[s-cars] Eibach spacer answer

[jimk at spotgraphicsinc.com]

Oh, I had no idea that L'Huillier was pronounced "Lafayette".... Good to know.
Anyway, great idea and it gets me on the short list for a second E-ticket ride
around Paris next year.  Frederic, I'll email you if/when I find them.
Jim K.

Robert Pastore wrote:

> Jim:
>
> If you find them please send them to Frederick.  We still owe him for that
> beautiful statue we've got here in the NY harbor.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jimk at spotgraphicsinc.com [mailto:jimk at spotgraphicsinc.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 3:56 PM
> To: Robert Pastore
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Eibach spacer answer
>
> Upon hearing this, I am pretty sure I still have my apparently Koni-Spec
> ones
> that came with my GP springs originally.  I will look for them tonight.  Who
> wants them?  If I find them, I will measure them and post complete specs
> tomorrow.  I do know one thing:  They are black in color.  Ooooohhhhhh, very
> stealth!
> Jim
>
> Robert Pastore wrote:
>
> > I got my eibachs outside the group purchase and had the same "droopy-ass"
> > problem.  The original batch of spacers that was supplied mistakenly fit
> > Koni's not Bilsteins (smaller I.D.).  I gave my set to Nick Pinto (then I
> > changed to coilovers anyway).
> > So somewhere, there is a "Koni Spec" spacer made by Eibach.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jimk at spotgraphicsinc.com [mailto:jimk at spotgraphicsinc.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 3:26 PM
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Subject: [s-cars] Eibach spacer answer
> >
> > Fellas,
> > In regard to the spacer to use for the Eibach springs with Bilstein
> shocks,
> > the
> > answer is to call the 1-800 number on the Eibach website, ask for "Bo" in
> > customer
> > service.  (I suppose you could email him too) Tell him what you need, he
> has
> > the
> > spacers there (he's the guy that was in charge of getting them made for
> the
> > group
> > purchase a couple of years ago and still had some fairly recently).  I
> don't
> > know
> > a part number (or if there even is one), but ask for him, he will know
> > exactly
> > what you want.  Very good customer service in my experience.
> > He will charge you $20 UNLESS you bought the springs with the Group
> Purchase
> > and
> > IIRC, that includes postage.
> >
> > However, I do not know if this will solve Frederic's problem as he has
> > Koni's.  I
> > was not aware that this sagging rear end occured with anything but
> Bilstein
> > Sports
> > or some heavy in-laws in the back seat.
> >
> > No affiliation, yada yada yada.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Jim K
> > 93S4
> > 90CQ
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Message: 14
> > > From: "Frederic L'Huillier" <flhuillier at siebel.com>
> > > To: "'s-car-list at audifans.com'" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > > Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 11:46:10 -0700
> > > Subject: [s-cars] Qusestion regarding the Eibach Spacer
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I had Eibach springs recently installed on my car (S6 Plus) as well as
> > Koni
> > > shocks. I find the rear is too low compaired to the front even if the
> ride
> > > is much better with this set up than with the stock one. No possible
> > > comparison possible specially on track. Talking to various people from
> the
> > > list as well as looking at the excellent web site www.urs4.com from our
> > > master Jimmy Pribble, there is actually a spacer made by Eibach to fix
> it.
> > I
> > > am talking about the 50mm x 12mm steel spacers. Does anybody has the
> > > reference for this part. I looked at www.eibach.com but could not find
> > > anything. Any picture will also help before I call the Eibach
> distributor
> > > here in Paris.
> > > Thanks in advance for your help.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Frederic
> > >
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