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      05-15-2013, 01:17 AM   #50
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Ok be really concious of your wheel and spring selection when using this kit. My front wheels sit 2mm further inboard than the stock wheels and the tyres rub on the spring perch when set at stock height. A 5mm spacer is needed which is not what I wanted.

I got the following Swift springs
rear 9" 672lb/in - this is fine.
front 8" 400lb/in - needs to be wound right down to get a decent ride height. They took them out and installed the Ohlins springs and it is slightly better. I am not trying to slam the car but they needed to wind the front right down to get it similar to BMW performance height which is 10mm lower than stock.

If you are ordering I'd get a 9" rear spring and 7" front spring. This might let you set the rear at a decent height and locate the front spring perch above the tyres. But then I'm not sure if it's long enough to stay captive at full droop.

It has been a frustrating and expensive few days.
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