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Old 12-30-2004, 04:07 PM
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dropping down on my 18s--a few general questions

Hey y'all,

We've all established that I'm a severe newbie, so anyway, here are my questions...

1. Is the Eibach Prokit a. good and b. all I'll need to do the drop?

2. About how much should I expect to pay a shop to redo the suspension?

3. Are there any disadvantage to dropping the suspension? (e.g., I live in a snow-hell--will it be harder to drive with a dropped suspension?)

Thanks a lot for your help.

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Old 12-30-2004, 04:17 PM
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I'll try.

1a. It's supposedly the best handling spring out there, bad ride comfort.
b. You're stock struts/shocks will blow sooner or later with a drop, so to save on the install charges, get new shocks/struts too. I believe Eibach advertises that you don't need aftermarket struts with the Pro Kit on their website, which is unfortunate.

2. I don't have any experience with this, but I've heard anywhere from 100-400. See if there are any org members around you that'll help you do it.

3. Besides the obvious lower ride height, thus, harder to drive in snow, I don't believe it physically makes it harder to drive in snow. Oh yeah, you'll sacrifice ride comfort.

I tried.
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Old 12-30-2004, 04:28 PM
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Hey, thanks a lot. That was really helpful.

Do you know anything about Dropzone? There's a strut/shock and lowering spring package on Ebay for $299.
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worst quality i think
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Old 12-30-2004, 04:46 PM
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Drop zone sucks its junk, get KYB AGX/Tein S-tech nice drop and adjustable thats what im doing in april
 
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Somebody post Drew's website, I'm not at my home computer. Has a lot of helpful suspension information.
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