Lowering on Bilsteins

[maxsubi]

Hi guys
I'm looking at slightly lowering my 2005 3.0RB sedan with Tein springs or something similar in the standard Bilsteins.

Just wondering how low these would make it with a set of 19's. Does anyone have any pics of a similar setup that I could see to get an idea of what it would look like?

[GT_Tony]

yup i have Ebaichi Springs on the Bilstiens and i run 19's no dramas

i will get some pics today before i install the coilovers "-P

[maxsubi]

Sweet thanks mate

[GT_Tony]

Bilstiens with Ebaichi springs

[maxsubi]

Great shot. That helps me picture what mine will look like. How much drop does the Ebaichi springs give?

[GT_Tony]

i couldnt tell you mate, i bought the car with the Ebachi's on the stock KYB struts, then i swapped the Springs to the Billies.

[Arith]

Eibachs are on the conservative end, and will lower the Liberty about 25mm (when I researched what springs to get).

[SegR]

Roughly how much is a set of those suckers worth?

[GTbee]

yup i have Ebaichi Springs on the Bilstiens and i run 19's no dramas

i will get some pics today before i install the coilovers "-P

I see you are going the coilover route. How come you are not happy with the Ebaichi springs? (BTW is Ebiachi the same as Eibach?) Is the ride etc crappy or decent?

[Ben]

Hey GT_Tony - Are they 19's or 18's?

[Arith]

Is the ride etc crappy or decent?

Having had Eibachs on 3 other cars during my life, I can vouche for Eibach's quality and overall ride charactistics. Eibachs are famous for retaining excellent ride quality and giving the car a lowered appearance. However they are on the more conservative side when it comes to lowering. H&R, which gives very similar ride quality, will lower a car 40mm compared to Eibach's 25mm.

Price-wise, the Australian distributers tend to gauge the buyers with a $600+ price tag just for springs. I got a set for the Volvo on eBay UK for $410 delivered.

[GT_Tony]

I see you are going the coilover route. How come you are not happy with the Ebaichi springs? (BTW is Ebiachi the same as Eibach?) Is the ride etc crappy or decent?

not at all, the ride was very good with the Ebachi's. i just wanted to go that little bit lower (yeh i know haha)

Hey GT_Tony - Are they 19's or 18's?

hey Ben, there 19's