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murfs66 Aug 1, 2005 04:29 PM

Just installed Eibach's and crappy ride,,,help
 
I just installed the EIBACH pro kit springs on my 7th gen accord(05) and the ride quality went away. The are stiff as hell. Could this be due to the stock shocks that I'm still running or are they made this way? I bought them from a buddy that were on his car for about 4 months before he traded the car in. I did research and they said its almost like stock ride quality. HELP

AccordVT Aug 1, 2005 04:37 PM

Aftermarket springs tend to do that, they are designed for performance(handling) and not for a soft ride, stiff suspention generally handles great, not sure about the shock sitch. though, sum 1 else will tell you

jschmid Aug 1, 2005 05:02 PM

From what I've read, the consensus is that the Pro-kits are about the softest aftermarket springs out there for our cars. The H&R OE is probably softer, but only lowers a half inch or so. Are you sure you got the Pro-kits and not the "Race" springs? Aftermarket shocks won't make the ride more compliant, they'll just keep the car better dampened. My Koni adjustables are still a bit more stiff at full soft than my stock shocks were with the same springs.

murfs66 Aug 1, 2005 05:30 PM

It only lowered the front about 1.5 inches comaped to the sportline package 2". There is a difference though in the ride quality ,like more stiffness.

MrChad Aug 1, 2005 07:11 PM

Did you get the v6 spring in a 4cyl by mistake?

murfs66 Aug 1, 2005 07:56 PM

The part numbers on the box matched the part number for my car. It seams like I can feal every bump in the road. Definatly not a stock ride feal.

murfs66 Aug 1, 2005 07:59 PM

The thing is They werent new when i got them . The guy I bought them from had them sitting in his shed for awhile and said that they were on his uncles car for awhile and his uncle didnt like the ride. Could this have anything to do with the ride quality? if they were on a different car for awhile and the break in was already done.

wedley2 Aug 1, 2005 08:23 PM

they still need to break in...mine were bouncy and felt as shot as my old oem suspension

98CoupeV6 Aug 2, 2005 02:38 AM


Originally Posted by murfs66
It only lowered the front about 1.5 inches comaped to the sportline package 2". There is a difference though in the ride quality ,like more stiffness.

Let them break in for a week or so. And FYI, at that ride height you risk blowing your stock shocks much sooner than you normally would.

BONE Aug 2, 2005 04:52 AM

I have H&R Sports on my car and they are slightly stiffer than stock no one notices when they ride in my car. It could be the bump stops did you trim them correctly or did you forget to put them in.


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