H&R Springs

[Alero_1986]

I had inquired about these springs in another thread so I figured that I would start my own. I understand that mfuller is running these springs and is happy with them. Does anyone else have experience/opinions for these?
Also curious to know what is the going price for a set. I have found a set locally and offered $120. (I don't really have the cash but the price seems right).

[Naich]

The price seems fair. I havn't heard much about this brand in a while, but a few years ago they were pretty big. Most ppl now go with Eibach, Intrax, or DropZone (or any of their many brand names).

[14alero]

I have them on my Alero

[Alero_1986]

I have them on my Alero

How is the ride height/ overall performance?

[AJules]

how much do they cost new?

and who sells them?

[Alero_1986]

They are made in Germany. They are not listed for the alero. The model number is 50739 listed for the grand am. I have seen them listed for $213US new

[Alero_1986]

duplicate***

[Alero_1986]

Purchased these last Saturday. I had my sister pick them up because it was about 2 hours closer to her place.

[Alero_1986]

...My sister dropped off the springs Sunday. I put them in yesterday. I took plenty of photos that I will post when I have more time. I still have to do an alignment shortly. I was going to give the H&R's a couple of days to set in first. :)

[Alero_1986]

This is a long post of me talking to myself :haha:

[AJules]

what are your opinions so far?

[Alero_1986]

Definite increase in performance! I'll post pics to illustrate why.. when I removed the struts i found that both of the front springs had cracked! both near the top of the coil, but it definitely came as a surprise. ...almost as if the alero was a little too anxious to lower itself! I still have some work to do with the steering though

[Alero_1986]

Here's what was the damage..

[Alero_1986]

And here's another photo..
It split pretty good. I have never encountered this before..?
...I guess it was a good time for new springs though.. gonna need the struts too... ;)

[yoslvr442]

h&r springs are pretty well known, just ordered myself some last week should be getting them soon.

[cleanalero]

I have a set of new Intrax springs in the Classifieds for cheap if anyone is still looking.

Eric

[negolien]

Did you change the mounts also?

[Alero_1986]

long delay... Sorry

Yes, I did put new mounts on as well. Still running the original struts for now though.

[Midgear]

holy crap.. were those stock springs that were cracked?

[Alero_1986]

Yup, both fronts were rusted pretty bad, and both fronts cracked. :(

It explained the horrible body roll, and desire for performance springs.

[whiterider00]

i had one of mine cracked like that too. passenger side i believe. not too big of a suprise tho on a car with about 140k miles at the time. replaced with sprint springs and noticed a huge improvement. still have a damaged strut mount tho. good luck with the struts whenever u put them in.

[Alero_1986]

thanks! It'll be a little while before new struts come along. I'm either gonna wait until the current ones go, or extra money comes my way. :)

[whiterider00]

they arent too expensive...i think i payed around 200 for all 4 w/ shipping. that was a decent deal on ebay tho. dunno if u cud find them that cheap anywhere else.