Alignment Question with Eibach Springs

[LamaRossa]

whats up everyone

I just drop my car with Eibach springs and KYB Gr2s

went to get an alignment and one shop told me the front cant be done without special cambers.
wanted to charge me something like $200


for god sake, im only dropping the car 1.5 in the front 1" in the rear 17" wheel 235/40 17 all around

is this shop bullshitting

anyone else running Eibach with alignment problems????????

thanx

Lamarossa

 

[Halsupramk3]

I have eibach and Illumina 2s. the front was so low i would bottom out everywhere. I dont remember haveing any trouble with the front end alignment but i do have a problem with the rear caster not getting into spec. the lower suspension arm cannot go into the center enough.

I had to make a spacer to be put on top of the spring to raise it up enough. I would think there is enough adjustment to bring the lower arm in. I assume it is the front lower A arm that is the problem.

 

[mkIIIman089]

I have that same setup as you Hal... however its not THAT low and I have yet to bottom out on anything.

 

[IJ.]

There's heaps of adjustment in the front I had a problem with the rear when I dropped it with both tanks full it ran out of adjustment.

I ended up lengthening the lower transverse arms to get the adjuster cams back in the middle of their range.

 

[aye mate]

I have Eibachs and Bilsteins. The shop I went to after I dropped asked if I lowered the car and that I would need a camber kit for them to align it(this was before they actually looked at it) I said just take a look at it and you'll be fine. I got the specs sheet with my reciept and it said fronts were in spec and rears were .25 degress out of spec. Close enough for me.

 

[sathu]

I have eibach spring and it does give you some problem with alignment. I have 18" so I am not sure if that contributed to it but the front won't get into the center. The front is .1 out of alignment which is fine but the rear is within the limit.

Eibach sold the required hardware to get correct alignment and it is expensive, almost half the price of the spring just for two camber i think, check their site.

 

[LamaRossa]

thanx everyone im just going to get an alignment as close to spec as possible


Lamarossa