I am considering the Eibach Pro-kit for my 2001 gsr. I have already searched and have not really found an answer. I want to lower the car to reduce wheelgap with 16" rims and i want it to handle better. I have heard that the pro-kit makes the front look higher than the back. If both the front and rear get lowered 1.3 inches shouldn't the car look the same as stock except lower, with the rear being higher? I am also under the assumption that the sportlines would be too low. I don't want a slammed rig. any opinions of this appreciated. thanks

 

also, on an unrelated topic. Do I need to lubricate an energy suspension shifter stabilizer kit when i install it? I bought the black one b/c i heard it was graphite impregnated. What type of lube should i use.
^yeah i said it!

 

The Eibach Pro-kit does infact lower the car 1.3 inches all around. Due to the size and shape of the wheel well in the front, the front looks higher than the back. This is because it has more of a gap. If you want the car to look even, get a kit that lowers the front more than the back. then your car will look even. Personally I think the perfect drop is the H&R sports which lower the front 1.75 and the rear 1.5. That is what i would have went with had I kept my GSR.

 

just to add, with the pro-kit.. you can run your stock struts fine.

 

But they will blow out faster. Any spring setup is alright to run with stock struts but be prepared for them to blow out much faster than an aftermarket one.

 

hmm.. about how long do the stock struts last?

 

It depends on many things: how bad the roads are, how the car is driven, how low the car is, etc, etc. It is really hard to say, but they will fail considerably earlier than an aftermarket shock. The least you could do is install some KYB GR-2 shocks. They will last longer and give a much smoother ride for relatively cheap.

 

my friend is looking at the eibach proline, 95' lude w/ 120XXX, hes planning on just getting the springs, roads here are fair condition. hes planning on just lowering it and doing shocks later or will his stock blow out relativly quick and he should just do it all at once?

 

Why not do it all at once? The suspension will have to be ripped apart twice to do it that way. It only makes sense to do it all at once and if those shocks are the stock ones, they will blow relatively quickly.

 

The H&R sport springs, do they ride like the eibachs? I don't want a super stiff setup but i do want it to handle better than stock.