Rear springs installed

vancebreck · 07-12-2008, 02:32 PM

Just finished installing Eibach Pro-kit springs in the rear(moving onto the front springs later today or tomorrow). Looks extremely low in the back and underneath it looks like maybe 4 in of clearance from my exhaust pipes to the ground. I measured from the ground to the center of the wheel well and its 27 1/8". But I forgot to take a baseline to compare. Can someone tell me what the height is or was on their Stang prior to a spring change? Am I going to have problems bottoming out? Oh, and I still have stock 16" tires.

vancebreck · 07-13-2008, 07:03 PM

Finished the fronts. So here are the new measurements:

Rear passenger: 27 /18"
Rear driver: 27 1/8"
Front passenger: 27 1/2"
Front driver: 27 1/4"

Close to even all the way around. I like the look. Stock 16s take up more of the wheel well than before. Need to work on getting some bigger tires or new wheels.

Steve McClean · 07-14-2008, 10:21 PM

I put my Eibach Pros on just before a trip to Deal's Gap. Theyhandled great on The Tail Of The Dragon! But I would say beware of parking lot speed bumps. I've scraped bottom a couple of timesgoing over them a little too fast. They prolly need somedifferent shock valvingto damp them. That will come later for me. The car now sits like it should.

vancebreck · 07-15-2008, 08:23 AM

I agree. The car now sits great but I feel like I'm driving in a bounce house down the road. I know these are progressive springs but I thought that the overall ride would be stiffer w/ stock shocks/struts than with the stock springs. Looks like I will be upgrading my shocks and struts earlier than I planned.