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A few months ago, saw a post here from Eibach asking for a test car to develop a sway bar kit for our cars. They would need my car for a few days to do some measurements, develop a kit then do test fitting and I would get to keep the production 001 kit. I was a little hesitant at first because i didnt want to mess with the suspension setup since I feel that it was a perfect balance between the occasion track days and normal road driving. But what the heck, i figure I can always go back to stock if I dont like it.
Just so we know, I have a 2012.5 CS with SPASM on sport wheels with 295 rear tires
I picked up the car today with Eibach front and rear sway bar and end links for the rear. I am not sure what the dimensions are (maybe Eibach can chime in) but here is my initial review with only about 20 miles of driving in light rain. I would need to do a bit more drive to see how what the difference.
1. I was worried that the more aggressive sway bars will even stiffen the suspension and made the ride too harsh....but it didnt impact the ride quality that much....maybe 5% stiffer from less body flex? I know sway bars usually doesn't impact much, but in this case, it was really supple. So I was really happy about that.
2. The turn in is more precise, and the the rear doesn't lean in as much vs stock, which is expected from a more aggressive rear sway bars. (not that our cars had a lot of body roll to begin with LOL)
3. no noise or vibration (as expected)
4. built quality is good as always with Eibach product, I have bought their lowering spring kit before for my Audi and BMWs and where happy with them.
Overall I think this would be a good upgrade for someone who is looking for an upgrade in the handling aspect of our car without sacrificing much in ride comfort.
I would provide more feedback once I get more drive time in with the kit. But so far so good.
do you know the difference in diameter between OEM and Eibach?
Yes I'd be interested in knowing this as well, because OP's car has SPASM, which already has larger sway bars front and rear. So how much bigger are the Eibachs? Also are they adjustable? No point of changing out sway bars if they can't be adjusted.
Yes I'd be interested in knowing this as well, because OP's car has SPASM, which already has larger sway bars front and rear. So how much bigger are the Eibachs? Also are they adjustable? No point of changing out sway bars if they can't be adjusted.
11-29-2018, 09:50 PM
Eibach front and rear sway bars initial review
