Eibach springs

[bhrevans]

Anyone ever used the Eibach 3803-140 Pro lowering spring on a Malibu?

The reason I ask is I installed a set on my 78 the other day with not very good results. The front sets about 3/4 of an inch lower than what it did with the 31 year old ones(as I expected). The rear on the other hand set almost 1 1/2 inches below the old ride height. It looked horrible. It sat so bad it looked like it did not have a engine in it! Anyone else ever had this problem?

 

[liquidh8]

I had a set for the rear and put them on my wagon, then promptly removed them and put custom suspension on my call, lol. They were wayyyy too low and were spongy.

 

[StreetBu]

Yeah, same thing here, but different brand. Mine were from Suspension Techniques. Rear was/is too low. Actually I like where the rear sits with my 245/50/16 tires, edge of the wheel lip is even with the top of the tire, but then the front is still too high. It has about 1" to 1 1/4" gap from the edge of the fender lip to the top of the tire in the front. I'd rather change the rear springs because the fronts are such a PITA though. Not sure what I'll end up doing. Mines actaully been like for several years now, about 8 now that I think about it :shock:

 

[shotgun]

"I had a set for the rear and put them on my wagon, then promptly removed theml. They were wayyyy too low and were spongy."

Yet, they seem to work well in a Cutlass drag car! :lol:

 

[liquidh8]

I know they would, the are like trick springs. hehe. At least they worked for what you needed. I think they were the eibachs you got? silver right? I have the other lowering springs that were green, lol. Anywho, my wagon has a few hundred pounds of stereo and batteries in the back, lol.

 

[shotgun]

Yep, the silver ones. The car sat with it's rear up due to the weight loss. I tried 2 sets I had laying around and they ended up just right.

I have been told by more then one person that they "will not work" on a drag car.

 

[liquidh8]

Well, you times seem to prove otherwise in your set-up. :shock: