So I installed my lowering springs and the back went down, no unsightly fender gap anymore, but the front....... nothing seems to have changed I haven't driven it yet because I don't yet have my custom axels for the engine swap I did. Does it settle or fix itself somehow? or do you have to chop the springs down some? Anybody know what to do here?
I don't have the eibachs personally but, yes, the car will settle when you first start driving it again. I wouldn't concern yourself about it until then.
Do you have rubber or poly bushings up front? If I recall from reading other threads if you have rubber the control arm bolts need to be tightened with the suspension loaded, for it to settle properly. I know when I had my Eibachs installed there was a definite difference in height before I drove it.
Oh thanks I feel better now the picture helps a lot too. Should I do polys up front? I heard that they squeak and aren't recommended, I want to put polys up front but I'd like to know all what you guys recommend.
Originally posted by Carcenomy: Mine's still rubber at the front... crikey, does that mean it might go lower when I install my poly?!
If your rubber bushings are installed improperly, that could happen. But otherwise, no.
To the OP: if you have some ramps, you can drive the car up on them to give you room to get at the A-arm bolts. Loosen the bolts up a little bit (just enough so they'll turn in place), then bounce the front end up&down a bit. That should get rid of the pre-load in the rubber bushings.
That said, the front end on mine was also a bit high when I installed the Eibach springs. But that was because I couldn't get the rubber spring cushions fully seated on the suspension cross-member. After driving around a bit, they settled in.
