Ok today I installed my hr springs myself. I started at 11 and finished around 10pm because I had a shop switch out the springs for me but the spring wasn't aligned good enough with the lower part that the bolt goes through. So after I loosened all the bolts and nuts and took out the passenger strut I had to quickly put everything back together and go back to the shop before they closed. But the front and rear only took me a total of 4 hrs, not including the downtime.
It's quite like oem, which it is, minus the springs. The ride is nice, I can't really tell the difference between the hr and from my bc. I had the bc set really stiff and on the bumpiest parts of the highway the car would shake like crazy. But 90% of the time the ride was fairly smooth. I didn't take any corners too fast, can't tell just yet if they handle as well as the bc.
The front amazingly was the same height that I had the bc at, don't know if the springs will settle, probably not. The rear were a bit higher than my bc, maybe 1/4 higher. I actually like the rear to be higher than the front, but if I could choose I would have the rears a bit lower. I don't think the springs will settle, I took a look and the dead springs were completely compressed. Overall I like the hr springs.
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2010 k23
H&R sport springs / Spc rear camber arms / SSR SP1 / Berk cbe / Varis cf lip / Nismo S-Tune side skirts
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