15mm Drop Hat Review

[ck_taft325is]

'91 318is M42 w/15mm drop hats on H&R Race/Billy Sports:

[mamzak]

Sorry to bring this back but....is that a 325 or a 318?

Pretty sure it's a 325 I just wanted to see someone with a 318 and this set up.... I'm worried about the lighter M42 in my 318is and how that will affect the stance.

[ck_taft325is]

hmm i thought race springs were lower than that. i'm thinking of getting these drop hats to lower my front that currently rides on HR Sport.

They are a bit lower. His are still "settling in" as it where.

[ak-]

Hi..
Amazing way you say about it and i am not much ware of that part so glad to here about all that stuff...

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[joonsup]

hmm i thought race springs were lower than that. i'm thinking of getting these drop hats to lower my front that currently rides on HR Sport.

[rabbitude]

Yeah I have about a month on these springs and shocks.

[ck_taft325is]

Oh are they new springs or something? I guess it could be undersized tires too.

Yeah, from what I remember, he sold the suspension he bought on the car (to low to clear speed bumps and drive way curbs if iirc) and got something a tad taller. So fresh springs would be the extra "height" we're seeing.

[Wishno87]

Oh are they new springs or something? I guess it could be undersized tires too.

[richardkeith97]

it seemed a little high without the drop hats so i think they're just still fresh

[Wishno87]

Are you sure the ends of the springs are seated properly in the pockets? Your car seems a little high.

[ck_taft325is]

For daily driver duties, these can't be beat.

While I want a full GC coil over slammed car eventually, I don't think I could run much lower than this everyday.

[rabbitude]

If it settles a little more thats ok but I think its near perfect right now so if it dont settle any more I'm happy

[richardkeith97]

your spring def haven't settled all the way. i've got h&r race and i tuck my front tire a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffles hair

[booostit]

Like many of you that have H&R race springs or the IE stage 3 I was very disapointed with the reverese rake stance of my car. I just got these and was really impressed with the hats, shipping was very fast and the hats appear to be very good quality. After instalation the car is just over half an inch lower. It still drives and handles exactly the same way as before it just sits better.

Before



After

need MOAR low

[rabbitude]

Much better than before! Are you still running spring pads up front?

No I just kept them on I didn't think it would make that much differance.