H&R coilovers arrived

[Kongo-Otto]

Hehe its 11 PM over here, no can do.
I installed the rears already. I will go on tomorrow. Pics to follow.

[bzinn 1]

Originally Posted by Kongo-Otto

Hehe its 11 PM over here, no can do.
I installed the rears already. I will go on tomorrow. Pics to follow.

Plenty of time for sleeping when we are dead......now get tot he garage and mod....lol

[Kongo-Otto]

Originally Posted by bzinn 1

Plenty of time for sleeping when we are dead......now get tot he garage and mod....lol

Yes i know. I am finished but didn't take new pictures yet. Car has to be prepared for the German TÜV. That means wheel alignment and i can't go very low with the coilovers else i will not get the needed certificate from the TÜV engineer. Very strict here in Germany.

Originally Posted by Jason@SportsCar

Its actually very common in race struts, started with the Rally guys. There is a "bearing" in the tube that gives support to the shock body. If you take the unit apart (it is essentially a shock insert in a strut body) the shock shaft (that you would see at the top on a normal setup) is not any bigger than normal.

Thank you for the explanations. That is really interesting. The rear shocks are not upside down. I guess it would be useless with this type of wheel suspension?

[Kongo-Otto]

Finally i took some pictures with the coilovers installed (and after german TÜV approval). Pictures are a bit blueish thanks to me not knowing how to take pictures.







Car is lowered about 60mm (2.36") in the front and 50mm (1.96") in the back. Still some threads left to go lower but this would result in me not being able to enter some parking lots in the future. Ride is very well balanced. Car feels completely different to stock.

[PROX4x4]

Originally Posted by Kongo-Otto

Finally i took some pictures with the coilovers installed (and after german TÜV approval). Pictures are a bit blueish thanks to me not knowing how to take pictures.







Car is lowered about 60mm (2.36") in the front and 50mm (1.96") in the back. Still some threads left to go lower but this would result in me not being able to enter some parking lots in the future. Ride is very well balanced. Car feels completely different to stock.

Awesome upgrades!
Can you please tell me the specs on the wheels and tires?

[Kongo-Otto]

Wheel specs are:

Borbet LS 7x17 offset 38mm
Pirelli PZero Nero 205/40 ZR17 84W XL

Tires have uprated sidewalls (stiffer) and are allowed to go 270km/h. I don't think i will go that fast.