Uneven Drop With Eibach Sportlines Options

[JesterDC]

Celicas have weight distribution of about 65F/35R. Having the suspension higher in the back on FWD cars is good. read this http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?act=ST...t=0#entry447320 to find out why.

[elvasoshexai]

Celicas have weight distribution of about 65F/35R. Having the suspension higher in the back on FWD cars is good. read this http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?act=ST...t=0#entry447320 to find out why.

problem now is it's higher in the front =(

[JesterDC]

sorry man I must have misunderstood something. Maybe you should try just reinstalling them and be very careful with every step. I wonder if anyone else has had problems like this before?

[elvasoshexai]

sorry man I must have misunderstood something. Maybe you should try just reinstalling them and be very careful with every step. I wonder if anyone else has had problems like this before?

i had my mechanic install these... normally his work is really good... but i guess i'll have to take it back to him... too bad we have a long weekend here =/ can't bring it back until next weekend

[BluuFire]

I have the exact same setup as you and mine sat a little uneven too. The one thing I did was take them off and put them back on making sure everything was in the right place as I put them on and when I lowered the car, there was no more uneveness... You might just try taking them off and reinstalling carefully... Other than that, I would guess it was some defect in the design. But thats just my .02 cents. Hope you get it fixed

[trdproven]

yea, like i said earlier, you might need to reinstall them.

[elvasoshexai]

here's a better pic:
front:


rear:


gonna take it back to mechanic on friday. if still no good then i'm gonna contact eibach

[Delta_Phoenix]

I just installed my Sportlines and have the same case. The rear is lower than the front, and I only got about a 1" drop in the front. Before installation, I measured the distance from the ground to the peak of the fender's curve, and got 26" on the front (didn't measure the rear). After installation, the rear is at 24½" (which is correct if it was initially at 26"), and the front is at 25". I do have some damage to the front passenger fender, but still came out with 25" on both sides.

I can get 2 fingers in the rear gap uncomfortably, and 3 in the front. The drop is even all around, with no variance between the driver and passenger side. I was hoping for results like Coomer or presure2 acheived with their Sportlines, but so far I haven't gotten it. That extra .5" in the front would be nice. Unfortunately, according to Eibach's site, it says that Sportlines are "pre-set" and that the only settling that will occur will be very minimal and will only come from the spring mating to the rubber.

This post has been edited by Delta_Phoenix: Jul 5, 2006 - 11:24 AM

[elvasoshexai]

i talked with eibach... and they said there is only 2 possibilities.. shocks are bad or springs are bad...

i got kyb gr-2s and eibach sportllines all around... so which of the 2 has a higher possibility of being defective?

[nik]

i put eibach pro's with kyb gr2's like 3 years ago i measured and the front fender has a slight different radious ie its bigger because you have to turn your front tires so there is about an inch or more diff on a stock celica from the tire to the fender on the front and rear

[elvasoshexai]

had a talk with eibach and retailer about warranty.. i'm not sure if it's worth it to go through with the warranty. i have to send the springs back first. (@ my expense) then once they inspect it they will send a new set...

i can't just leave my car @ my mechanic's for like a month so he would have to re-install old springs ($300) then re-install warranty springs ($300)... which is basically the same price as buying another new set and having them installed...

eibach said something about a possibility the upper spring seats being worn out and dried out making it uneven... not sure if that would be a possibility?

the stance of the car really bothers me right now... but i can't seem to justify another $600 just to fix it... argh

[jgreening]

I had the same issue. I think its normal. I don't have any handling issues because of it.