Eibach review

[cybermob2]

Threw on some eibachs yesterday, thought i'd share my impressions.INSTALLATION: straight forward, a little common sense, an impact wrench, spring compressor, and hand tools make it a pretty easy job if you have some wrenching skills. took 3 hours by myself, prolly 1 1/2 hours of that spent compressing and uncompressing 8 springs.QUALITY: i bought mine used (1000 miles) but overall the paint is durable, spring shape and coil ends are dimensionally correct, and all 4 corners are at equal height.SPECS: progessive rate, mine dropped 1.2" front, 1.2" rear. top of fenderwell sits about 26.3" off ground (27.5" stock). not s-tech drop, but when i get rims they wont look ghetto, and i got a lot more handling without sacrifice.RIDE QUALITY: not much different than stock, which is what i wanted. i dont want to bounce up and down michigan crap roads and bust up rims and jar everything inside the car to pieces. bumps are a little more pronounced, but ride actually seems to "bounce" less as if the wheelbase was longer. still plenty of suspension with 4 adults in car too.HANDLING: night and day better. much flatter cornering, less "bump and roll" when cornering on bumpy roads, smoother riding, and no nose dives.CONCLUSION: perfect for getting better handling and looks without sacrificing ride quality or comfort.

[northvibe]

are you still able to drive through snow well? like unplowed streets?

[goodvibe]

These are the same as TRD. The bumper still fits over parking curbs and snow is no more of a problem than a stock sedan. Progress rear bar finishes the job for a surprisingly neutral ride.

[capachkid]

PICS!!!

[cybermob2]

i gotta start looking for a RSB...i'm sure there's eibach drop pics somewhere on this site... camera currently out of commission.as for snow... well we dont have any at the moment. i dont anticipate any problems...

[Lancer]

Snow wont be a problem.Here's mine with eibach sportlines and 'winter (stock) wheels. Dropped almost 2".

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[1oldbanjo]

Greg: Do you know if you installed the Sport Line or Pro Line Eibach springs. It appears the Pro Line springs are a smaller drop than the Sport Line. Logic would say that the smaller the drop the smoother the ride - but that may not really be true. I guess spring rates would also come into play. I do want to install some lower springs - but I also want to be able to load 4 people into the car occasionally.Dave

[cybermob2]

i installed the prokit.i thought hard b/t prokit, sportline, and TRD. the eibachs were a heck of deal used... so it was clear. in the end, its not a "slammed" look, but here in michigan, slammed doesn't work too well.