Earlier tonight in another site, I got into an arguement with business who tried to convince people on a forum that they should only buy Brabus springs (b/c that just happens to be the only springs he sells) and that H&R and Eibach don't make springs specifically to your car nor do they use racing and development testing. I replied to his post saying that tuners like Brabus, AMG, RENNtech, and Lorinser don't make their own springs, they contract one of the two leading companies, either Eibach or H&R to do it for them. I also went on to explain how H&R and Eibach have far more racing knowledge than any of these tuners ever could about suspension, b/c Eibach and H&R are on just about every race car, including F1.
He replied saying that since these tuners are Mercedes exclusive, they are therefor better b/c this somehow makes it fit better. I replied to that saying that though H&R and Eibach do make them for many cars, but its not a one size fits all magical spring. I told him to see on H&R web site how many different ones they make for every different chassis b/c different models will have different engines and therefor different weight and will require different springs. H&R for the W202 chassis for example makes a different one for the C220, C230, C43, C280, etc. They are made VERY specifically to your vehicle.
So my question is, don't you guys think that its silly to buy Brabus springs, since they are made by H&R and just come in a Brabus box for an extra $200? Brabus knows engines, not springs. The spring and suspension experts are H&R and Eibach, hands down. These companies are contracted by tuners and race teams to make springs for their cars. So can someone please explain to me why I would want to buy Brabus springs as opposed to H&R springs?