Question about OEM suspension longevity w/ lowering springs

BTRobertson · 03-14-2008, 02:17 PM

Okay, I got my ride lowered with Eibach springs, have camber kits front and rear, and have an alignment consistent with recommended street settings by HighRev1 and others. Question though - I've been reading more stuff about it and re-reading the stickies, and I'm seeing/hearing about issues with the stock suspension wearing out very quickly with lowering springs?

Now, that's fine and dandy if I have a few months or more of life in my OEM suspension, but the HFP suspension lowers the car an inch. My second question is this: my car is already lowered about 1.4" and can't really lower anymore or else I won't be able to get my car aligned anywhere due to the lowered stance. If the HFP suspension drops the car an inch, does that mean my car will drop down another inch?? That won't work too well. Sorry, just not fully knowledgeable.

friedk · 03-14-2008, 02:26 PM

Right now you have stock dampers/shocks + eiback sportline SPRINGS.

The HFP suspension is HFP dampers/shocks + HFP SPRINGS.

The springs are what are responsible for the reduction in ride height.

Honestly, you'll be FINE! I wouldn't worry at all. I rode 7 months on sportlines on very, very bad roads. I also turn very fast. My car still rode fine. The part of the suspension that goes out is the shocks/dampers. By the time you'll even notice anything I bet koni's will be out.

BTRobertson · 03-14-2008, 02:34 PM

Okay, cool...I'm glad I asked.

I just bought the Eibach springs so I don't want to pay for springs I don't need. Besides the Koni's, which I hear are going to be great for our cars, what other spring kit would be great for street driving with fun, aggressive tendencies?

I'm not a racer, though, just FYI.

friedk · 03-14-2008, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BTRobertson

Okay, cool...I'm glad I asked.

I just bought the Eibach springs so I don't want to pay for springs I don't need. Besides the Koni's, which I hear are going to be great for our cars, what other spring kit would be great for street driving with fun, aggressive tendencies?

I'm not a racer, though, just FYI.

Besides koni's you can get 300$ cheaper tokico blues dampers to replace your stock ones. They don't perform all that much better than stock dampers however.

BTRobertson · 03-14-2008, 02:38 PM

Yeah well, I'd rather spend $300 more for better performance than waste money on no better performance. Thanks man.

oplok72 · 10-22-2008, 02:24 AM

I am planning to buy the eiback sportline 1.4 drop. do I need to buy camber kit for this? Thanks.

paolo2k2 · 10-22-2008, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by oplok72

I am planning to buy the eiback sportline 1.4 drop. do I need to buy camber kit for this? Thanks.

so many people ask this question and the answer is up to you...u can have even tire wear but are u willing to pump up ur tires to the max psi in the rear...if u want good handling i would suggest a camber kit to lessen the camber....u need more camber up front then rear...unless ur preference is to understeer at ur limit...which is safe but slow

03-14-2008, 02:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
BTRobertson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Age: 31 Posts: 685 B.T. Robertson iTrader: 0 / 0%	Question about OEM suspension longevity w/ lowering springs Okay, I got my ride lowered with Eibach springs, have camber kits front and rear, and have an alignment consistent with recommended street settings by HighRev1 and others. Question though - I've been reading more stuff about it and re-reading the stickies, and I'm seeing/hearing about issues with the stock suspension wearing out very quickly with lowering springs? Now, that's fine and dandy if I have a few months or more of life in my OEM suspension, but the HFP suspension lowers the car an inch. My second question is this: my car is already lowered about 1.4" and can't really lower anymore or else I won't be able to get my car aligned anywhere due to the lowered stance. If the HFP suspension drops the car an inch, does that mean my car will drop down another inch?? That won't work too well. Sorry, just not fully knowledgeable.

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03-14-2008, 02:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
friedk Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,615 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Right now you have stock dampers/shocks + eiback sportline SPRINGS. The HFP suspension is HFP dampers/shocks + HFP SPRINGS. The springs are what are responsible for the reduction in ride height. Honestly, you'll be FINE! I wouldn't worry at all. I rode 7 months on sportlines on very, very bad roads. I also turn very fast. My car still rode fine. The part of the suspension that goes out is the shocks/dampers. By the time you'll even notice anything I bet koni's will be out.

03-14-2008, 02:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
BTRobertson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Age: 31 Posts: 685 B.T. Robertson iTrader: 0 / 0%	Okay, cool...I'm glad I asked. I just bought the Eibach springs so I don't want to pay for springs I don't need. Besides the Koni's, which I hear are going to be great for our cars, what other spring kit would be great for street driving with fun, aggressive tendencies? I'm not a racer, though, just FYI.

03-14-2008, 02:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
BTRobertson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Age: 31 Posts: 685 B.T. Robertson iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yeah well, I'd rather spend $300 more for better performance than waste money on no better performance. Thanks man.

10-22-2008, 02:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
oplok72 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Garden State Posts: 33 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I am planning to buy the eiback sportline 1.4 drop. do I need to buy camber kit for this? Thanks.