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Removed front bumper to clean out the radiators. Also found my small horn doesn't work. And passenger side inner fender is broken where the small splitter is at the bottom so will need a new one. Also removed the DVD Nav unit and headlight washer. Both have never been used in the 3.5 years I've owned the car.
Also had to fix the stereo (didn't have the ebrake wire grounded) and painting the trim while it's out and new climate control buttons!
NYDog, I had Eibachs. They aren't as low as the H&R. They mimic the OEM stance to my eye, which has a bit of rake. They seem to allow PASM to work normally from my experience but I would say the spring rates are a little soft for the shocks/ride height. I scraped more with OEM shocks and Eibachs than I do with the OEM GT3 coilovers set to the track specs., which is lower than Eibachs.
Here are 2 pics. in the same parking spot from close to the same angle. The first pic. is with the GT3 suspension and wheels. The second pic. is with the Eibachs, C2S PASM shocks, and Lobster FORKS.
The reason I am posting is because you might be able to see the difference in stance. The weird thing is that I scraped more with the Eibachs on my daily commute.
OEM GT3 Wheels/Coilovers
Eibach/C2S PASM shocks/Lobster FORKS
Thanks jamesinger. My car currently has H&R springs. I picked up a set of new Eibachs from a forum member to reduce the front rake. I was hoping to reduce the amount of scraping with switching to Eibach.
I needed to replace my now tired Craftsman kit and have watched & read dozens of torque & durability tests. I went with this kit (which includes the same stubby Impact and could not be happier.
Thanks jamesinger. My car currently has H&R springs. I picked up a set of new Eibachs from a forum member to reduce the front rake. I was hoping to reduce the amount of scraping with switching to Eibach.
Fingers crossed
I'd love to see a before and after on this. I have a PASM car with H&Rs that were on the car when I bought it. I find it just a hair too low and I'm curious if going to Eibachs is going to be an improvement.
I'd love to see a before and after on this. I have a PASM car with H&Rs that were on the car when I bought it. I find it just a hair too low and I'm curious if going to Eibachs is going to be an improvement.
I can help. I had H&Rs on my car when I bought it. It was way too low for my taste - especially living in NYC.
I moved to The Bilstein B12 which include new shocks and eibach sport springs. The ride difference is subtle but such. huge difference. Now I barely scrape whereas before I scraped literally everywhere.
BEFORE with H&R
AFTER (rims are different but the same exact size, 19s. Tires were re-used)
Flat 6 intake boot installed. Somewhat of a pain to get seated properly on both ends. I'm gonna have to go through this again in another week to change the air filter 😒
12-23-2021, 04:25 PM
