Eibach Sportlines

[tokyo_x-treme_racer]

Man these springs claim to have a low drop of 2.0 front 1.9 rear and I see nothing close to that claim. The rear still has like 3-4" gap between fender/tire front 2-3". WTF? Is it just me or do I have to let them sit in for a couple days? I've seen some pple on here with sportline + aftermarket shocks (i.e koni yellows/blues etc... and have nice drops) Do I need aftermarket shocks as well???

[240DRFT]

ya do lower it what they say. and ya u need aftermarket shocks.

[cdlong]

they take a few days/weeks to settle. i have them and i don't have much gap at all. i second the comment about the shocks, definitely necessary.

[SOHCSE]

Be careful of what shocks/struts you put on there with the sportlines. Im pretty sure that KYB has a disclaimer on the AGX that says agressive drops like the sportlines will void the warranty.

[float_6969]

I had a set of sportlines as well, and yes, they will take a little while to "settle". I think it was a couple of weeks for me.

Also, you will need new struts as well. I ran my sportlines with agx's w/o a problem, but I only had them on there for a little while before the car was involved in an accident. KYB does put a disclaimer in there that if you drop the car a lot, you'll void the warrenty.

The sportlines are a pretty aggressive drop, and I acually had to run almost no (maybe 1.5" thick) bump stop for them to work. If you use the stock bump stops, the car will just rest right on them after the springs settle.

I won't ever use sportlines again....

[grimple1]

tokico hp's seem to be a fav, too. GL. Keep us posted!

[d1grandprix]

I wouldn't prefer the Eibach Sportlines, but if you decided to keep those you definitely need some aftermarket struts for good handling and performance. Also, don't get KYB AGX struts with your Sportlines, because it will void the warranty like the others said. I know because I have KYB AGX with TEIN S. Tech. lowering springs, KYB AGX struts and TEIN camber plates. KYB AGX only recommend 1.5" drop. I'm still not satisfy with how it looks, but good performance though. I could have bought the TEIN Dampers for only $300.00 more than my set, bad mistake. Sportlines are about $200.00 and struts will cost you $400.00. Total of $600.00. Also, camber plates are recommended for even tire wear. That's another $200.00. Mind just well get the TEIN Dampers for $900.00. If you have money, I definitely recommend the TEIN Dampers. Just trying to give you a heads up if you wants looks and performance.

[tokyo_x-treme_racer]

they take a few days/weeks to settle. i have them and i don't have much gap at all. i second the comment about the shocks, definitely necessary.

What shocks are you using?

[tokyo_x-treme_racer]

Be careful of what shocks/struts you put on there with the sportlines. Im pretty sure that KYB has a disclaimer on the AGX that says agressive drops like the sportlines will void the warranty.

Yeah I did some research by reading some reviews and that's exactly what I read.

[tokyo_x-treme_racer]

I wouldn't prefer the Eibach Sportlines, but if you decided to keep those you definitely need some aftermarket struts for good handling and performance. Also, don't get KYB AGX struts with your Sportlines, because it will void the warranty like the others said. I know because I have KYB AGX with TEIN S. Tech. lowering springs, KYB AGX struts and TEIN camber plates. KYB AGX only recommend 1.5" drop. I'm still not satisfy with how it looks, but good performance though. I could have bought the TEIN Dampers for only $300.00 more than my set, bad mistake. Sportlines are about $200.00 and struts will cost you $400.00. Total of $600.00. Also, camber plates are recommended for even tire wear. That's another $200.00. Mind just well get the TEIN Dampers for $900.00. If you have money, I definitely recommend the TEIN Dampers. Just trying to give you a heads up if you wants looks and performance.

You have a good point there, maybe I should just save up for a "REAL" suspension set. Does the TEIN dampers fix negative cambering if installed/used? Or will I need to get a camber kit in addition to fix it?

[d1grandprix]

About the TEIN Dampers, the basic TEIN Dampers does not come with camber plates. The basic only comes with the struts and coillovers, which you have to use your stock plate. All of the other TEIN Dampers comes with complete struts, coillovers, and front&back adjustable camber plates. TEIN adjustable camber plates will solve the uneven tire wear. People tend to adjust the camber plates to -3, .2.5, etc. to have a better drift experience and adjusting it back for daily driven. TEIN in not the only one that produces dampers out there. Others are: JIC, Apexi, HKS, Tanabe, kei office, etc. Look more into it. It really depends on what you want to go for.

[cdlong]

What shocks are you using?

AGXs

if i had to do it all over again, i might have just saved up for coilovers. but my car cam with the sportlines on it so it wasn't much of an investment for me.

and FYI, the rear plates are just pillow ball mounts, not camber plates. they wouldn't do much since the camber is controled by the rear upper control arm.