Ghostrider

I just got my new BRABUS springs and Eibach swaybars installed, #2 pads in the front #3 in the rear. But the rear is sitting about 5/8 of an inch lower thant the front. So my questions are:

How much do springs settle?
How long does it take?
Do you think I should put #1 pads in the front.

blackbenzz

Have you even driven on it yet? Takes a couple weeks to settle. 5/8 of an nch! You might need to go #1.

Ghostrider

To downtown and back and to work.

I was thinking the same thing. When should I get it aligned?

blackbenzz

Wait at least a week and then get it aligned and see how you like it.

Ghostrider

Thanks for the insight bb, and sorry about the chair. I still might throw the #1 pads on just in case.

gianfranc

How do u find the sway bars?

Ghostrider

I just went to the Eibach website and got the part # and had my part guy order it.

gianfranc

oh i meant what improvements to handling? haha.

SoCalCLK

Ghost, Give it some time to settle. 500-1000 miles. How do you like the ride comfort so far?

Ghostrider

It has way better turn in and lateral movement at all speeds.

Ghostrider

How long after you got yours installed did you get your car aligned? I still might switch to the #1's. What do you think.

I love it, the car feels so much more solid now. Thanks for pushing me over the edge.

acb3nz

Can you post some pictures?

I also did the whole suspension and the front sits hafl an inch higher than the back. Im gonna go tomorrow and have them change the pads in the front to #2. I will post some pictures once it looks better.

Ghostrider

I will just as soon as I get it looking right.

Ghostrider

Here is the car right before I took it to the shop.

Ghostrider

Here are the sway bars.

Ghostrider

I take it in to get the #1 spring pads installed this Wednesday, will post more pics then. Hopefully I can get a better quality when I shrink them.

Ghostrider

The back still sits about 2/8 lower than the front, so my next step is to get #4 pads in the rear to get a little bit of a rake to the front.

SoCalCLK

Ghost, sorry I have been out of action for a while. I got shotdown "Somewhere Over the Indian Ocean."

I got my car aligned about 5,000 miles after (when I got the new rims/tires).

I am glad you got the whole package. I only got the springs and I wish I got the sway bars at the same time.

#1s are good, but sometimes they look a little too low.

Ghostrider

Good to know, so I might just wait until it's time for my oil change which is a couple of thousand miles away.

I am going to put #4's in the rear cause with the #3's the rear still squat's a little I will take picture to show you.

Martin

Based on my experiance it looks as though the car will go up or down just about 3/8 of an inch for each increase/decrease in pad thickness.

Ghostrider

Thanks for the info, if it works out that way then it should put the rear right wear I want it.

Ghostrider

how the rear sits to low on the wheel.

Ghostrider

and another one.

SoCalCLK

They do squat a little. But many around here will tell you that is exactly how they like it!

I think #4's will do the trick, raise it a little, without losing its character.

Things will also look better if you ever decide to switch to 18"s. If you recall, my car looked different with the 18"s on versus the stock 17"s.

Ghostrider

I know, for some reason I have never liked to have the rear sqauting over the the tires, just looks wrong to me.

I am waiting for my new shocks to come, then I will have the #4's put in the rear and I will post new pictures then.