eibachs or H&Rs?

 

poll?

 

I like the look of H&R

From what I have seen in the pictures, they lower the front just a hair more than the eibach to give a perfectly even appearance.

 

i liek the even look too....but with the rear raised to meet the front, not the other wat around.

 

I completely agree acidrane...but there isn't any combo that does that is there? With H&R its too low across the board, and with Eibach its not quite even?

 

i think the best one so far are the tein h-techs. i think prelude555 has them but he got his wheels put ont he same as time as his suspension so i cant really compare them on stock wheels. they are formt he 06 models and for that they quote a 1.3" drop in the front and a 1" drop in the rear. ill make my decision when they have info ont he 07 models.

 

i got the h-tech on the previous years. looking at it sideway it looks pretty even. after the spring settle the front have 2 finger gap and rear have 1 finger. also im running 245/35 in f n 275/35 r . im waitin for my fronts to run out of thread then ill go with 245/40 so it can cover up the gap even more.
overall i like these, its not too low and the camber isnt off by much. great spring for the price.

 

I just got the Eibach Pro Kit 3 days ago and its currently about 2 finger space in the front and 1 finger space in the back. I dont know if its gonna stay like that or go lower?

 

I'm not mechanically inclined...is there any reason that the cars ride higher in the the front, and even more why they don't make aftermarket springs that will flatten the car out? I can see the need to have some room up front for the load on braking. But why don't they make the gap between front and rear drop bigger so the car would be flat?

 

Finger spacing is obviously subjective and only a very rough measurement. One of the things it also does not take into consideration is the offset ... with greater offsets, you get more "finger space" given the same same height.

From actual measurements, H&R and Eibach are very close .... about 1/8" between each other. It's very hard to see the difference between the two, but it may be more noticeable when the tread becomes thinner.

Again, by actual measurements, the Tein H-Tech are significantly higher in back and will be more noticeable.

Also, the G35 by design has a higher front fender arch. If the car is lowered so the fender gaps are the same, the car is actually raked forward.

 

The front wheel well of virtually all cars are cut a bit higher in the front than the rear. This is to allow room for the front wheels to turn. If you look at a stock G, you will see that the gap in front is naturally bigger than in the rear. The Eibach gives a more even front to rear drop whereas H&R gives a bit lower drop in the front.

If you really look at all Eibach equipped cars and pay attention to the side skirts, you will see that the car actually does rake forward a little bit. It's just the bigger gap in the front wheel well that makes people think the car is lowered more in the rear vs. the front.

What I'd like to know is, are there spring spacers available that can be used in the rear to raise the back up about 1/4" for the Eibach springs. I think that would give the right stance w/o the slightly lower H&R drop.