X Power lowering springs now available. ?

[salty]

H&R lowering springs for the X Power are now available. ??

Before.

After.

Price £250 ish.

 

[fnegroni]

If it weren’t for the bloody speed humps around my area…

 

[agy]

Where do you find these accessories?

Thanks

 

[salty]

Where do you find these accessories?

Thanks

Any good Performance shop, should be able to supply H&R springs (which in my humble opinion are the best). Also found them on fleabay. ??

 

[agy]

A link?

 

[salty]

A link?

Sorry can't do links, just go on fleabay and type in Mg4 x power lowering springs. ?

 

[siteguru]

And if you don't understand Fleabay - he means eBay

 

[Alb]

Link:

H+R Lowering Springs for MG4 Electric Xpower 4WD (SEH3) 320KW 28559-2 | eBay

With more than 1,300 different sport spring sets, H&R's product range is one of the world's most comprehensive options. Can be combined with series and almost Allen commercially available shock absorbers, H&R offers an inexpensive but high-quality option, Our proven spring system maximizes this...

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[kin]

Probably has nothing to do with the geometry, but I’m just wondering by lowering the car, it would have reduced the driveshaft angle from gearbox/ transfer box to the wheel, it might reduce the vibration at speed a lot of Xpower owners complaining about.
Obviously I have no technical knowledge and I was just visualising the driveshafts being more straighter and level, so it might reduce the vibration at speed ??
Regardless it definitely look more purposeful!?

 

[Matt x power]

Would there be issues with the warranty of the car?

 

[Alb]

Most certainly for anything directly affected.

 

[CarbonEV]

If it weren’t for the bloody speed humps around my area…

Same, I would get these springs immediately but my road has very recently installed the Square Speed Bumps,

Which were meant to stop lorrys coming down the road (council also narrowed the road),

But this speed bump is in the middle, lorries are so wide, it doesn't affect them, only cars.

Absolute genius council :/

 

[salty]

Same, I would get these springs immediately but my road has very recently installed the Square Speed Bumps,

Which were meant to stop lorrys coming down the road (council also narrowed the road),

But this speed bump is in the middle, lorries are so wide, doesnt effect them, only cars.

Absolute genius council :/

Could you not just drive over the humps to one side, slowly. Agreed though those humps are pain in the @rse.

 

[Brettus]

 

[JustAnotherMidlifeCrisis]

At least one YouTube review mentions MG saying the XPower ride height was chosen deliberately given the way the car (like all cars) drops a bit when accelerating.

Slam it if you like but I'd say there's a risk of sudden inadvertent braking, not to say wheel arch erosion...

 

[Brettus]

Imma wait for the lift kit and flared arches ? get some BFGs on there

 

[salty]

Slam it if you like but I'd say there's a risk of sudden inadvertent braking, not to say wheel arch erosion...

It wouldn't be "slammed" 30mm is not to bad at all. And there is quite a big arch gap on the X Power. ??

 

[JonnyG]

Most certainly for anything directly affected.

Agreed and if anything like VW Golfs this may also include the radar, camera etc.... which used to require recalibration by VW at £200 a pop to remain covered after suspenion changes IIRC.

 

[salty]

Would there be issues with the warranty of the car?

Most certainly for anything directly affected.

Agreed and if anything like VW Golfs this may also include the radar, camera etc.... which used to require recalibration by VW at £200 a pop to remain covered after suspenion changes IIRC.

I'm presuming H&R a very well respected suspension firm, have done there homework and gone into any possible problems, with lowering the X Power, when developing the springs. Again I presume they haven't just slapped any old spring on, off the shelf and said "that'll do"
As for modifications affecting warranty, they probably would, but it's a chance you take, I've modded brand New cars, loads of times and never had any problems and if that's just luck, so be it. I wouldn't be waiting until the car is out of warranty, especially in the MGs case, 7 years, to start modding the car. ??

 

[siteguru]

(Not everything is covered by the 7 year warranty)

PDF of warranty statement