Eibach Pro Kit Installed! Help!!!

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Oct 27, 2002 | 06:23 PM

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Eibach Pro Kit Installed! Help!!!

Having some problems here. I installed lg super springs three days ago, they basically slammed my car and the car became very bouncy. So I decided to go get a pro-kit and installed it yesterday. After the installation, the car sat the same way, just about the same height as the sportline kit. The car is a little stiffer but around corners( slow or fast) the car bounces around, feels loose and very unstable. Same thing when taking off in first gear. I've measured my car compared to my buds( 00 Trans Am with pro-kit) and mine sits a good 1/2 inch lower than his. My wheels also toe inhard very hard. I had a pro-kit on my old car and it never lowered it this low. Can anyone help me out here? What is wrong with my car? This is frustrating! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" />

Oct 27, 2002 | 06:27 PM

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Oct 27, 2002 | 06:41 PM

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Re: Eibach Pro Kit Installed! Help!!!

Are you still using the stock shocks? If so that could be part of your bouncing and handling problems. The stock DeCarbon shocks are junk. If your not on a tight budget I say go buy some Bilstein's, either HD's or Sam Strano revalves. Try that with the pro-kit springs and see how it goes, but they(shocks) will not raise the car just improve the ride and handling characteristics of the car.
I'm going with the BMR springs basically because of the ride quality and the fact they will not lower the car as much as the Eibachs or LG springs.
Just my $.02

Oct 27, 2002 | 06:48 PM

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Re: Eibach Pro Kit Installed! Help!!!

"Bouncing" is always a function of dampening. Your shocks are not properly matched to your springs and therefore cannot provide enough dampening to prevent this oscillation. I would suggest that you invest in some better matched shocks. FWIW, the Prokit springs dropped my SS about 1-5/8" front and back. From what I've seen the Sportlines generally drop ~2".