i was thinking about getting eibach pro kit springs within the next month or two. do they make the ride rough? do i need to buy anything else when buying or what?

 

Yes it will make it a little rough also know you cant just take you old ones off and put new springs on you have to compress them so they will fit and look out when taking your old ones off they can pop and kill you.

 

^^ WTF?


the ride wont be as smooth as it is right now, but if you want a drop and keep the ride quality then thats about as close as you will get. If you dont have experience changing springs then I suggest you have it professionally done.

 

just grab an impact and go at the "reaction" is great

 

yea, go with pro-kit springs, in my opinion it drops the ride to the perfect height, i installed mine and LOVE them, didnt get new struts or shocks either, the ride is very smooth, i didnt have to compress the actual Eibach Springs front or back when i put them on, i did have to compress my my stock springs though, thats what i believe civictyper2k is talking about, u can rent a spring compressor from auto zone for 40 bucks, then return it when done, and get the 40 bucks back, any more questions feel free to IM me at cearl2003 on AIM.

 

I think the Eibach PK lowers the front by 1.3", and the rear by 0.75" ?? (Somebody correct me if I'm wrong). Normally, lowering a car by any significant amount requires additional camber correction parts, i.e. upper control arm eccentrics and/or adjustable ball joint mounts, etc., to keep tire wear at a manageable pace. I dropped my 99 Si 2" all around back in '00 and absolutely needed camber kits at all 4 corners to keep from wearing a bevel on the inside edges of my tires. Even with my setup, the best I can do is at the very limit of what honda says is OK for camber (if I remember right, @ -2degrees), which gives me good tire wear. An alignment is absolutely necessary after doing this, during which you could ask for a tenth of a degree or so of positive caster in the rear which will also assist by evening tire wear. my car's been modded now for @ five years with this setup and it works. T

 

yea, i would want it done professionally, and it sounds like if i do get something, it will be these. thanks for all the replies.

 

Since this has been getting a lot of hits I'll ask here, I'm planning on getting Eibach Prokit and SPC(only company I could find) chamber kit.
Do I need to get rear control arms with the kit? I know I prolly should but bit low on budget.

 

i'm gonna grab the kit also but i have to wait for my rims to make it in.

 

Chimera,

Depending on where you get your car lowered they could offer alignments as well as the suspension mods. If this is the case, you could try the EPK without any rear camber kit and see if they can bring it in (of course, if they regularly install these kits they can probably tell you up front exactly what's needed anyhow). It may cost a little more up front but in the long run you'll thank yourself for not cutting corners in your equipment. The worst feeling in the world is to have to spend bigger money in a year or two than if you'd just gone the distance in the first place (experience speaking here, lol). T