[s-cars] Thoughts on Eibach / Bilstein Sport (after a week of driving)

Noah noahgodwin at earthlink.net
Tue Jun 15 13:20:26 EDT 2004


Well, I delayed my verdict on this setup until now, just to give it some
time to sink in.

Good:
The car handles much better and the reaction to potholes and bumps is very
good. I haven't noticed any tramlining (sp?), but I'm only running the stock
225s.

Bad:
It's generally "too" low, and it sits particularly too low in the rear. When
I  (@185lbs) am alone in the car, on a normal sized speedbump, the rear
section of the exhaust will just barely rub. The exhaust is not hanging too
low. All of the hangers are in place, and look to be in good shape.

When I say that it's "too low in the rear particularly" I will admit that I
have only my opinion of it's looks and not any hard numbers. The front
fenderwell is so different from the rear one, it's hard for me to actually
measure it in a meaningful way. It looks like it's actually dead level, but
according to the springs specs it should be higher in the rear by a tad.

I guess this serves as a warning to anyone who would buy a set of these
springs. I haven't contacted the tirerack yet. I'll let you guys know what
they say.

Any comments?

-Noah

-92 urS4 w/ very low suspension!



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