SEzzz

just got the springs swapped to eibachs.

they ride great, corner great, but didn't really drop the car

i measured the distances from the body of the car to the tires all around and they are all uneaven. the difference between the two front ones is .5" and the rears are different by .5 as well.

here's a pic







what should I do? i've been driving on the fro about two days now and i figured they set it as far as they will go. any ideas? help!

Apexi350z

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It will settle. Mine dropped about 1" in the rear and 0.8 in the front.. it gets pretty low... at least for me..

HaNkYs_Z

so are you saying that the height on all four of your corners are different, one is higher or lower then the others?

SEzzz

not all four. the left side is the same in the front and back. isn't the back supposed to be lower? this is what the measurements from the edge of the fender to the highest point on the rim were:

front left: 4.25"

front right: 4.5"

rear left: 4.25"

rear right: 3.75"

SEzzz

i think the pic is messed up, here's another try

Apexi350z

iTrader: (3)

that doesn't look right.. It's not riding on the bump stop is it?

SEzzz

you know, it could be. the bump stops were supposed to be removed right? maybe the shop forgot? I'll have to call them tomorrow...

HaNkYs_Z

shouldnt you be keeping you bump stop to protect you car from going thru bump? I might be wrong.

kzshin

from my past experience, you don't removed the bump stop, but you need to to trim it.

scz

iTrader: (1)

I also believe you need to take about 1/4-1/2" off the bump stop. Not totally sure though.

maximumsportZ

iTrader: (25)

hmmm somethings not right all my sides are even... I didnt touch my bump stops here are my pics.

BoostTed

give it time to settle, mine settled a bit

monkey7

Yea, just wait a bit. Then you will see a little change.

But for the price, its a nice drop.

mmorris

Man i installee my Eibach's today on 19's and they dropped way more than yours. Dunno what the problem is but surely something is not right!!

SangWL

iTrader: (1)

keep your tank full and it will settle, patience my young padawan. It will settle like others said.

Just give it like 150-200 miles you will love it. I'm really happy with the eibach pro kit.




sang

SEzzz

sounds good, i guess i'll give it some more time


i think i'm gonna do the can thing that maximumsportZ did on his pics and see what it looks like from that point of view.


thank you all for helping out!

JimRHIT

iTrader: (6)

Just give it time. I didn't touch the bump stops at all.

Total drop measured that night I did it was 1" all around

One week later it was

1 1/4" F
1.5" R

So they definitely will settle....just drive on some real shoddy roads ...

I took them off due to the excessive drop and terrible camber issues ... my camber gauge gave me a rear camber measurement of -3.2 and -3.1 degrees of rear camber ... way too much for me ... and my local shop (back in Indiana) was not willing to align the car, since they said it was too low

SEzzz

you guys were right, they did settle in. it's a lot lower now but the rear does have a big camber issue like JimRHIT said. I don't have a guage but it's pretty obvious looking at it.

i don't know if i should keep the or return to stock? can a lot of rear camber hurt the car? will it eat the tires?


it looks soooooo nice now

HaNkYs_Z

Yes, it will eat your tires VERY FAST, depend on how off your cambers are, but consider these are low profile tires its going to wear out 2 times faster then regular times, so with your negative cambers, be prepare to get a new set of tires every couple thousand miles.

JimRHIT

iTrader: (6)

yeah ... it looked sooo nice ... look at my sig pic ... looks amazing


but I had traction issues (cant go fast in a straight line) and it felt squirrely at high speeds

not my cup of tea

jim