Has anybody cut coils off their eibach pro kit springs? If so, please let me know how many coils you cut. I'm just not satisfied with the ride height.
Cut Eibach springs
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lol just like SF, why cut these? if you really want to chop stuff, sell these, buy cheaper/oem ones, and hack away. ride comfort will suffer.
Lol, well thanks x2. I will not cut my eibachs and get the right shit next time. I was just seeing if anyone else did it, because i read a while ago that Nick cut his eibachs before, so i was considering on doing the same thing.
I also noticed that there were black and gunmetal versions of the eibach prokit. Has anything changed?
I also noticed that there were black and gunmetal versions of the eibach prokit. Has anything changed?
Cutting springs is a distasteful practice that can, occasionally, yield good results. Usually it ends in noticeable ricer bounce and crappy handling. Heating springs is a big no-no.
nothing wrong with cutting the springs, it raises the effective spring rate. the bouncy ride that often results is due to the shocks/struts not being a good match, and/or dead.
i ran cut stock springs with Koni yellows, handled great and wasnt bouncy. however, if you can afford it, buying different springs, or upgrading to something adjustable is a better idea.
now heating springs, THAT is a bad idea.
i ran cut stock springs with Koni yellows, handled great and wasnt bouncy. however, if you can afford it, buying different springs, or upgrading to something adjustable is a better idea.
now heating springs, THAT is a bad idea.
Get a spring compressor, get a u hefty u bolt, clamp a set of 1 or 2 coils together and enjoy your cheap lowerness.
^^^I was thinking about that. But i'll see. Decided a long time ago that i wasnt going to cut the springs. If i was, i was only thinking 1/2-1 coil. But i changed my mind. Here is a picture with my UNCUT eibachs.
From the pics seems like if you went lower you would smash the fender with the wheel offset nad non stretched tires na dno rolled/pulled fenders.
you can start buy cutting 1/2 to 3/4 a coil off and see from there roll your fenders before you do though
This thread has so much fail in it i don't even know where to begin.
Do yourself, your car, and wallet a favor and leave them be. If you want lower, save up.
Do yourself, your car, and wallet a favor and leave them be. If you want lower, save up.
Naw no scraping, there arent many bad roads in my area. I just wanted to get rid of the fender gap but, i like the setup for what it is.
Interesting that I don't have almost any gap in the front, some in the rear. Installed wrong? Bad wheel/tire size (smaller than stock? 
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http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73496&highlight=koni+eibach Some don't have gap, some do...
My gap:
OKOK, it has a 50kg sub in the back (but no 5th wheel, so that makes ~25extra kg only in the back), that helps a lot Wheel/tire are a bit larger than stock too.
)http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73496&highlight=koni+eibach Some don't have gap, some do...
My gap:
OKOK, it has a 50kg sub in the back (but no 5th wheel, so that makes ~25extra kg only in the back), that helps a lot
Wheel/tire are a bit larger than stock too.
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I have the same, Higher in the back nice perfect hight in the front! I am going to do something about the rear
ill be that guy.
i have eibach springs they're black
and i hacked them up. the wheel well gap was big enough to fit my head in. so they got the chop saw. i stopped after seeing that they were eibachs... thought about it for a couple minutes and then continued. hahaha. i have no regrets. the car handles exactly the same and is closer to the ride height i want.
i cut one coil off of the top and one off of the bottom. it probably gave me a 1.5-2 inch drop. oh and i only did the rears. the fronts have to wait till i can figure some things out for the front. my exhaust is hung waaay too low. so thats next.
i have eibach springs they're black
and i hacked them up. the wheel well gap was big enough to fit my head in. so they got the chop saw. i stopped after seeing that they were eibachs... thought about it for a couple minutes and then continued. hahaha. i have no regrets. the car handles exactly the same and is closer to the ride height i want.
i cut one coil off of the top and one off of the bottom. it probably gave me a 1.5-2 inch drop. oh and i only did the rears. the fronts have to wait till i can figure some things out for the front. my exhaust is hung waaay too low. so thats next.