Ordered some Eibach springs
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Ordered some Eibach springs I will be getting Eibachs next Friday and should be installing them the following week. I'm also thinking of getting some 20" wheels to complete the look. The tech at the wheel shop is trying to talk me into 245/35s, but 255/35s are much closer to stock size. Do you guys think I will have clearance issues with 20x8.5" wheels, 255s, and Eibachs?
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I will be getting Eibachs next Friday and should be installing them the following week. I'm also thinking of getting some 20" wheels to complete the look. The tech at the wheel shop is trying to talk me into 245/35s, but 255/35s are much closer to stock size. Do you guys think I will have clearance issues with 20x8.5" wheels, 255s, and Eibachs?
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Hey Rob where did you find eibachs that fit our GXP's?? The eibach website doesn't have the GXP listing.
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BTW nice GXP!
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FWIW, I've had them on the car for almost a year now, and they ride and handle great. No bounce, no vibration.
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You need to warm the paint before bending it or it will crack and flake off at the fold. If you painted a piece of paper and then folded it, you'd see what I mean.
If you have someone heat the paint while you roll the fender it will work much better, and be easier overall.
If you have someone heat the paint while you roll the fender it will work much better, and be easier overall.
Any slower... Car seem any slower with the weight of the 20s? also, I am thinking of adding the shift kit to my GXP, and they did not recommend 20s with the shift kit. What kind of wheels?
Those are the AR Killer's (or Earnhardt's...can't remember specifically, or if they're even different). nice wheels...saw them at CGP.
Yeah, do tell about the before and after with the springs & 20s combo. I'd love to go lower, but don't want it to make the ride quality much worse than it already is, or will be with the 20s installed.
Also, how did it affect performance, as dj asked above?
EDIT: Yup...Dale Jr. Killers: http://www.americanracing.com/browse_dale_killer.asp
Yeah, do tell about the before and after with the springs & 20s combo. I'd love to go lower, but don't want it to make the ride quality much worse than it already is, or will be with the 20s installed.
Also, how did it affect performance, as dj asked above?
EDIT: Yup...Dale Jr. Killers: http://www.americanracing.com/browse_dale_killer.asp
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If anything, I think performance is better with the 20's. When I 1st put them on, the car was stock. With the stock BFG's, it would blow the tires off from a dead stop. But with the Kumho's and 20's, it would only spin maybe 10ft.
Since then, I've modded it a bit, and it won't hook at all. No matter what. On the dyno it made 310whp/383wtq, and even from 35-40mph, it'll spin into the next lane. I just recently put on a new set of Yokohama WS4's (same size), and they won't hook either. No better or worse than the Kumho's from what I can tell in this cold weather.
I'm gettin' kinda old now, and I don't really like a harsh/firm ride anymore. That being said, I LOVE the way my GXP rides and handles with the current setup.
Hope that helps.
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