Different Wheel Gaps w/ Eibach Pro-Kit Install

RacerDex · 10-18-01, 06:58 AM

I have recently had the Eibach Pro-Kit installed by the Lexus dealer (they were doing other work anyway which included an alignment, so I figured this was a pretty good deal in letting them do it).

Though, I noticed that the driver's side rear tire had no clearance to the outer lip of the wheel well, where all of the other tires had about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inch clearance.

I called Eibach tech support, and other than for the actual rate of the springs being off (which they said they would warranty, but the labor costs to take them out & put my old ones back in and then vice-versa I would not want to pay for), they said it could be the indexing of the springs.

I brought the car back, and explained this to the "lead" tech, and gave him the Eibach tech number as well. All he said after looking/working on the car was "the measurements at each wheel are different". Well great, that means something is really wrong.

Though Eibach claims the wheels are pre-tensioned and do not need any settling-in period, I agreed with the dealer to take the car for a couple weeks to see if anything might change. It hasn't.

Any advice on what else this might be? Everything else with the suspension is still stock. I should also note that the reason the car went in is because I bashed the aluminum frame rail (in the front near the steering column) with a curb, and the steering/alignment had been off, and is even still a little bit off (they claimed to re-correct that, too).

Thanks for any help!

-Dex

black sc · 10-28-01, 02:53 AM

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Any advice on what else this might be? Everything else with the suspension is still stock. I should also note that the reason the car went in is because I bashed the aluminum frame rail (in the front near the steering column) with a curb, and the steering/alignment had been off, and is even still a little bit off (they claimed to re-correct that, too).

Well, it sounds obvious that the accident did something to your car's suspension. I would let them take care of it first. If no success, let a alignment shop figure it out. You might have some frame or suspension damage but, that is worst-case scenario.

Keith13b · 10-30-01, 06:12 AM

Reinstall the stock suspension. If the variance still persists, deal w/ the insurance company. If it fixes the problem, return the springs.

Are you still running stock struts?

Bean · 11-06-01, 12:31 PM

Greddy sells springs too btw if you're looking for a diff pair

i've heard of this problem on some cars with Eibachs... they seem to sag... its REAL bad on Accords I hear...

CmputerWiz · 11-07-01, 04:36 PM

My eibachs settled after about two weeks. The front two were different than the back two, but they leveled out perfect. Seems odd that there could be THAT much difference in a single spring...give it a week...if they don't look like they're settling at ALL, it would seem like that spring is no good. If the car was all level before, I REALLY wouldn't see it being an alignment problem with the frame. It would have been off with factory springs also...

SR

mjames08 · 11-13-01, 04:41 PM

I just took my SC back to the shop because one side of my car was lowered and the other side didn't look like it was.. argh. I think they put the front springs on the drivers side and the rear springs on the passenger side.. I have been driving it like that for 2 days without noticing.. I bet they mixed up your springs when they put them on..

mjames08 · 11-15-01, 03:12 PM

So the springs were on correctly, because you can't switch them.. The shop ordered another set for me, so we will see if that works.. if not, it's coilover time!