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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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Please Can someone help me out. I'm after some springs for my series one, the ones that are on it rock hard. if u go over a stone or anything u can feel it, it feels like the strut's gona come through the bonnet. i've got bilstien dampers on and one of my springs broke so i'm replacing them all can any one help

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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul17
Please Can someone help me out. I'm after some springs for my series one, the ones that are on it rock hard. if u go over a stone or anything u can feel it, it feels like the strut's gona come through the bonnet. i've got bilstien dampers on and one of my springs broke so i'm replacing them all can any one help

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I have a set of springs for a S1 but im not sure how low they are..
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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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its more gonna be dampers making the ride hard bud,springs just give movement
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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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yeah springs determine the ride height, shocks/dampers determine how hard the ride is!
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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 10:26 PM
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so there isn't a 20mm spring out there thats slightly softer than the others then?
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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i had bilstein on my series 2 was fucking horrible so changed them to spax and im happy with the ride i got 25mm lowers
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