Rear Prokit Springs
06-19-2007, 02:45 PM
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Rear Prokit Springs .... 
....Today I changed out my rear Eibach Pro-Kit springs with my stockers....did the hose mod.....10,000,000X better...no sag anymore...only had the springs on for a few months--were too low to begin with...dropped the rear 1-3/4"-2" for some reason-Front drop was 1-1/2" approx..just right..[my car was not sitting high-- I have seen pics of others 4x4's]..[NO--they are not the Sportlines]---who knows .....they were brand new also-----anyway----thought I would let you guys know--rides AND handles better on the street..... 
....Today I changed out my rear Eibach Pro-Kit springs with my stockers....did the hose mod.....10,000,000X better...no sag anymore...only had the springs on for a few months--were too low to begin with...dropped the rear 1-3/4"-2" for some reason-Front drop was 1-1/2" approx..just right..[my car was not sitting high-- I have seen pics of others 4x4's]..[NO--they are not the Sportlines]---who knows .....they were brand new also-----anyway----thought I would let you guys know--rides AND handles better on the street..... 
06-22-2007, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Viper
The 'hose mod' is where you remove the rear isolators (located at the top of the spring, it sits between the spring and the body ) and use heater hose on the top coil of the spring instead.
06-23-2007, 04:14 PM
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which side in the back does it sag> Like a thread i just posted im going back to stock but FWIW my rear passenger side sit a little lower. Ive heard others doing the same thing, maybe they are suppost to do that.... 
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06-23-2007, 06:33 PM
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FWIW, a trend I noticed over years of being on this board. The pro kit fairs better in Pontiacs than Chevrolets. I had a set of pro kits on my car for 4 years and it never sagged; TransAm.
06-25-2007, 11:16 AM
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lol....TA here with pro kit and I sit level all the way around. It will sit a tad lower when I have a full tank. I would like the rear to sit a little higher but it doesn't sag. TA ???... 