Re: HOR's suck!!! and you pay for it)->Was "don't suck"

[Kathy Teulie <104372.1061@compuserve.com>]

Please add to this list if you think HOR's are good or bad.
Thanks
Doug.

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Sure is, you're car then rides like a Civic with cut springs and stock
shocks! ;)

-Jason Kendall
" HOR's suck!!! "
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--- Jason Kendall <jasonk@widomaker.com> wrote:
> <snip> Finally the spring rate just disappeared, and ruined both struts.
 
That's a bad thing, right? :)
Matthew Yip
" HOR's suck!!! "
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Message text written by Matthew Yip
HOR Tech springs will work fine for a few months - check back in a year
when
your front end is sagging...

Matthew Yip
mgyip@yahoo.com
" HOR's suck!!! "
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Message text written by Jason Kendall

My friends Rabbit GTI had Hor's.  After 2 years of use, all of the coils
had
flat spots on them from smacking each other.  Then where the flat spots
were, they started rusting, baddly.  Finally the spring rate just
disappeared, and ruined both struts.

-Jason Kendall
" HOR's suck!!! "
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Message text written by -alan

ummm... i personally know of someone who has had these springs for quite
some 
time.. they are not sagging.. perhaps someone got a bad one somewhere down 
the line. i'll admit they are low, but is that really a bad thing? i really

like my set-up. they work great with the bilstein sports. :)

-alan
" HOR's don't suck!!! "
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Message text written by Doug Teulie

(From Pete) ---> "I don't know what you are talking about"

Just go for a drive, sit back  and relax.
MMMM SLAM MMMMMMMMMM  SLAM MMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMM SLAM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Yes they do drive OK but then they sag and get  flat spots. If you drive a
car
like yours with Neuspeed springs or H&R,s you will see why
the HOR's suck. I have them on my 16v  with the bilstein sports and I know
how bad
the springs are. I am not getting new springs soon but If I had the money
I would get better springs. I hope that some of the list folks see this
message
and don't get stuck with the HOR trash springs. 
"IMHO"
Doug
" HOR's suck!!! "
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Message text written by Pete

I dont know what you are talking about, I have HORs on my 16v, w/ 15x7 
wheels (195-50-15) And the setup kicks ass.  I love them, They handle 
great, look good (I admit, they are low) And were a good price.

Pete
" HOR's don't suck!!! "
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Message text written by Kathy Teulie
>I drove a car set up like yours and it did drive OK.
You need a good tire size. Now if it were me
I would go for the 15x6 or 15x6.5 rims too. I think 16's
are too big! If you change rims your problem will
still be there. You need to ditch the HOR springs.
HOR springs are not good on 16v's. I am not sure
if they work on 8v's but I know that they do not work
on 16v's. The spring is too soft and too low.
I have H&R on my MK1 and they are much better
then the HOR's on my 16v. HOR's suck!!! and you
pay for it because you need a real spring to replace them.
Did you get them at Autotech? Next time call Mike Potter.
He will not push junk like HOR's on you. Your shocks or OK.
I had a set of them on my MK1. Not bad. But KONI is the best.
IMHO
Doug.
" HOR's suck!!! "
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Message text written by Kevin Collins
>Michael Leach wrote:
 
> I really need a little help. I have an 87 16v with boge turbo gas
> shocks and hor springs  .......   but doesnt everybody who does not
> have the money for he really good ones....anyway as I was saying I
> recently purchased 16x7.5 Borbet rims with 205-45-16 tires and I am
> getting rubbing in the front on some bumps I just need a little more
> clearance.  Any CHEAP ideas to get about half an inch higher....there
> are plenty of expensive ones......  Thanks and just to let everyone
> know only on the list for 2 weeks and heading to Cincy the Rochester
> contingent is growing!!!!!!!!!

Just my opinion.. but 16x7.6s on a 'rocco are just plain too big.  Plus
you're hauling around a LOT of extra unsprung weight - not good for
performance at all.

Maybe you could swap for some 15x6.5s of some sort?  This would solve
your problem, though it may or may not be cheap...


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Kevin Collins<
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