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In Reply to: How much did it lower ride height.... posted by Bob H on March 05, 2000 at 18:22:28:
: ...by going with the Eibach/Bilstein set-up that you have. I hear that that combo drops the car about 1-1/2 inches approx. Is that correct in your case? Do you have any "grounding" problems at that height? How is the ride quality as compared to stock? Also, do progressive springs keep the car from bottoming or allow for better ride quality with out too much body roll in corners. What are the advantages to progressive vs. linear? Thanks alot for responding. I hope you don't mind answering these questions especially since the suspension set-up you have seems to be a very popular choice that I am strongly considering with the exception of using Bilstein HD's which are already on the car.-Bob
It drops the car about 1.5 inches. No bottoming problems, though I am conscious of the lowering and try not to fly over speed bumps and such. Ride quality is excellent, IMHO. It is firm, no doubt, but extremely controlled and not at all punishing. I'm sure you'd be fine with the HDs. The progressives are a big contributor to the ride quality. The way they work is to compress a set amount initially in the soft portion, then the compression slows down as the stiffer portion takes over. This basically helps the car "take a set" in corners, and absorbs smaller bumps more readily while being fairly stiff when you push it. You will of course have to put in larger anti-roll bars to maximize the effect of the package. I would say that, for street use, progressive rate springs would be the best option - I know I would choose them over linear rate springs - with Bilsteins and bigger bars. Hope this helps.
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