[s-cars] H&R race spring question (it broke!)

[Bob Rossato]

> Just so you know, the spacer for the Eibachs is to accomodate
> the rear spring, which has a smaller than stock diameter lower 
> perch, necessitating the use of the spacer (re: kludge) to make
> up for the difference. The bottom dead coil simply rests on the
> spacer rather than the perch. Based upon that, I'd venture a guess
> that H+R's, having properly sized dead coils, would slip right past
> the spacer and the spacer wouldn't have any effect on ride height. 
> In the front, the tiny diameter of the spacer would have no effect
> on either set of front springs. 

I can't speak for the latest iteration of the Eibach springs, but the
1529.140 Eibachs I installed 4 years ago fit the rear spring perch just
fine.  The spacer provided by Eibach with these springs was designed to
be installed below the perch, not above it.  Actually, regardless if the
diameter of the spring is different or not, it would still make sense
that the spacer gets installed below the perch.

Bob