[s-cars] Eibach spacer answer

[Rick Barrett]

Jeff wrote:

Jim,
Thanks for the common sense remarks. You're right that the spring
length has to be constant regardless of shock type.
Question: Are any listers out there who installed Eibach within 2002?
(my arbitrary date selection)
If yes, is your car level?
Jeff


Yes I put a set of Eibach/Bilstein Sports on a 95 S6 just about a year
ago. I ran the back both with and without the spacer to see what
diferance it made. Somewhat low without the spacer and just a touch
higher in back (compared to the front)  with the spacer. We are talking
small amounts here and only people like us would ever notice IMO. The
car looked good either way. The spacer is in my rear suspension now and
will probably stay as much for gound clearance reasons as any other. I
do carry four people occasionally. I purchased the the whole thing from
Shox.com (they have another name) and they were able to find the spacer
rings "in the back" after I insisted they were needed with the
Bilsteins. Someone I spoke to during the buying  process said they had a
note about needing this spacer in some application guide. I spoke to
Bilstein techs more than once and it was pobably them. I never talked to
Eibach about this issue since it is a shock thing not a spring thing.
The Eibach on OE shock (which I also tryed) did not need to go up or
down to match the front on my car. My impression at the time was the
spacer was a Bilstein provided part. My memory is fuzzy on this now.
Hope this helps.

Rick