supraman6

I just bought an 06 AWD with eibach springs in the front, not sure if they are in the back or not it's hard to tell. HOWEVER the front CV joint boots are shot on the engine side. I read, and it makes sense, that the lowering springs can cause these boos to fail prematurely. I'd rather not be having to replace these so often, I like the look of the springs but I'd happily go with the stock ones for the ride and the longevity of the CV joint boots, if that's the issue. Is this right? Does lowering cause the boots to fail prematurely? Thanks.

Jeff

supraman6

I'm at 25" in the front and 26" in the rear.

knguyenk

Lowering the AWD will make the CV boots susceptible to them going out prematurely. I had the F-Sport shock on the front driver's side go out and caused my CV boot to go (lowered on F-Sport springs made my Eibach). Leaving it at stock height will maximize the life of the CV boot.

DraiZe66

i just recently installed the eibach springs on my 09 awd. Ive been checking every week if the cv boots are leaking and no leaks so far. In my research before doing this, it seemed the most people with the issues were people with coil overs going to low. I figured just a slight drop would be a safer option. butttttt there are a few people on f sport and eibach with cv issues also so who knows. Could be the cause, but on eibachs you should be in supposedly the "safe safe" height wise.

supraman6

I was just surprised to see them go at 75k even though the car is 10 years old.

Gville350

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Didn't you JUST purchase this car? Any chance you can convince the seller to fix the issue that wasn't brought to your attention when you purchased it? I know it was more than likely a "as-is" sale; but it doesn't hurt to ask.

supraman6

Just purchased from a dealer. Sold with warranty. Going to check if the warranty covers it but trying to determine if it's going to be an ongoing issue in the future.

Jeff

supraman6

Warranty Covered.