Who has Eibach Pro-kit spring in ur car?? Options

[ST-204]

Hi, all
I gonna buy the lowing spring for my car, coz I don't want down so much, so I wanna buy the pro-kit .
Pls give me any pics of ur car with prokit

[mr_dude]

The photos are coming eventually... but the 1 inch drop is pretty unnoticeable. The handling difference is totally noticeable. I love my Pro Kit. Oh and I would strongly recommend doing the struts while you're down there. They wear more than the springs.

[sonar]

"They wear more than the springs. "

I dont get it... u mean that the stock shocks will gone bad?

[mr_dude]

Yeah, MacPhearson struts are gas and fluid in a piston that sits inside the spring and takes all the heavy impacts. That is, if it's too much force for your spring, the strut absorbs it.
I have a '94 and I don't believe the struts have ever been changed out. When I pulled them out (they screw into a housing) there was about a cup of fluid sitting in the housing. That's bad. One of them came apart in my hands as I pulled it out of the housing. That's also bad.
Having bad struts won't kill the car instantaneously, but the worse the strut performs, the worse the ride which affects you and the car.
Springs last... well a lot longer than struts. Springs just lose their bounce. Struts are mechanical parts with gaskets and fluids, they don't last nearly as long. And they have to handle the worst of the bumps (rocks, squirrels, baby carriages...).
So my advice: do both. Struts aren't very expensive. KYBs are good. Koni Yellows if you wanna do fully adjustable. Getting new springs for the OE struts would be missing out on a big handling gain.
And finally, all that work is a pain in the ass, so might as well do the struts at the same time as the springs since they come, like girls, in pairs. But don't order the springs til you know how to do it or are willing to pay someone to do it.

Check the link in my sig for more info... the pictures of all the fun toys involved will be forthcoming.

[sonar]

ok, thanks dude

[Rjb23]

KYB GR2's are the same as OEM struts.

[tysO]

i have eibach's but sportlines..the drop is a little more..and it'll be a bit more bouncy but i think the sportlines are better than the pro-kit

[mr_dude]

Some people like bounciness. Others like good handling
Yeah, I hear GR2s are pretty much OE. But I hear Monroes are as well. And I hear GR2s are better than Monroes. I hear a lot.
Bottom line: I recommend KYBs unless you want adjustable (there isn't much middle ground) and if you're going to drop the money for adjustable, might as well get coilovers.