pics??

 

touche.

your plan sounds good!

 

My Eibach springs arrived yesterday and I am going to get them installed today

I will post before and after pictures later today or tomorrow.

 

Who's doing your install?

 

A local guy, he is charging $150 for the install. He has installed them on his car and several others so I am hoping the install goes smoothly. He said the only problem he has run into is with one car some of the bolts were rusted on and had to be cut off. Since my car is new I do not think that will be an issue.

How long should I wait after getting them installed before getting an allingment? Can any good allignment shop do the allignment or do I have to go to the dealer?

 

You should wait around 2 weeks for the springs to settle before getting an alignment done.
Take it to any good alignment shop, some dealers won't even do alignment on lowered cars.

 

The install went well and it looks great, about 2 fingers of gap left in the front and barely one in the rear. Is it normal for the rear to have less gap than the front with Eibachs?

Big problem now is that I have a steep driveway and when I get to the top as I enter the garage I am scraping. I tried going slower and am still scaping. Any suggestions? I will try to get some pictures but it is dark here.

 

Did you have any trouble installing the fronts? I'm having a lot of trouble getting the strut to match up with the bottom bolt place

 

My guess is that you are scraping in the front and not in the rear.
Try hitting the top of the hill with one tire at a time... ya know, at an angle.

This is how I'm gonna have to get into and out of the parking lot at work which has speed bumps.
I also have a steep driveway and I'm already practicing my exits so I get to the top of the hill one wheel at a time.

 

Here are the after pictures. Car is parked on the steep driveway right now and it is dark so pictures are not great

Front:


Rear:


Driveway scrapes:

 

You can't take a side photo showing the whole car?

 

Only problem with the fronts is the guy's spring compessor was a POS and was giving him grief.

 

Before Front:


Before Rear:

 

Sorry about the quality - very dark outside:

 

Yes, the wheel arches are cut diff. 1/2" higher in front,, you must have one heck of a pyramid garage approach!! you might have to lay down some plywood or something to help get in and out,, what size are those tires and wheels,,, they look like 40 aspect ratio's ( very low Profile) also, lets try and take some pics in the day, and on the level street, or somewhere else other than steep driveway...