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High on PSI
Maybe I should wait until I can afford the Bilsteins then
Will the ride height of Eibach + Bilstein B8's still be the same as the Eibach + Stock shocks?
So since stock shocks won't last.
Will the Eibach + Bilstein B8's last as long as my car will? Or will they wear abd tear?
I read somewhere the B8's do change the height of the car slightly but for the life of me I can't remember if it was lower or higher lol.
I have just had Eibach pro-kit and B8's installed as of 1 week ago, I am still having issues with something in my drivetrain/suspension but I know it isn't the shocks and springs now because when I have let rip through some roundabouts/twisties the car stays near level, so happy with no body roll now. Although I also had a whiteline rear swaybar installed and the 2 SURE diff mounts, so that would have helped too.
Lowering the car on stock shocks will wear them out and the ride will get worse - previous owner of my car had it dumped on pedders sports ryder springs (the invoice seems to show a 2" drop all round) in the first 1000kms, I bought it with about 25K kms and by 40K kms it was handling crap. As well as scraping everywhere.
When I bought the B8's the person I was dealing with said they can be re-gassed/re-serviced??? Which I assume means when (if) they start failing I don't need to buy a whole new set, there are more knowledgable people out there who can hopefully confirm this.
I will try take some photos this weekend and post them to show you what sort of drop the Eibachs and B8's give if that helps.
Cheers
AP V3 (Rayd tuned) / CP-E CAI / CP-E TIP / JBR Trilogy / CS Front Strut Brace / JBR SSP / JBR Shift Knob / JBR shifter bushings / Eibach Pro-Kit / Bilstein B8's / SURE Juggernaught / SURE Dreadnaught / Whiteline RSB / Toyo Proxes T1R 235/40/18 / Evo X BBS rims / Turbosmart Dual Port BOV / CP-E DP / CP-E TMIC / Autotech internals / Superpro bushings
Future mods:
BT, DM OCC, EGR delete, Braided clutch/brake lines, Hawk HPS 5.0 pads, DBA T3 rotors....