H&R lowering springs with Bonoss Spacers on Type S

[chuuey]

Wanted to update this thread a little bit because my springs arrived. I noticed the p/ns for the front are for the FK8 (h&r 28714-1) and the rears are for the FL5 (h&r 28714-2).

Either the FL5 kit is just an FK8 front with different specs for the rear or I got sent a mismatched kit.

I'm inclined to think it's the former but I haven't reached out to the supplier or manufacturer about it yet.

This is consistent with my set as well. -1 fronts -2 rears

 

[Jay_K]

I ended up running a taller tire on stock wheels

265/35/19
Front pins removed and aligned to -2 front and rear

15mm spacers all around

No issues or rubbing

 

[StingertimeNC]

Looks awesome. I wondered if that would work. I ultimately decided on 275 x 30 tires. I'll post up pics so folks can see the fitment.

 

[Jay_K]

Looks awesome. I wondered if that would work. I ultimately decided on 275 x 30 tires. I'll post up pics so folks can see the fitment.

Honestly, I was sweating it pretty bad, I couldn't find anyone that ran 265/35s. I have seen a couple FL5s running 275/35 and one of them reported rubbing. I reached out to him to find out additional details but he never replied.

I figured worst case, I have some rubbing and that will accelerate me getting a set of 18s. Now I'm torn about going with a set of 19s as I want to do the Paragon rear brake rotor and bracket upgrade and I don't want to run into issues with that fitting a set of 18s.

 

[Integra23]

Honestly, I was sweating it pretty bad, I couldn't find anyone that ran 265/35s. I have seen a couple FL5s running 275/35 and one of them reported rubbing. I reached out to him to find out additional details but he never replied.

I figured worst case, I have some rubbing and that will accelerate me getting a set of 18s. Now I'm torn about going with a set of 19s as I want to do the Paragon rear brake rotor and bracket upgrade and I don't want to run into issues with that fitting a set of 18s.

19s all the way.

 

[StingertimeNC]

Honestly, I was sweating it pretty bad, I couldn't find anyone that ran 265/35s. I have seen a couple FL5s running 275/35 and one of them reported rubbing. I reached out to him to find out additional details but he never replied.

I figured worst case, I have some rubbing and that will accelerate me getting a set of 18s. Now I'm torn about going with a set of 19s as I want to do the Paragon rear brake rotor and bracket upgrade and I don't want to run into issues with that fitting a set of 18s.

I think what you did will help folks tremendously. I think 19's are great, but I hate the 30 sidewall. If 265 x 35 fits I think we should all stay 19's! LOL. I think that's probably the best trade-off. Some people worry too much about their speedometer being accurate. Figure out the difference and just adjust accordingly.

I'm going to be super bummed if 275 x 30 doesn't fit or causes rubbing. Plus my wife will likely kill me as I'll have another $1.500 down the tubes!

 

[b0nb0n]

I ended up running a taller tire on stock wheels

265/35/19
Front pins removed and aligned to -2 front and rear

15mm spacers all around

No issues or rubbing

This is super helpful. I just downsized from 20mm spacers to 15mm and wanted to get H&R springs. My buddy has had a set of brand new Falken RT660 in 265/35/19 sitting at his shop for months that a customer never used. Was looking at them just yesterday thinking if I should scoop them up or not for cheap and use during the summer. 19's all the way. 30 series on the stock tires still looks small to me. 35 looks and probably feels great. Thanks for the pics

 

[ZeroGSR]

Anyone getting any squeaking from the H&Rs? It's nothing major, normally it's when I do a quick stop in the rain, like stopping when exiting a driveway. I assumed it was just the progressive springs rubbing, but wanted to see if it's normal.