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Eibach Springs Fitted
Topic Started: Feb 14 2008, 05:57 PM (280 Views)
RA Jay
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Had the Eibachs fitted today they are supposed to lower the car by 30mm it infact looks like its been raised 30mm...weird.. :blink:

My brakes had better turn up tomorrow or i will go nuts.. :wallbang:
1995 WRX - 318bhp/300ftlb - SOLD - 2005
2001 WRX Bugeye - 235bhp/230ftlb - SOLD - 2007
1996 WRX Type RA - 282bhp/285ftlb - SOLD - 2008
1997 STI Type RA - 350bhp/320ftlb - SOLD - 2009
1991 Nissan Pulsar GTiR - 286bhp/280ftlb - SOLD - 2009

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hopefully they'l settle down fella, should look lower in a week or 2. and those brakes had better turn up otherwise what are we going to be doing saturday lol.
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Andy
Feb 14 2008, 05:23 PM
hopefully they'l settle down fella, should look lower in a week or 2. and those brakes had better turn up otherwise what are we going to be doing saturday lol.

Fit the downpipe ;)
1995 WRX - 318bhp/300ftlb - SOLD - 2005
2001 WRX Bugeye - 235bhp/230ftlb - SOLD - 2007
1996 WRX Type RA - 282bhp/285ftlb - SOLD - 2008
1997 STI Type RA - 350bhp/320ftlb - SOLD - 2009
1991 Nissan Pulsar GTiR - 286bhp/280ftlb - SOLD - 2009

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Brakes will be here tomorrow.... :thumbsup:
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fair enough fella, anything you need me to bring round apart from ang :P
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RA Jay
Feb 14 2008, 04:57 PM
Had the Eibachs fitted today they are supposed to lower the car by 30mm it infact looks like its been raised 30mm...weird.. :blink:

My brakes had better turn up tomorrow or i will go nuts.. :wallbang:

That is weird when we lowered next doors Wagon it was low from the start <_<

Different springs maybe
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yeah, always been the way on the cars i've lowered, they only usually settle in when you move the car after they have been fitted :(

maybe the car is too light and they've sent wrx springs or something! :o
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My SPAX springs seamed to take about week to reach their minimum height.

The car didn't feel right until I got the tracking done. Now it feels a lot more stable, especially at high speed.
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put my tein springs on and they took a couple of weeks to settle and they were actually longer than the originals which was weird


ummm boost it kicks ass
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At least speed humps won't be a problem for a while ;)
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I had the same thing Jay when I lowered mine, being that sti’s are lower than standard, the car actually got raised by 10mm or so, the ones the company spec’d for me were for a standard UK Impreza which should have lowered them by approx the same amount as my factory ones!! Even though I told them it was an STI about 10 times they swore they were correct!!!

I had to show them the car in its higher state for before they finally agreed to take them back! But they actually told me a few weeks later that eibach didn’t make a suitable spring for the STI! Nice work fella’s.

The short time they were on the car they were name “sky-bach’s”

Hope yours do settle in time though!
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I thought you'd need decent ground clearance for ploughing the fields. :lol:
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Oi....easy Len... :assbeat:

Rotorstock 08....jays revenge... ;) :P
1995 WRX - 318bhp/300ftlb - SOLD - 2005
2001 WRX Bugeye - 235bhp/230ftlb - SOLD - 2007
1996 WRX Type RA - 282bhp/285ftlb - SOLD - 2008
1997 STI Type RA - 350bhp/320ftlb - SOLD - 2009
1991 Nissan Pulsar GTiR - 286bhp/280ftlb - SOLD - 2009

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russianmic
Feb 15 2008, 09:44 AM
put my tein springs on and they took a couple of weeks to settle and they were actually longer than the originals which was weird

that was slightly worrying at the time, they were a good inch or more longer but they see to have dropped nicely now havent they? it could be down to who makes them and what the hardness of the springs is, i guess they need to balance up the size with the strength of material/coil.
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RA Jay
Feb 15 2008, 04:21 PM
Oi....easy Len... :assbeat:

Rotorstock 08....jays revenge... ;) :P

*cough*stage 3a paullen*cough*

God this cough is getting bad :P
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Stevey
Feb 15 2008, 05:26 PM
RA Jay
Feb 15 2008, 04:21 PM
Oi....easy Len... :assbeat:

Rotorstock 08....jays revenge... ;)  :P

*cough*stage 3a paullen*cough*

God this cough is getting bad :P

Plus

*cough new turbo cough*

I seem to have a cough too Stevey :lol:
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Off topic, but what do RAs cover the 1/4 mile in at santa pod?
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Feb 15 2008, 05:39 PM
Off topic, but what do RAs cover the 1/4 mile in at santa pod?

Standard RA = approx 12.5

whats yours Len??
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I ran 13.4, won't come close to low 12s, even with my new diff, prop and decent tyres.

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New tubby??????
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Its more of a traction thing. Launch control would probably get me closer, a new tubby will just leave me spinning on the line longer :rolleyes:

I think I'll start a new thread. :D
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