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oK i have eibach prokit and billstein shocks all the way around. On every bump if i have a rear passenger my rear bottoms out. For those of you with eibach prokit can you give me advice on if theres a shock that will prevent this. Or atleast minmize it.
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im running bilstein hd shocks and a pro kit, i have 2 12's in the rear on mine and i don't have that problem....but i still have my bumpstops...how old are your shocks?
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Fella's,
Sooner or later you will all realize that the term "bottoming out" is not accurate, and the feel will vary from person to person to some degree.
ALL cars will get to the bumpstops, be it Eibach's, my springs or any number of others. The trick is to have enough spring rate and ride height to keep from just riding right on top of them so that any movement makes you ram into them quickly. Then the shocks come into play because the change the rate at which you hit them. Slow the movement, the hit isn't nearly as hard. On top of that, there are different bumpstops for the car. Some are much harder than others so when you hit them, it's more abrupt.
Adding to that.... Eibach's for instance are very inconsistent in height. A 1/2" difference in height is 1/2" more working spring travel which is good. A low set of Eibach's won't be as ok as a "correct" set.
And the bumpstops should be on the car, and not cut or trimmed. Full length Z28/Formula/V-6 ones are the best. SS/WS6 parts and the spacers suck.
Sooner or later you will all realize that the term "bottoming out" is not accurate, and the feel will vary from person to person to some degree.
ALL cars will get to the bumpstops, be it Eibach's, my springs or any number of others. The trick is to have enough spring rate and ride height to keep from just riding right on top of them so that any movement makes you ram into them quickly. Then the shocks come into play because the change the rate at which you hit them. Slow the movement, the hit isn't nearly as hard. On top of that, there are different bumpstops for the car. Some are much harder than others so when you hit them, it's more abrupt.
Adding to that.... Eibach's for instance are very inconsistent in height. A 1/2" difference in height is 1/2" more working spring travel which is good. A low set of Eibach's won't be as ok as a "correct" set.
And the bumpstops should be on the car, and not cut or trimmed. Full length Z28/Formula/V-6 ones are the best. SS/WS6 parts and the spacers suck.
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Not all springs are equal. And even if they were, I don't think the Bilstein's (even the better old version) had enough damping for the stock springs let alone even light lowering springs. But that's a personal taste and one that folks don't realize until they can compare and contrast different types of damping.
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