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Old 04-26-2005, 06:29 PM
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Unhappy EIBACHs not lowering enough

I purchased and had professionally installed at All Aspects a set of Eibach Pro Kit springs on a 2003 Mitsu Eclipse GS. The kit was supposed to lower front 1.4" and back 1.6". Problem is, the back looks tucked much more than stock but the front looks BARELY lowered, and when I say barely I mean BARELY. I would say maybe half an inch or a little more. Has anyone had this problem before, I'm assuming it wasn't All Aspects if the back looks good, but I can't seem to find a solution to the problem. Any help would be AWESOME. Thanks ahead of time.
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Old 04-26-2005, 06:33 PM
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I purchased and had professionally installed at All Aspects a set of Eibach Pro Kit springs on a 2003 Mitsu Eclipse GS. The kit was supposed to lower front 1.4" and back 1.6". Problem is, the back looks tucked much more than stock but the front looks BARELY lowered, and when I say barely I mean BARELY. I would say maybe half an inch or a little more. Has anyone had this problem before, I'm assuming it wasn't All Aspects if the back looks good, but I can't seem to find a solution to the problem. Any help would be AWESOME. Thanks ahead of time.
if you just got it down, give it some time to settle and to get the springs broken in. if the front still doesn't go down then maybe the shop installed them wrong.
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Old 04-26-2005, 06:40 PM
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Default Re: EIBACHs not lowering enough

They've been in since November, plenty of time to settle. could shop putting them in wrong effect the ride height? I didnt think it could?
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Old 04-26-2005, 06:45 PM
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eclipses have pretty huge wheel gap to begin with. unless youre really dropping it, then youre not going to notice.
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Default Re: EIBACHs not lowering enough

I've measured against identical car, its only lowered 1/2 inch. One inch to go. Eibach or install to blame???
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Default Re: EIBACHs not lowering enough

ive always heard the drop on the pro kit was barely noticeable and that the Eibach sportlines were the way to go
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Default Re: EIBACHs not lowering enough

so what if anything is there to do about it, I actually ordered the sportline kit but received the wrong one, but decided fuck it whats a half an inch. See where that got me. How does Eibach measure the drop, and if infact its not as low as it should be, would they switch them out?
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Default Re: EIBACHs not lowering enough

the wheel well is probably bigger in the front than in the back
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Default Re: EIBACHs not lowering enough

it's pretty hard to put in springs wrong, and the guys at All Aspects know their stuff.

If anyone is to blame, it's Eibach. Or you for not getting coilovers.
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Default Re: EIBACHs not lowering enough

did you order for the right model (gs) and not the gt? ive heard of people buying the gt springs, not the gs, and the have an issue with the drop due to the weight difference in the two cars. i got my wife the tein s tech springs, nice drop
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