Sedan Lowered on Eibach Pros

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Old 12-05-2006, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by OCG35
You might what to consider Eibach Sportline... they are quite a bit lower. I was after a very moderate drop - primarily wanted better cornering - The Pro kit achieved both my needs...

There are tons of choices (as you are aware)... If you are looking to slam your car the Eibach Pros are definitely not the right springs.

Be aware that the Proline will still allow for in-spec alignment (right at the limit). The Sportlines will not. If you go that low, count on buying the camber adjusts too. Not worth it IMO. If you want the look to be "lower", I would go with a slightly larger tire OD to make up the difference. I scrape my testpipe to X-pipe couplings on some speedbumps already with my Prokit.
 
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Old 12-05-2006, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by g35sedan5at
yea i know...im not going for slam...but the tein s-techs have a 1.7 in the front and i love the way they look, although they require camber kits, etc.
im loving my s-techs. they ride nice and i got some 235/45's on my 17's so its a bit lower i think and also i got the spc rear camber/toe kit its a nice setup IMO.


 
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Old 12-05-2006, 10:33 AM
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yeah after dealing with the rear sagging on my old GTP im not a fan of it at all which is why i went with the h tech drop ~1.3 front/0.7 rear...my nismo s tune shocks are going on monday so we'll see if it goes any lower i doubt it will
 
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Old 12-05-2006, 10:41 AM
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yeah after dealing with the rear sagging on my old GTP im not a fan of it at all which is why i went with the h tech drop ~1.3 front/0.7 rear...my nismo s tune shocks are going on monday so we'll see if it goes any lower i doubt it will
Can you please do me a favor? Put a front S-tune shock next to a oem sedan front shock and tell me how much shorter it is vs the oem sedan front shock. I know that oem Z shocks are 3/4" shorter, I'm hoping that the S-tune shock is even shorter. It's the front's that I'm most interested in.

I am a little worried for your sake that your using shock's that are valved for much stiffer springs then what your going to run them with. 448/504 vs 324/260
 

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Old 12-05-2006, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by MistaChen
I agree, pro-kit gives the car a saggy a$$. It's the best ride height for an all-season daily driver, but I'm tempted to chop a 1/4"-1/2" off the front springs. Same thing with my old car, Acura CL + Pro-kit.... saggy a$$.
Fortunately my car hasn’t suffered the "saggy @ss" syndrome yet... In fact I was kinda surprised to see the front slightly lower than rear... I actually wanted equal height all around - typically "saggy @ss" is an illusion because the front wheel wells are cut higher... when the front is lower than rear to compensate for the higher wheel well the car looks jacked up in the rear (70 muscle car look)... that how mine is looking a little right now - we'll see how the springs settle...
 
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Old 12-05-2006, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by MistaChen
I agree, pro-kit gives the car a saggy a$$. It's the best ride height for an all-season daily driver, but I'm tempted to chop a 1/4"-1/2" off the front springs. Same thing with my old car, Acura CL + Pro-kit.... saggy a$$.
FWIW, part of the problem is that you used small tires. If you had gone with the recommended 275/30/19 rear and 245/35/19 front...you would have 1/4" less gap.
 
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Old 12-05-2006, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Gsedan35
Can you please do me a favor? Put a front S-tune shock next to a oem sedan front shock and tell me how much shorter it is vs the oem sedan front shock. I know that oem Z shocks are 3/4" shorter, I'm hoping that the S-tune shock is even shorter. It's the front's that I'm most interested in.

I am a little worried for your sake that your using shock's that are valved for much stiffer springs then what your going to run them with. 448/504 vs 324/260
hehe thanks for the concern man but i should be fine! the s tune def is not a perfect match for my h techs but the shorter stroke they have will help out my highway boucning though dips and such...much better than the stock sports anyway. the s tune kit suposevely lowers the car .8 of an inch (i doubt that) and ive probably got an overall ~ 1 inch so it should be an interesting result! i got the shocks for a steal fo a deal that i couldnt pass up and also have the option of a refund so we'll see.....ill try to get photos of them side by side in the shop too.....
 
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Originally Posted by Jdm_fool
im loving my s-techs. they ride nice and i got some 235/45's on my 17's so its a bit lower i think and also i got the spc rear camber/toe kit its a nice setup IMO.


Ummmm....can't see $HIT!!!
 
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Old 12-05-2006, 03:05 PM
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Hey OCg35, did you use Dspec's with the prokits and are you scrubbing anywhere (like over speedbumps). Would anyone agree to use spacers (3/8th" i think other ppl are using) for the rears?

EDIT:nevermind i just saw that you were talking about oem shocks.
 

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Old 12-05-2006, 05:18 PM
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I don't think mine has the saggy a$$ syndrome

 
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Old 12-05-2006, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by OCG35
Thanks for the comments guys... chobble19, it's roughly and inch... here are pre and post for reference...

I must admit that look pretty good. good job man.
 
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Old 12-05-2006, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by ashish
Hey OCg35, did you use Dspec's with the prokits and are you scrubbing anywhere (like over speedbumps). Would anyone agree to use spacers (3/8th" i think other ppl are using) for the rears?

EDIT:nevermind i just saw that you were talking about oem shocks.
Right, stayed OEM... thought about Z springs with D-Specs... maybe later... as far as scrubbing on speed bumps, etc... not terribly - however, today I did scrub parking stone a tiny bit and scraped out of driveway at the same damn parking lot!!! Just have to angle it a bit - I'm not really that low so it's not a big issue... I've been totally fine over moderate speed bumps.
 
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Old 12-05-2006, 07:53 PM
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perfect drop it suits the g35. planning to get the eibach's too. where did you get them?
 
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