hey guys i just ordred the eibach pro kit for my gsr.. is there anything i should be aware of or know before i jump into changing them myself? i just want it to go as smooth as possible and was wondering if theres an easier way or ne tips for changing them out.. its my first changeout for springs so id appreciete any tips

 

Its a very straight forward install.
There is a how-to in this section of the forum, with someone walking through the install on Tien springs. Follow that and you'll be fine.

 

ok thanks alot!

 

hey man is it really nessasary to torque down the bolts? on top n for thr spring instelf? i heard most people dont even use a tourqe wrench.. but let me no please! what u think

 

i tourqued mine down.. u mite as well

 

oo ok is it really nessasry tho? cuz i gotta either go rent or buy one? n if it is do u remember the sprecs for how much to torque down? cuz mitsu told me some number that doesnt seem right.. but they are also idiot from the one near me haha

 

Do what?!
("English please!" - Usual Suspects)

What torque number are you looking for exactly?

 

link?? cant find it??

 

Here ya go Lanny.

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...in-s-tech.html

 

i just want to know if you cut the bump stop in half when you install the eibach pro kit

 

^+1 I just received my pro kit today and read the instructions and it said to trim the bump stops. I thought i read on another thread that there was no need to trim or someone just didnt do it. Please chime in if you did not trim the bump stops.

 

Trim them I installed duddys springs I cut them like 1/2 inch

 

any pics?

 

I installed my pro kit springs and rear sway bar yesterday. Did not tackle the front sway yet.

Here are pictures of bump stops and what Eibach recommends. Seemed that there was a lot of different information out there on what to do with the stops, so I called Eibach to see what they said.

First two pictures are of front bumps stops. Eibach recommends only removing the "ring" which is the black plastic piece that is around the stop under the dust cover(the clean spot you can see directly next to the ring in the second picture). The dust cover is kinda a pita to get on and off, but the "ring" comes off fairly easily with gentle persuasion(no tools or swearing required).

The last picture is the rear bump stop. It is located under the dust cover, but not attached to it like the front. Eibach recommends removing the "ring" and trimming 15mm. Again the "ring" is the white piece next to the stop in the 3rd picture and located on the clean spot you can see prior to removal. Removing the ring was a pita on the rears because the stop is a small diameter and more difficult to contract(persuade) to slip it off. I used a roto tool, scored it and then used a flat head to essentially pry it off to try and keep from damaging the stop. And I talked to this one a little bit while removing.

Then you just trim the bottom bell off. It is close enough to 15mm and seemed to make sense so the end was similar to prior to cutting. I did not put a picture of the cut because mine was not pretty. I use a box cutter...because it was what was sitting there when I got to this point.

This is probably more information than anyone wanted, but now you can do with it what you want. Oh the sway bar took about 15 minutes and was extremely easy to do.

 

how was the install?