New suspension quickie!

[BIGsnorlax]

Thinking about getting some koni yellows.. with eibach pro springs for the 1.2'' drop they claim. Anyone have any suggestions or experience with this setup?

[19dabeast85]

Thinking about getting some koni yellows.. with eibach pro springs for the 1.2'' drop they claim. Anyone have any suggestions or experience with this setup?

It'll be great but with the relatively soft rate of the eibachs I assume you'll be mostly spirited street driving....in which case the Koni str.t shocks will do you just fine, they are the same as the yellows on full soft at about half the price.

[mcdizzle]

It'll be great but with the relatively soft rate of the eibachs I assume you'll be mostly spirited street driving....in which case the Koni str.t shocks will do you just fine, they are the same as the yellows on full soft at about half the price.

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if you are going to spend the money and want something that rides smooth but will keep your cornering a little tighter look into the neuspeed super cup kit with sport springs instead of the race springs.

[mtnbikaah]

the eibach's have higher spring rates than either the neuspeed sports or races..... therefore the eibach's are stiffer

[BIGsnorlax]

Well who's right here? ha. I like a good ride, but ill mostly have the yellows dialed in to be fairly stiff so ride comfort isnt a BIG deal. Its my weekend car anyways. So are the eibachs trashy? or what...

[mtnbikaah]

i got my information here:

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=139318

i'm thinking of doing koni str.t (like the yellow's on full soft) with an eibach pro-kit for my wagon.

[mndude07]

i got my information here:

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=139318

i'm thinking of doing koni str.t (like the yellow's on full soft) with an eibach pro-kit for my wagon.

You didn't read very well. The Eibach's are stiffer than the Neuspeed Sport, but not the Neuspeed race.

Neuspeed Sport: 260F, 165R (1.75"F, 1.5"R)
Neuspeed Race: 485F, 300R (2.2"F, 2.0"R) <<<<Stiffest of these

Eibach Pro Kit: 331F, 228R(progressive rear only) (1.2"F, 1.2"R)
Eibach Sportline: 331F, 228R(progressive rear only) (1.8"F, 1.7"R)

If I were wanting a mild suspension and it were a DD, I would do Koni yellows with Eibach sportline springs. I have experience with the sportlines on several other cars, and the rates are just great. They are soft compared to a full coilover of course, but they increase your spring rate to that of an OEM sports car feel.

[mtnbikaah]

my mistake. i was writing from my memory which was incorrect.

thank you for the correction

[BIGsnorlax]

thanks guys! very helpful! I'm just a tad hesitant to drop as much as the sportlines or neuspeeds. Iv seen sooo many ugly hondas in my area that have a horrible drop. Ill check out my car tomorrow and i guess measure just to see where 1.2'' or 1.7'' would put me. Thanks again!

[19dabeast85]

My bad, I thought the Eibachs were softer than that. Yeah, they are probably too stiff for the STR.T, you'll want the yellows turned half-way for a comfortable, safe ride.

The Neuspeed sports will give you a 2-2.5 finger gap all around. The Eibachs will give you about the same in the back as the Sports but with more gap in the front than in the rear which looks bad IMO. FYI, you need to drop the front ~0.4" more than the rear to even out the tire gap if that is a concern to you.

[cornerkid322]

PERSONAL SETUP: Eibach pro-kit+ KYB AGX's= the feel of an air ride in a cadillac. sorry, i guess i just love the feel of coilovers.(f&f, Tein)