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How has the car settled after a few weeks? Also how is the ride quality now compared to stock? Are you pleased so far? I'm leaning towards the Eibachs and almost ready to pull the trigger.
Love the lowering. Has not gotten lower than last time I measured. Some better pics with different angles
Looking good. Looks like you may have had a little bit of settling and looks much better than original pics. Front looks like it actually raised a tad as it looked a tad too low after the install.
How is the ride quality so far? I'm itching to pull the trigger on going with the Eibachs though don't want a sacrifice in ride quality.
Looking good. Looks like you may have had a little bit of settling and looks much better than original pics. Front looks like it actually raised a tad as it looked a tad too low after the install.
How is the ride quality so far? I'm itching to pull the trigger on going with the Eibachs though don't want a sacrifice in ride quality.
Same here
Any additional ride quality information would be greatly appreciated by the OP or anyone with experience with these springs vs. the factory base Carrera suspension or Bilstein PSS9's, PSS10's, etc.
Any additional ride quality information would be greatly appreciated by the OP or anyone with experience with these springs vs. the factory base Carrera suspension or Bilstein PSS9's, PSS10's, etc.
I have Eibachs. Eibach uses more wire in their spring vs the Porsche PASM spring and have two different coil densities. I'm told this means a progressive or changing spring rate on the Eibachs and where there is more coil, there can be thicker wire without having to be stiffer. So, you get a more supple ride even though it's lower (more dense already) until compression moves to the wider density area and the springs are firmer then. This means you will have just as good if not better ride over bumps on a straight road, but still be flat in the corners.
Here is a pic of the difference:
That's what I was told and I haven't been able to dig into the info to verify spring rates yet.
Anecdotaly, they feel just as good as OEM if not better.
I have Eibachs. Eibach uses more wire in their spring vs the Porsche PASM spring and have two different coil densities. I'm told this means a progressive or changing spring rate on the Eibachs and where there is more coil, there can be thicker wire without having to be stiffer. So, you get a more supple ride even though it's lower (more dense already) until compression moves to the wider density area and the springs are firmer then. This means you will have just as good if not better ride over bumps on a straight road, but still be flat in the corners.
Here is a pic of the difference:
That's what I was told and I haven't been able to dig into the info to verify spring rates yet.
Anecdotaly, they feel just as good as OEM if not better.
Yes, progressive vs linear springs. The eibach's like most aftermarket springs are progressive.
I just installed Eibach Pro on my 08 c4s with PASM. I was worried for a long time about the ride quality, I m happy to report that the ride is very comfortable if not better than stock. I wish i had done this mod 4 years ago. if anyone here is on the fence...pull the trigger with confidence.
Agree that ride quality is great, and car is super flat in tight cornering, just did a fun run from the rock store to the overlook and beyond. What a blast!
Agree that ride quality is great, and car is super flat in tight cornering, just did a fun run from the rock store to the overlook and beyond. What a blast!
Soze, what wheels are you getting?
I'm waiting on a set of Forgestar CF10's. It's killing me, because the current tires are bald, and the new tires are coming with the wheels. I can't really drive the car much until I get those new tires. Supposedly arriving this week or next.
For those that got the Eibach Pro kit where did you get them, any exceptional experiences or prices? I believe the part # is 7217.140, is that correct?
04-29-2016, 02:02 AM
