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Koni / Eibach suspension - Here I have installed
Eibach springs from Nordic and Koni adjustable
shocks. Dave at SPG9 powder coated the old
housing for me and inserted the front Koni
strut inserts into the old housings. You can
see the bolt used to pull in the Koni struts.
As you can see, the Eibach springs lowered
my car about another 1/2 to 3/4 inches. Since
my car is an Aero, it was lower than the standard
9000 already. The springs and Konis are real
nice and have tightened-up the ride with very
little body sway. |
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can see the big difference in size from the
stock sway bar and the new SAS sway bar. The
SAS bar really keeps the car flat in the corners.
Mounting the new bar was kinda like a Chinese
puzzle and I don't think I would have tried
this if the engine was not already out. I
don't mean to say that it cannot be done with
the engine in, just that the level of difficulty
would increase. |
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is a good shot of the rear suspension with
the Koni's, Eibach springs, braided steel
brake lines, and SAS rear sway bars. |
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shot shows the car with the new SAS sway bar
installed. |
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compares the stock springs (rear on the left
and front on the right). You can see that
the Eibach springs are shorter that the stock
units. The rear is progressive and the front
is straight. While the ride has firmed up
significantly, I would not characterize it
as harsh. The Koni's adjustment enable you
to move to full lock-down on track days, but
comfortable for everyday driving. |
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