Eibach Sportline Spring Sets

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 5.00 votes

Price Paid:  $200.00 from Dealership/tire rack

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Civic Si

Summary:
I installed the Sportline springs on my car and though they ride great they are nowhere near the advertised amount of lowering. They are advertised to lower this car 1.5" front and 1.4" rear, they lowerd the front 3/4 of an inch, and the rear an inch! %$&*! HALF!!?? After a call to Eibach's tech support and being treated as if I know nothing (I am a master Honda tech) was basically told that marketing screwed up, and too bad. It is too bad really, because I removed them the next day and returned them. They do ride excelent and are only slightly firmer than stock- no shooting your spine through your neck on bridge joints, if only they were honest about their ride height! I had a similar experience with Eibach springs on a '98 Avenger. If you want your car to ride firmer with little to no lowering for around $200 in parts, these are for you. I shudder to think how pissed a customer would have been, given labor is not covered by Eibach's "million mile warranty" These springs suck.

Strengths:
Good ride, you can keep all your fillings in your teeth

Weaknesses:
half of claimed amount of lowering in the front, 2/3 in rear, tech support are pricks, expensive, given they do practically nothing for the cash.

Similar Products Used:
Tokico springs, H&R springs, Neuspeed springs.(several different cars)

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
1985 Nissan 300zx turbo

Summary:
The Eibach Sportline springs combined with Tokico 5-way adjustable Illumina's provided a very stiff ride. Even on the softest settings (1), the Z ran like a go-kart. Every small bump in the road was felt and plastic parts began rattling loose all over the car. The car did handle great, I just wouldn't recommend this set-up for street use or comfort.

Strengths:
Great handling and quality backed by very reputable names.

Weaknesses:
Too stiff, and the rear springs were a real pain to install (took over an hour and a half just to do the rear).

Similar Products Used:
None

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Price Paid:  $0.00 from Import Store

Year / Model Reviewed:
1992 Honda Accord EX 4 Door

Summary:
Confortable ride and Evenly dropped. I put together Eibach Sportline and Tokico Blues Shocks... I read reviews saying that the front is higher than the back, so I tried to install Neuspeed Race Spring in the back and keep the Eibach in front. The overall result was a perfectly leveled and stable car.

Strengths:
The name Eibach says it all...Great springs...especially the Pro-Kit.

Weaknesses:
Front Springs are very stiff, so it may be a little bouncy on bumps but not bad. Had to put in Neuspeed Race for even drop. Must buy premium shocks.

Similar Products Used:
Sprint (DONT BUY), No brand Coil Over, H&R (Good at first but bad later), and Neuspeed (Great Springs)

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Price Paid:  $200.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
1995 nissan 240sx

Summary:
I don't understand why these springs get low reviews, because I think that they are excellent for daily driving and track use. Not only is the ride comfortable, it gave my car an agressive stance that I was looking for. Best advice I can give to whom are interested in purchasing these springs, "purchase shocks/struts with it too". I installed my springs with KYB AGX, and it gave my ride the comfort that I was hoping for.

Strengths:
-Comfort -Agressive stance

Weaknesses:
-Need to purchase shocks/struts for its full performance

Price Paid:  $155.00 from Ebay

Year / Model Reviewed:
1995 Acura Integra

Summary:
I coupled these w/ KYB 4way adjustable shocks, Skunk2 camber kit in front and Ingalls rear camber kit w/ polyU bushings. This equals one hella stiff ride (had to set kyb's to "1" setting just to live on streets). Anyways springs did what they set out to deliver -> stiff ride, lowest drop possible (i love making it over any bump w/ NO scraping EVER! eibach did good on this aspect). Only thing i didn't like at first was the fact that the front "looks" higher than the back, but after consulting many acura mechanics this was a false fender gap issue (the front fender is cut out more than the back). After calling eibach to x2 check they assured me that the sportlines lower the car evenly all around about ~2inches or more. So this amounts to no gap btw tire and fender in the rear for a clean look and about a 2cm gap in the front (my advice is swap in a heavy prelude engine and the weight will drop that down more ^_^ ) Just an important note to all people who buy springs -> EIBACH BRAND springs are COLD ROLLED!!! that means they only use pressure and sheer force to put the springs into shape which means that the springs will last longer and wont become sloppy. All other springs on the market are HOT ROLLED meaning with heat, (ie. H&R) these springs dont last very long and soon become sloppy. This is why only EIBACH offers a 1million mile warrenty on EVERY spring they sell -> NOW THAT's Quality! So if you dont mind the fender gap issue and some time for the springs to settle in then this is the brand for you. Oh and make sure you get a sound mechanic to install your springs so the drop is even all around!

Strengths:
Stiff ride, low drop, no rubbing.

Weaknesses:
Springs take some time to settle into NEW shocks so squeaks happen from time to time. Front slightly higher than back. Ride may be too stiff for some, i suggest to offset this by having adjustable shocks installed at the same time so you can set them to soft and ride will be only somewhat stiffer than stock, but crank it to 4 (on kyb's) and get ready to be able to read the year off of a dime when you run it over ^_^

Similar Products Used:
Stock springs (good but not low enough). I've heard that the H&R Sport springs are quite good but have yet to try them. My friend does have the H&R Race springs and he says that his wheels rub ALL the time (too low!).