I have a chace to get eibach pro kit springs new for $100. I can't afford shocks right now and i've read that new shocks on the tegs makes the biggest different to handling performance. Ride height isn't a big deal to me so should i pass on the springs and put the $$ towards shocks? Basically i'm asking if you had a choice between one or the other would u choose a stock spring with aftermarket shocks setup or a stock shock and aftermarket springs settup? confused?

Thanks

Any other advice on suspesion setup is welcome too of course

 

Get the springs. My friend has the pro kit on his si with stock shocks and it feels pretty damn good.

 

Get the springs and save up for the new struts.

 

Awsome, thanks for the replies.

Do you think I will see increased wear on the stock shocks because of the new springs?

Is an alignment necessary after installing new springs?

Thanks

 

Yes and Yes

 

lol, thanks. Both were questions that i knew the answers to but was hoping for someone to tell me otherwise.

Thanks again

 

With a '97 there is a decent chance that the added stress could cause one of your shocks to blow early. While this won't render the car undriveable, it will certainly make the ride punishing. I say buy the springs now and wait to put them on until you can afford shocks (unless that is really far into the future.) The labor required to change out the shocks/springs is enough of a pain to do once, much less twice.

Also, definitely get an alignment. I'm running Eiback pro-kit springs with KYB AGX shocks. I slacked off on getting an alignment until about a year after I installed them :doh:. While my camber wasn't bad at all (-1.2 degrees), I had a couple degrees of toe out -- which made my car handle pretty well, but made it scary twitchy on the highway and burned a set of kuhmos down to the cords in less than 8000 miles.

 

Hey, ive been hearing alot about the eibach pro-kit, but what about there SL(Sports line) springs.. I bought these springs for 50 bucks but ive never heard of any reviews on them.. Im just waiting to get my KYB AGX and skunk2 camber kit..

Sorry for stealing your thread

 

Supposedly they're very similar to the pro-kit, just with a 1.75 inch drop instead of a 1.25" drop and a higher spring rate. More of a "track" style spring than a "sport" spring. Pretty good springs but a harsher ride.

FYI, i believe the warranty on the AGX's doesn't cover vehicles dropped more than 1.5." I've also heard that the AGX's have a tendency to blow if dropped more than that, but I don't know how true that is.

 

shocks determine how quickly your car stablizes after coming out of a turn or hitting a bump. So if you start going through a S-curve, shocks are gonna help you recover a lot faster/better than springs. But if you have a good deal at a good set of springs, might as well go for it.