[s-cars] Eibach springs

[jeff posto]

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Hey there.
In the summer of 2002, I was pursuing Eibach vigorously and seeking the wel=
l known but unobtanium, "Spring Perch". Mail exists in the archives to docu=
ment my discovery. I was relentless, and found the perch is no longer neede=
d, as stated by Eibach, not my personal experience.

(I bought and installed  H&R's)
This perch was a 10mm high cylinder of aluminum, that mounts on the rear sh=
ock. A Cir clip installed in a groove of the shock body provides the footin=
g for the perch,
This was needed in early production runs of Eibach, circa 1998 which were f=
ound to drop the rear too much.

Turns out Eibach made a special part  for the UrS4/6 series, called it P/N =
1529.140 PERCH

After much effort, I located the one tech in Eibach who knew what I was tal=
king about. The Eibach party line in August 2002 was, "That's not a standar=
d product we stock any more."  . The tech told me "Eibach subsequently modi=
fied the unloaded spring height to compensate and eliminate the "Spring Per=
ch". "

That time, Eibach was on backorder, and I was impatient as hell, found a GP=
 for H&R and now ride happily (firmly)  ever after.


Hence in recent past the Perch transformed into UnObtanium.

My foggy memory cites some recent list email that indicates a few recent in=
stallers of Eibach springs, noted the rear height was satisfactory, and lev=
el WRT the front.

HTH

Posto





 Mark Pollan <mark.pollan at wcom.com> wrote:Dave, et.al.:

I just looked at my Eibachs laying so pretty in their box and I do have the
same numbers as you indicated. I was however told that the perch was
necessary by the folks at Shox.Com (my place of purchase). As you say the
proof will be in the install, but it sure would be nice to have a definitive
answer so that the install would only have to be performed once. Not to
mention the increased risk of scratching that oh so pretty gunmetal paint.

Regards,

Mark Pollan


In case anyone is curious...
I received my Eibach springs yesterday. The box had the 1529.140 label on
it
as some of you indicated it should. Inspecting the # on the springs
revealed
a 1527.001 on the front springs and a 1517.002 on the rears. Visual
inspection by myself (and a very well informed friend) left us believing
that
the rears would not require a perch. Obviously, the truth will become
evident on install.

The numbers on the springs... I was told that these numbers never match the
kit number. The only way I could draw any conclusions from the numbers on
the springs would be to compare them to a "known good" set from early
production runs.

First impressions... these springs "look" nice. A very pretty metallic
gunmetal shade of paint, and a transparent rubber sleeve around the rear
spring coils that are positioned close together (progressive). Compared to
H&
Rs, an impressive fit and finished look... and $100 less per set. Could
just
be a pig with lipstick. I'll know for sure soon.
HTH
Dave


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