Eibach springs, anyone have them?

**Schen** · 11-07-2008, 06:42 PM

I was thinking about getting a set of Eibach sportline springs to lower the Magnum a wee bit. Recently while I was at a friends performance shop they swapped the stock springs for a set of Eibachs on a Jeep SRT and the thing looked absolutely sick! So since Christmas as well as my birthday are coming up I figured I start making a list.

So has anyone used Eibach's before? I know there a pretty solid company and their stuff looks great right out of the box. Would I expect any long term effects with just swapping the springs?

--RS

**DIRES ONE** · 11-07-2008, 06:45 PM

Yea I Use The Eibach Pro Kit With The Dampers And I Absolutely Love Them...i Would Recommend Getting The Dampers With The Springs...

**SMosher** · 11-07-2008, 06:47 PM

I've installed a couple of these sets and they are nice lookin. I never road in the cars they go into but they look kew

**dream warrior** · 11-07-2008, 07:05 PM

i have the eibach prokit but it's still not installed probably monday they will be under it i can't waith to see how it looks

**risky** · 11-07-2008, 07:25 PM

It was great looking but should have put the dampers on as well I am sure it would have been even better. This was on my old RT.

**Gabe** · 11-07-2008, 07:31 PM

I have the Eibach Pro-Kit installed on my AWD ... it lowered the higher-riding AWD to about the same height as a stock SRT8 (I was parked next to one at a meet-and-greet and we couldn't tell which one was lower

), so almost 2" lower than the stock AWD height.

You can see lots of pics by clicking on the "My homepage" link in my sig

I love the new look, but the ride could be better / smoother over some bumps, but since I am still using the factory springs (over 10,000 miles later), I can't really complain ... the car rides and handles as I expect it

**MikeEast** · 11-07-2008, 09:56 PM

I ran the stocker shocks with Eibach Prokits for 41,000 miles.

Some folks might say that the stock shocks will self-destruct instantly if you use 'em, but I disagree.

The rate of decay is slow enough that you might not even notice for a long long time. Never handled odd or bad to me, just 'better' than stock.

You'll like 'em..

Mike

**TaylorMotorSports** · 11-07-2008, 10:20 PM

I've had my Pro springs on for about 20K miles and love the look and the ride! No issues here...

**fireman2118** · 11-08-2008, 12:04 PM

Ok, I'll chime in. I've got the sportlines on my '05 R/T along with Eibachs pro dampers.
Like night and day. I rode with the stock struts/shocks and while I thought the ride was ok , it was bouncy and I did hit the fenders on the tires ( luckily with very minor damage). That kind off ride is ok if your on stock springs. As soon as you close the gap between the fenders and the tires (sportline springs), you no longer have the room to bounce. If your not careful you can do some pretty good fender damage. Besides, one of the benefits of lowering is supposed to be improved handling. A big improvement in that area comes with new dampers. Trust me on this, the pro-dampers make a huge difference. I know, I've done it both ways. Here's a few shots of my car on sportlines. As you can see, there's not any room for bouncing. I have had NO need to roll my fenders and I have NO rubbing issues at all!

**Schen** · 11-08-2008, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by fireman2118

Ok, I'll chime in. I've got the sportlines on my '05 R/T along with Eibachs pro dampers.
Like night and day. I rode with the stock struts/shocks and while I thought the ride was ok , it was bouncy and I did hit the fenders on the tires ( luckily with very minor damage). That kind off ride is ok if your on stock springs. As soon as you close the gap between the fenders and the tires, you no longer have the room to bounce. (sportline springs) If your not careful you can do some pretty good fender damage. Besides, one of the benefits of lowering is supposed to be improved handling. A big improvement in that area comes with new dampers. Trust me on this, the pro-dampers make a huge difference. I know, I've done it both ways. Here's a few shots of my car on sportlines. As you can see, there's not any room for bouncing. I have had NO need to roll my fenders and I have NO rubbing issues at all!

Good to know cause I went to measure out the height difference last night after I posted the thread and I started having second thoughts about getting the sportline and going with the basic pro kit since I don't plan on swapping out the stock rims and tires and for the most part being there's a ton of potholes if I go into the city for a few events. I do plan on eventually swapping out the tires (215/65R17's Goodyears suck) to something with a lower profile and somewhat wider tread.

Will see what happens, I'm making a christmas/birthday list.

--RS

**risky** · 11-08-2008, 12:44 PM

sportlines were to low for me I hit a lot

**Shane B** · 11-08-2008, 01:24 PM

Ive got the Eibach pro kit with the stock shocks and stock wheels and the only thing I object to is when you have people in the back it tends to bounce a little which Im sure the Eibach dampers will cure. other than that I love the look. Do need some new shoes though!

**fireman2118** · 11-09-2008, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by Shane B

Ive got the Eibach pro kit with the stock shocks and stock wheels and the only thing I object to is when you have people in the back it tends to bounce a little which Im sure the Eibach dampers will cure. other than that I love the look. Do need some new shoes though!

When you get the dampers, you'll notice a huge difference.

**Shane B** · 11-09-2008, 05:59 PM

Was actually thinking of putting the non leveling srt shocks in the rear and see if that stiffens it up

**fireman2118** · 11-09-2008, 07:30 PM

You know, Bilstein, KYB, Koni, Hotchkis, tein and others all offer performance dampers that may be a little cheaper than Eibachs'. I'd look into other options as well as the rear SRT shocks. There is a reason SRT owners replace thier dampers when installing lowering springs.