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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 08:55 PM
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i recently put the eibach pro kit springs in my car with the stock shocks/struts.

1. i first noticed a noise that you can sort of feel on the floorboard of the passenger side while driving. it only happens when i go over a bump and it does not happen on the drivers side. any ideas of what this could be?

2. Also when i go over a large bump or railroad track the rear end now slams down pretty hard. will putting in a new set of shock/struts improve this? if so what kind? if not is there anything else i can do to help improve this?

any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks alot
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by whltews6
i recently put the eibach pro kit springs in my car with the stock shocks/struts.

1. i first noticed a noise that you can sort of feel on the floorboard of the passenger side while driving. it only happens when i go over a bump and it does not happen on the drivers side. any ideas of what this could be?

2. Also when i go over a large bump or railroad track the rear end now slams down pretty hard. will putting in a new set of shock/struts improve this? if so what kind? if not is there anything else i can do to help improve this?

any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks alot

How many miles do you have on your deCarbons? They usually good for a few thousand miles if they're fairly new. But if they're worn out to start with. Your car is gonna ride like ***.

That smacking your feeling is more than like the rear bump stop. It's more than likely time for you to get a new set of shocks.

Bilsteins seem to be the most popular ones..

Good Luck..
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 10:27 PM
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A few more things to check, make sure you have the rear springs positioned correctly and if the rearends off center you'll probably want to install an adjustable panhard rod.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 10:41 PM
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Eibach springs are really soft, so the rear may be a little bouncy. New shocks will definitly help this.
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Old Sep 11, 2004 | 11:27 PM
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Whitews6,
Check to see if you are hitting the bumpstops. You might have to trim them down a little. That's probably what's giving the banging problems.
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