I have been thinking of buying some Eibach springs for my GTS, but want to install them myself. Has anyone done this themselves. Any tips or ideas as whether I should try this at home. I'm no mechanic, but I installed my CORSA in my garage.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
I did it about a month ago. Not to bad. Once I got them out I took everything to the tire place down the street had had them swap the springs for me. Cost was $40. Hardest part was getting the rears back in.
While you are doing the springs you will want might want to look at adjusting the shocks. rotating them in each direction will make the car stiffer or softer. Many people do not know this. It is a big plus to do this now and not later. Do a search on it and you should find which direction is stiff and which is loose. I think their are 5+ full rotations total.
Originally Posted by RTTTTed
You had the car aligned, right??? You can get more performance if you find an expert and get it "quarter balanced".
it's "corner balanced" not "quarter balanced" and if you are going to adjust the stock koni shocks its best to have them dyno'd to have them equal. For example, I had to set one at 3/4 turn and the other just over 1-1/8 turn to have them equal. The adjustments get progressively bigger as you turn in. It wasn't much to have them dynoed ($100 for all 4) and now I know that they are as matched as possible. The shop said had I just set them all equal I would have been way off.
While you are doing the springs you will want might want to look at adjusting the shocks. rotating them in each direction will make the car stiffer or softer. Many people do not know this. It is a big plus to do this now and not later. Do a search on it and you should find which direction is stiff and which is loose. I think their are 5+ full rotations total.
Yea, I was gonna say.... I had David Weaver at A.R.T. adjust my shocks for a "drag launch" application when I installed my Eibach's. I love the way it feels now... more squatty in the back when I punch it and feels like the weight transfers a bit better. I think mine are set tighter up front and lose in the rear.
it's "corner balanced" not "quarter balanced" and if you are going to adjust the stock koni shocks its best to have them dyno'd to have them equal. For example, I had to set one at 3/4 turn and the other just over 1-1/8 turn to have them equal. The adjustments get progressively bigger as you turn in. It wasn't much to have them dynoed ($100 for all 4) and now I know that they are as matched as possible. The shop said had I just set them all equal I would have been way off.
Where do you have the shocks "dynoed" Can any alignment shop do it?
Also, is there an "optimium" point for a street driven car?
I installed and adjusted the shocks myself and it wasn't too bad. I did not dyno them so I hope they are close. They feel good. How important is it to dyno them?
. It wasn't much to have them dynoed ($100 for all 4) and now I know that they are as matched as possible. The shop said had I just set them all equal I would have been way off.
So how much hp/tq did they end up puttin down? also how was the power under the curve? (pun intended)
I HATE I didn't get mine adjusted professionally
I set mine the good ole redneck way........... compressed the shocks fully as a pair (both fronts & both rears) and made adjustments until they were both equal rise. rears a little softer and fronts stiffer. They do transfer a little better like this but it obviously isn't as planted in the corners
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