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H&R Springs on a '94 SS

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:38 pm
by Subaru_Nation555
Well my quest for less body roll took me to tirerack.com where I ordered a set of H&R Sport springs. I was a little hesitant to lower the car on only GR-2s but I was completely broke and AGXs are a lot of money. Anyways I ordered the springs and went to rent a spring compressor from Advance Auto. Low and behold they didn’t rent the kind I needed so since my car was going into the shop for some other stuff I figured I would just have them do it.

My first impression before even getting in the car was damn, what a difference in ride height. The rear looked good but I thought the front was a little low. But that all became trivial when I took it for a test drive. My immediate impression was wow, this is stiff. Arlington county (where I live) loves to put speed bumps or as they call them speed humps, on residential streets. I can normally take them at around 20-30 mph. Completley unintentioally I drove over one with the new springs. Needless to say that was way to fast and I learned my lesson.

The best part if these springs is that they give me the performance I want for the occationsional sprited driving and the comfort to tackle all the around town bumps. I am really pleased. I would have liked to keep the car a little higher off the ground but maybe a set of AGXs will help that later on. I would definatly recommend these to anyone who doesn't want the harsh ride of coilovers and is on a budget. I am very satisfiecd. Now all I need is a front sway bar and an alignment. If anyone wants a pic of the car lowered let me know and I can help ya out.

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:16 pm
by snowjob
I've got the H&R's on the fronts of my beast and I love them, I've got WRX Wagons on the back, it works really nicely and great in the twisties, I agree, buy them.

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 8:32 pm
by 93Leg-c
Can you post pics of your car? I'd like to see them! That was the setup that I was planning to run on my car.

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 8:39 pm
by dscoobydoo
yup, running H&R with the AGX's, and even though I lost an inch, the handling is SOOOOOOO worth it.

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:22 pm
by Subaru_Nation555
93Leg-c wrote:Can you post pics of your car? I'd like to see them! That was the setup that I was planning to run on my car.
Yeah, Ill try to snap a few tomorrow.

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:44 pm
by Subaru_Nation555
Heres a sample of some pics with the car lowered. More can be found at my gallery: http://www.pbase.com/teimerf/lowered

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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 4:12 am
by 93Leg-c
Sacha--thanks for the pics!

Yours is the first set of pics I've seen that I know have the GR-2 / H&R setup. That's the exact clearance I want for my car. I know the H&R springs are good, and like you, the GR-2s fit my budget. You've sealed my decision for me! Thanks!

BTW, aren't the AGXs the same height as the GR-2s? If you put the AGXs on, wouldn't you stay at the same ride height?

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:52 am
by sullione
Hey, I've had that setup for about a year or two. I just don't have the pics to prove it. It is a very good setup IMO. :D

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:35 pm
by Subaru_Nation555
93Leg-c wrote:BTW, aren't the AGXs the same height as the GR-2s? If you put the AGXs on, wouldn't you stay at the same ride height?
Yeah I don't think they would make much of a difference.

Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:06 am
by Subaru_Nation555
Just wanted to update this thread with a picture of the springs on my car in case anyone was curious about the ride height. I'm still liking them but the car rolls and is begging for a front swaybar/endlinks.

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or if the picture doesn't work:

http://www.pbase.com/subaru_nation555/image/91378965

Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:19 am
by 93Leg-c
Neither pic nor link works for me. :)

Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:32 am
by Adam West
Here's one with them!

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Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:36 am
by 93Leg-c
:whistle: Wow! what a clean car! Really nice! Thanks for posting the pics!

Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:00 am
by Adam West
Thanks! I run 205/50/16's too so if you run 55's your fender gap will be even less...Still wish is was .5 inches lower! I know, bad, bad, bad for handling and suspension geo...These handle great BTW.

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Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:48 pm
by Subaru_Nation555
Love those wheels!

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:11 pm
by boarderbw
i have the h&r and gr-2 combo on my car and it is nice but the agxs would be better because they are stiffer than the gr-2s and the h&r springs have a fairly high compression rate so they should have a stiffer strut