So what is the consensus on the H&R OE springs from members here?

[01northernS4]

Great on the V8, ok on the 3.0 and terrible on the 2.0, all because of the engine weight and the same spring being utilized on all models?

I hear nothing but good things about the H&R OE's on the V8's... that being said is the reverse rake terrible on the 3.0? Seems like little to none on the V8.

Can anyone post pics specifically of the H&R OE's on a 3.0 S5, possibly on 20's?

About to pull the trigger on this and want to see some more relevant pics.

Thanks!

[01northernS4]

Great on the V8, ok on the 3.0 and terrible on the 2.0, all because of the engine weight and the same spring being utilized on all models?

I hear nothing but good things about the H&R OE's on the V8's... that being said is the reverse rake terrible on the 3.0? Seems like little to none on the V8.

Can anyone post pics specifically of the H&R OE's on a 3.0 S5, possibly on 20's?

About to pull the trigger on this and want to see some more relevant pics.

Thanks!

P.S. from 3.0 owners, how do they feel? Stock like comfortable but more sporty ride? And Northeast boys, okay in the winter? Measured one today and the FTG measurement averaged 26"... shouldn't be too bad for the winter I think...

[srfrboy]

No issues with the OE Sports on my 3.0T. Little bouncy, but a great solution.

[01northernS4]

So no reverse rake on yours?

Did you upgrade to the Bilstein because you track and/or the bounciness?

Any pics?

Otherwise a great low cost upgrade if not tracking and want to retain stocklike ride, correct?

Thanks srfrboy!

No issues with the OE Sports on my 3.0T. Little bouncy, but a great solution.

[01northernS4]

anyone else?

[xuandatou]

I've run H&R OE Springs, but I switched to coilovers eventually, just my cents..

[Jimmy ny]

Just enough drop on RS5. Little stiffer than stock.


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[jrabakker]

here's mine: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...1#post10394796

ride is fine for me.

[Diamond Dog]

Love mine. Great ride quality. Here are multiple pics

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...-Pipe-My-Build

[jrabakker]

how close are your 580's to the color of your mirror caps? thinking about those wheels but want them to match as good as possible. Thanks!

[Brozee]

Get coilovers and you won't have to worry about any of that! Put the rake however you like it, also lower it how you want, and on top of it all. It will ride better and perform better :)

[srfrboy]

So no reverse rake on yours?

Did you upgrade to the Bilstein because you track and/or the bounciness?

Any pics?

Otherwise a great low cost upgrade if not tracking and want to retain stocklike ride, correct?

Thanks srfrboy!

No problem. I first had H&R OE Sport Springs with the stock shocks. I thought the ride was a little bouncy and upgraded to the Bilstein Shock/Struts and didn't notice much of a difference. Last week I upgraded again to the Bilstein PSS10 Coilovers and noticed a huge difference. It is everything I wanted the car to be.

Back to the H&R OE Sport setup. I would highly recommend these springs for a cheaper option. The ride was great, except for a little bounce. If you have less than 30k miles on your stock shocks, you should be fine. I still have my H&R springs if you would like to purchase them. They only have 3500 miles on them and I'm selling them for about 1/2 what they cost new.

[srfrboy]

Love mine. Great ride quality. Here are multiple pics

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...-Pipe-My-Build

Nice looking car and build!

[Diamond Dog]

how close are your 580's to the color of your mirror caps? thinking about those wheels but want them to match as good as possible. Thanks!

My wheels don't match my mirror caps. I purposely wanted them darker. However Avant Garde can do a custom finish that will match them exactly as they offered it to me. I think they have done it already so they already know the color

[Ixxe]

Got OE's on my V8, comfort is slightly worse, it bounces more while on stock it didnt when on auto mode in drive select, feels a bit softer than stock. The look is very good though.

[ians]

me too, have OE spring in the beginning, feel bouncy and the car fly on very bumpy road so upgrade to H&R street coil, ride better but rubbing because my rims offset are so aggressive. Try to raise it up a bit to avoid rubbing, front was seized and can't adjust. Friend selling his PSS10, take the advantage and swap out the h&r coil. Done and dun have to look back.

N.B. My h&r street coil still up for sale. The front are seized but the back is ok. So if you are not looking to adjust the front and is ok to settle with 1cm wheel gap, you can drop by to take a look of them

[01northernS4]

Great info, good to know... so your front wasn't noticeably higher than the rear with the H&R OE set up correct, as in no reverse rake?

Just to confirm, the H&R OE Sports (29061-1) is a 1" drop all around and the H&R Sport Springs (29059-1) are 1.3" front and 1.25" rear... just want to be sure I'm talking about the same thing... do you have the part number handy on your old OE Sport springs?

I've sourced some locally but if it falls through I'll be sure to hit you up for yours if still available.

Thanks again!

No problem. I first had H&R OE Sport Springs with the stock shocks. I thought the ride was a little bouncy and upgraded to the Bilstein Shock/Struts and didn't notice much of a difference. Last week I upgraded again to the Bilstein PSS10 Coilovers and noticed a huge difference. It is everything I wanted the car to be.

Back to the H&R OE Sport setup. I would highly recommend these springs for a cheaper option. The ride was great, except for a little bounce. If you have less than 30k miles on your stock shocks, you should be fine. I still have my H&R springs if you would like to purchase them. They only have 3500 miles on them and I'm selling them for about 1/2 what they cost new.

[01northernS4]

Great, thanks, just pm'd you!

me too, have OE spring in the beginning, feel bouncy and the car fly on very bumpy road so upgrade to H&R street coil, ride better but rubbing because my rims offset are so aggressive. Try to raise it up a bit to avoid rubbing, front was seized and can't adjust. Friend selling his PSS10, take the advantage and swap out the h&r coil. Done and dun have to look back.

N.B. My h&r street coil still up for sale. The front are seized but the back is ok. So if you are not looking to adjust the front and is ok to settle with 1cm wheel gap, you can drop by to take a look of them

[GSS5]

avoid springs, period. i made the mistake two times before i switched over to coilovers and ultimately it cost me more money in the long run.

the biggest issue with the springs, aside from the reverse rake, is that the drop will almost never be even from one side to another. you might have a one finger gap on one side and a 1.5 finger gap on the other. coilovers also ride much less stiff, are infinitely adjustable and don't mess with your stock dampers in the case you ever need to bring your car back to stock.

[dlacs]

I have had H&R OE on my 3.2 for years without any issues. There is a slight reverse rake you can see in the image below. Personally, I would strongly recommend you go with some nice coilovers if you have the finances to do so.

[ians]

This is my 5 with OE spring, have 2 cm wheel gap

This is with H&R street coil, have ~0 cm wheel gap

[doug97gxe]

Personally on an S5 i would go H&R Sport Springs .. on the RS5 the OE are perfect

I was going to order OE and was concerned about rubbing or ride height on 20's .. mops reassured me that the Sport Springs were perfect and i have to agree..

[Hy Octane]

Have the H&R's OE's on mine with stock shocks with the stock 19 sport rims w Michelin PS3's.... Drop is perfect (see sig), even at all 4 corners and very stiff. Took several months for it to really settle in and firm up, but its just what I wanted compared to stock.. Any stiffer and I wouldnt keep them.. Also makes a difference how much you inflate your tires.. I run them at 42 psi.. if I drop them to 38 it softens them up some.. at 42 I feel every bump and crease in the road.. Handling is excellent.. Only downside is they creak a bit due to the coils rubbing against each other when compressed which necessitates me giving them a spray of wd40 every few months..

[ians]

Personally on an S5 i would go H&R Sport Springs .. on the RS5 the OE are perfect

I was going to order OE and was concerned about rubbing or ride height on 20's .. mops reassured me that the Sport Springs were perfect and i have to agree..

rubbing or not depends on your wheels width & offset. If the road condition is perfect all the time, lower with spring is ok but on our city, our road are designed for roller coaster instead! The fly up the air feel is not fun at all when I still with the OE spring

[doug97gxe]

rubbing or not depends on your wheels width & offset. If the road condition is perfect all the time, lower with spring is ok but on our city, our road are designed for roller coaster instead! The fly up the air feel is not fun at all when I still with the OE spring

i have SS and its not that low.. i've driven in NYC and they have some of the worse roads.. still no rubbing .. my wheels are 20X10 ET25 btw .. when i spoke to mops he said the .3 and .4 inch difference wouldn't make that much of a difference

[ians]

i have SS and its not that low.. i've driven in NYC and they have some of the worse roads.. still no rubbing .. my wheels are 20X10 ET25 btw .. when i spoke to mops he said the .3 and .4 inch difference wouldn't make that much of a difference

Mine is 20x10.5 ET25 on 275/30/20 PSS and I was rubbing with ~0 wheel gap and is ok with 1 cm wheel gap. So I am sure 20X10 ET25 should be free from rub

[doug97gxe]

Mine is 20x10.5 ET25 on 275/30/20 PSS and I was rubbing with ~0 wheel gap and is ok with 1 cm wheel gap. So I am sure 20X10 ET25 should be free from rub

ahhhhh .. i also have 265/30/20 PSS

[01northernS4]

Did you find the H&R street coilovers firmer than stock and OE springs? Anyone else?

rubbing or not depends on your wheels width & offset. If the road condition is perfect all the time, lower with spring is ok but on our city, our road are designed for roller coaster instead! The fly up the air feel is not fun at all when I still with the OE spring

[ians]

Did you find the H&R street coilovers firmer than stock and OE springs? Anyone else?

H&R coilover or OE spring ride very close to stock. PSS10 on the other hand is firmer but my setting is 7/6 so if I lower the setting, it may as soft as stock.

[01northernS4]

Great! thanks!

H&R coilover or OE spring ride very close to stock. PSS10 on the other hand is firmer but my setting is 7/6 so if I lower the setting, it may as soft as stock.

[JamesRS5]

Not a single mention of the Eibach spring on here?

Designed for the S5 they lower 1" front and 0.8" rear so no reverse rake. As far as suspension goes, Eibach are probably a little better quality than H&R. Bilstein make some of the best dampers, they sell their kits with Eibach springs.

I've got a set on the way to fit to the RS5, Eibach don't sell them for the RS5 but the S5 is a V8 so a similar weight to the RS5. What could possibly go wrong......

I'll post up pics and feedback when they are fitted and settled.

[doug97gxe]

his S5 is a v6

[JamesRS5]

his S5 is a v6

http://eibachloweringsprings.pumaspe...Si_quattro.jsp

They do a Pro Kit spring for the 3.0

[01northernS4]

I have heard Eibach's are great... interested to know how they work out for you

Not a single mention of the Eibach spring on here?

Designed for the S5 they lower 1" front and 0.8" rear so no reverse rake. As far as suspension goes, Eibach are probably a little better quality than H&R. Bilstein make some of the best dampers, they sell their kits with Eibach springs.

I've got a set on the way to fit to the RS5, Eibach don't sell them for the RS5 but the S5 is a V8 so a similar weight to the RS5. What could possibly go wrong......

I'll post up pics and feedback when they are fitted and settled.

[JamesRS5]

I got the shipping notice through today so they are heading over to me from the UK. I'll let you know as soon as they are in.

I actually have a set of H&R OE which I had powder coated black to match the original springs, trouble is, the H&R spring sits with the top 3 coils of the spring coilbound so Audi would spot this straight away. The Eibachs sit like the original spring so once installed they will look like a genuine audi spring.

[doug97gxe]

those Eibachs are going to sit different on the RS5 than the S5 .. much lower

[JamesRS5]

The springs I ordered are for the V8 S5 so nothing in it with weight, why would it sit much lower?

The H&R OE lower the same amount on the V8's be it S or RS model.

[doug97gxe]

The springs I ordered are for the V8 S5 so nothing in it with weight, why would it sit much lower?

weight of the v6 vs v8

H&R OE on RS5





H&R OE on S5 v6

[bknewtype]

i had eibachs on my v8 s5. very conservative drop

[01northernS4]

Great pics... thanks!

weight of the v6 vs v8

H&R OE on RS5





H&R OE on S5 v6