H & R Race Springs Springs
H & R Race Springs Springs
USER REVIEWS
[May 30, 2009]
pablo
Model Reviewed:
civic Si
Strength:
looks great
Weakness:
i feel every darn bump Not to happy it could be either i have to change my stock struts but i feel every bump even if its a pebble the car jumps beside the look that everybody seems to love (i do too) the ride is not that comfortable.. Similar Products Used: H&R sport springs |
[Jun 09, 2008]
Matt D
Model Reviewed:
Honda Civic Hatchback
Strength:
Amazing quality, great look, great ride comfort
Weakness:
None so far. I am extremely pleased with these springs. The drop is beautiful, the ride is great for such a big drop, and the quality of the springs is impeccable. I have them on Tokico Illumina shocks and so far I'm loving the set up. It's very low but not ridiculous like some slammed setups, and it actually virtually never bottoms out (trust me, our roads are horrible here). So far, nothing but positive things to say accross the board. Similar Products Used: Tokico Red Springs, Stock Springs |
[Jun 21, 2006]
92skivic
Model Reviewed:
Honda Civic DX Sedan
Strength:
improved cornering, aggressive stance, great ride
Weakness:
none yet but we shall see I'm not sure what everybody else is talking about but the ride is good, smooth,overall nice ride, love the drop, gave me about 2-3/4 in the front and 2-1/2 in the rear,I cut about 1 inch off my bump stops so it would lower it more, and I'm on oem struts, but kyb agx coming soon, on the price part I'm a mech. so I get my company discount Similar Products Used: Eibach sportline springs for 1988 Honda Civic Hatchback,H&R gave me a better drop would suggest to anybody |
[Nov 22, 2005]
Dblaker
Model Reviewed:
Honda Accord LX
Strength:
Smooth ride, more body controll.
Weakness:
Possibly too low. I was sceptical about using this extreme of a spring, but after installation Im extremely impressed. Steering responsiveness is off the chart. I installed Tokiko Blues with these and the ride feels comfortable as stock without the body roll. My only recomendations are invest in polyurethane bushings, and watchout for speed bumps and pot holes.. Ive scraped three times in the 24 hours theyve been installed. Similar Products Used: none |
[Feb 24, 2003]
Dave
Model Reviewed:
2000 Acura Integra GSR (H&R Race Springs)
Strength:
Great spring rate. Just make sure you use adjustable shocks so you can match the shock's damping/rebound to the spring's spring rate. If properly setup, you'll love these springs. If not matched to a good set of adjustable shocks, you'll hate these springs.
Weakness:
Too low. I would not mount them on stock-height spring perches--the car would be lowered too much--but on height-adjustable spring perches like the Konis, the final height is fine. I installed these for driving on the street, at autocrosses, and track days at my local 1.8 mile racetrack. I installed them myself (pretty easy job) with Koni Yellow adjustable shocks with height adjustable spring perches. I bought the H&R Race Springs for their spring rate (to improve performance), and not for their looks (lowering the car too much actually hurts cornering and braking performance). I set the spring perches on the Koni shocks up to their highest position; after installation, the net effect was a lowering of a little more than 1" or so, which is about the perfect height for the Integra, performance-wise. Also, the lowering the very, very even. With the Koni shocks adjusted to their softest setting, I could hardly believe the H&R springs were "race" springs. The ride was very soft, but body roll (horrible on stock Integras) was nearly gone. Then I set the Koni shocks to their firmest setting and drove for about 10-15 minutes on combination of asphalt highway, asphalt roads, and concrete roads. When I finished the short test-drive I felt ready to vomit--VERY bumpy. The moral of this story is if you install the H&R Race Springs, make sure you have adjustable shocks. Mounting these springs with non-adjustable always-stiff shocks will be murder on your body. But mounted with adjustable shocks, they are great. At full soft, it's a comfortable ride (almost like stock). Then when you go autocrossing or take it to the track, you can crank up the stiffness, and enjoy practically zero lean, dive, and squat. Similar Products Used: None. All comparisons are to my stock suspension and other people's cars I've driven/riden in on the street and at autocrossing and track days. |
[Jun 10, 2002]
howard lee
Model Reviewed:
2001 a4 2.8 quattro
Strength:
great handling and looks.
Weakness:
roughness in the beginning. The ride gets a lot rougher when you first get the springs. Ride softens up after 1500 miles or so but the car still jumps up when you hit uneven roads and dips on freeways. The springs give the car a great even look as opposed to the sport springs. Handling is greatly improved where I can make a sharp turn at 50-60mph and w/o much body roll. For looks and handling choose this. If you want a smoother ride, go elsewhere. Similar Products Used: eibach sport springs |
[Apr 11, 2002]
tsuhsien
Model Reviewed:
2000 lude
Strength:
price, great look (F 2", R 1.8") and performance
Weakness:
too bumpy, close spring ratio produce noisewhen hit bumps H&R race is stiffy. give me a bumpy ride with my lude. after i insatall it, i have rattle sounds from rear suspension while i pass through some not so big bumps. i put some cable ties on it to avoid the noise. overall it''s a good system Similar Products Used: Neuspeed Race, Suspension Tech, and Eibach SportLine( iwould suggest this for daily ride) |
[Jan 14, 2002]
Miles McQueeney
Model Reviewed:
1991 honda crx
Strength:
oh, there strong...strong enough to snap your neck in a bumpy hard turn
Weakness:
if you want second rate to eibachs race/road application then be my guest. These springs were incredibly stiff, especially for a lite weight silver bullit like my crx. My friend owns a 96 golf and thinks he''s bad now because he got these...he needs these cast-iron spings to keep his refrigerator of a car in check!! Similar Products Used: eibach race/road springs |
[May 27, 2001]
Leon Cheung
Model Reviewed:
1990 Honda CRX Si
Strength:
-Appearance, the stance looks great (to me).
Weakness:
-Very rough ride, I would say high performance struts are a must. -I bought the springs uninstalled. Similar Products Used: Stock, I haven't tried anything else. I am about to switch to either Eibach Pro, Sportline, or Tokico springs to match my struts. |
[Mar 19, 2001]
C Li
Model Reviewed:
2000 Civic SiR
Strength:
-very nice look
Weakness:
-TOO LOW/STIFF FOR STREET DRIVING Makes the car look SWEET. But unfortunately it is too low and stiff for normal street driving. VERY uncomefortable ride. You feel EVERY single bump. If your car is strictly for racing then get these. But if you drive in typical pot hole ridden, cracked city street DEFINATELY go for SPORT. Similar Products Used: Stock |