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Lowering Springs Pros and Cons
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Thats what I did when i put them in last week. I was pretty carefully to review how the stock ones were sitting once the hat was off. I really didnt see much of a difference in the orientation of the spring for the "bottom & top" like you do with the rear springs having the big flat section on the bottom side. I put them in "up-right" and even through it does skew slightly towards the strut, once i put the top hat on it was perfect up and down. if i can get it on a lift later this week I will check again as I still need to do an alignment but dont want to do it before if i do happen to need to flip the springs on the struts again.
I put the eibach's on my 23. I like how it sits now that they have settled and I think the ride is better than stock. I put the steedas on my former 21 and they kept the rake and I thought the ride was too harsh for a daily driver on Cleveland roads.
21 with steeda's
23 with eibach's
notice the difference in rake, the 21 looks like the back never was lowered.
21 with steeda's
23 with eibach's
notice the difference in rake, the 21 looks like the back never was lowered.
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Making a slightly duplicate post here (original was over the the WHYDTYET thread) with more detail. I wound up going with Eibach for springs.
First impressions (these were installed yesterday):
- One of my concerns was that I would need spacers to keep my wheels from looking sunk into the wheel wells. Also that the wells were too wide at the bottom and the wheels/tires would look undersized. Both of these were unfounded. I think it looks fine.
- Was also concerned that it would be too low on the wheels/tires. I do need this thing to act like an SUV every once in a while. I don't think these are too low for my needs or looks preferences.
- Getting in and out of the car is much easier/more comfortable. I've got little kids, so I expect this to make a big difference for them too.
- I'm tall, so I can now see over the vehicle a good bit. This is nice. However, it's not so low that I have comfort issues with the liftgate being too low.
- Initial driving impressions are that it feels a lot like the stock setup, just lower (duh), but I really haven't done much on them yet. I should get some decent highway time this week and will try to find some crooked roads to twist up if I can. Dealing with Louisiana's trash road conditions was another one of my concerns and so far not an issue. They are definitely stiffer, but I don't feel like I'm getting beat up.
The pictures don't really do it justice as the in person experience is a lot different than before installation. Here you go anyway though...
Before:
Front:
Rear:
After:
Front:
Rear:
Super scientific, I know.
Anyway, I'm very happy with them out of the gate. This is the first car I've ever done any suspension mods to and now I've done springs, sway bar, and the subframe lockout (if that counts as suspension?). My goal was to get handling and aesthetic mods out of the way this fall and then do power in the spring. So far so good!
First impressions (these were installed yesterday):
- One of my concerns was that I would need spacers to keep my wheels from looking sunk into the wheel wells. Also that the wells were too wide at the bottom and the wheels/tires would look undersized. Both of these were unfounded. I think it looks fine.
- Was also concerned that it would be too low on the wheels/tires. I do need this thing to act like an SUV every once in a while. I don't think these are too low for my needs or looks preferences.
- Getting in and out of the car is much easier/more comfortable. I've got little kids, so I expect this to make a big difference for them too.
- I'm tall, so I can now see over the vehicle a good bit. This is nice. However, it's not so low that I have comfort issues with the liftgate being too low.
- Initial driving impressions are that it feels a lot like the stock setup, just lower (duh), but I really haven't done much on them yet. I should get some decent highway time this week and will try to find some crooked roads to twist up if I can. Dealing with Louisiana's trash road conditions was another one of my concerns and so far not an issue. They are definitely stiffer, but I don't feel like I'm getting beat up.
The pictures don't really do it justice as the in person experience is a lot different than before installation. Here you go anyway though...
Before:
Front:
Rear:
After:
Front:
Rear:
Super scientific, I know.
Anyway, I'm very happy with them out of the gate. This is the first car I've ever done any suspension mods to and now I've done springs, sway bar, and the subframe lockout (if that counts as suspension?). My goal was to get handling and aesthetic mods out of the way this fall and then do power in the spring. So far so good!
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