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Old 03-30-09, 01:44 PM
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Finally got around to it. I am very happy with the results here. It is a very decent drop and the rear sits a tad higher than the front. Looks to be more than 1.4" up front and 1" in the rear according the the Eibach specifications. I think it safe to say that the only thing making the AWD version sit higher than the RWD250 is the springs. Because it definitely lowered it enough... I used 2 Tein silencers per side in the rear to be safe. No noises, handles great, and still has a very nice ride. I cut the bump stops according the Eibach directions.

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Hit me with suggestions on what wheels to upgrade to. Thanks.
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Looking good so far

If I had that color, I would DEFF hit up Five Axis S5:F wheels in Matte Gold color...

I'm a bit partial to Five Axis wheels tho
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Here's what it would look like to give you an idea:
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deff looking a lot better with the drop!
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Nice thanks for the wheels suggestions, hit me with more, I do like the ones pictured though for sure.
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man the drop on awd's make it look 100x better.
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Work Emotion on the AWD from NJ
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new drop looks good congrats!
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I assuming you got the Eibach springs model 8288.140? Was installation fairly simple? It definitely looks a lot better dropped. Thanks
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car looks much better with the drop.
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i thought the eibach instructions say to NOT cut the bump stops?

how much did u cut off?
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here is another one but with the same drop as yours. yes i am dropped on eibachs w00t!
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^Sweet. What are the specs on the wheels? I wanna make sure I get the right size to fill the fender gap.
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Originally Posted by hkmember23
I assuming you got the Eibach springs model 8288.140? Was installation fairly simple? It definitely looks a lot better dropped. Thanks
I had my buddy do the work. He said the front was a PITA. Hes a mechanic and it took him 3 hours to do the front. He did the rears the next day took no time for them.
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Originally Posted by vtrusty
i thought the eibach instructions say to NOT cut the bump stops?

how much did u cut off?
Actually in my direction it definitely said to cut the bump stop. I would say it was about 1/3 of it cut off. I also installed 2 Tein spring silencers on each side of rear. Did anyone else do this? I did for the hell of it, from what ive read I didnt want no clunking going on.


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