong- but doesn't the KW HAS kit allow for some minor adjustability to go as low?
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My car rides amazing. In fact, it has less bounce than it did with the stock springs. I am very happy and always have had good luck with H&R in general. I'm also running 10mm spacers on all 4. No issues, no rubbing...
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I would have gone the M550 way but when I lowered my car back in August with the F90 M5 H&R's I dont think anyone was doing it and I was not going to be the crash test dummy. So I have the M5 ones and the drop is much more moderate yet while I want to swap I keep looking at my car and realizing... Im just fine. The ride is practically unchanged with the limited changed in compression and rebound.
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You cant go wrong with either so its purely a subjective approach. If I had more intel personally on the M550 set up I would have done that but again I lowered my car on one of the first sets of F90 springs back in August. And to be honest, H&R did not post their drop levels correctly because I was under the assumption they would drop 1.2 square it didnt:
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My question was- Does the KW HAS kit allow you to go as low as the M550i springs? I couldn't imagine the car looking good or riding with any sort of practicality if it were any lower, aside from it not being my style to begin with. OEM+ FTW
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Also, and I could be mistaken, but do you lose dampening adjustments with the KW?
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Ive run about 13 sets of KW's in my life and while I told myself I could adjust the height and justified my purchases at times that way; I think I only adjust one car after the initial drop. I think 550 or the F90 is the way to go based on your preferences.
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If you are more on the conservative side this is your way to go; I am not so much but like I had said it was done back in the day with no real intel on the M550i stuff.
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Well, I really like the look of your car's stance. So much so that I ordered the same springs and spacers from Ben today!
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