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Old 05-03-2009, 04:09 PM
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Eibach Pro Kit

I have a chance to get a used set of 4 eibach prokit springs with 20k on them out of a wrecked 95 firebird, for $125 do u think this a good deal?? also wut else would i need to run shock wise with these, i dont wanna go crazy here
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Thats a pretty cheap price.....u wont NEED anything else but many people upgrade thier shocks and struts.
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Thats a pretty cheap price.....u wont NEED anything else but many people upgrade thier shocks and struts.

wuts a decent price shock i can use? also how much would it cost in labor to just do the fronts at a shop?
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for having over 9k posts i would figure someone would have read through many posts about shocks and springs.....

KYB shocks
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for having over 9k posts i would figure someone would have read through many posts about shocks and springs.....

KYB shocks

never read into the shock and springs ones but ok cool
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KYBs are the minimum I'd go with for lowering springs.
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KYBs are the minimum I'd go with for lowering springs.

cool how much would the labor be around about?? and how come u cant use the stock springs?
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the back springs pretty much drop out and the fronts will take a little more work but not hard.
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the back springs pretty much drop out and the fronts will take a little more work but not hard.


yeah the backs im gonna do myself, i just dont have the time for the fronts, just wanted to see around about how much they would cost to do the fronts?
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cool how much would the labor be around about?? and how come u cant use the stock springs?
Do you mean the stock shocks? It's because they were designed to work with the stock spring rate and ride height. They can't properly dampen the lowering springs and they will wear out very fast and leave you with little to no dampening.

The rears shouldn't take you more than an hour. In the Articles section there is post by me that details the work involved on the rears (3rd and 4th gens are the same). The fronts are different, and I've done similar set-ups. Takes a while longer than the rears.
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Do you mean the stock shocks? It's because they were designed to work with the stock spring rate and ride height. They can't properly dampen the lowering springs and they will wear out very fast and leave you with little to no dampening.

The rears shouldn't take you more than an hour. In the Articles section there is post by me that details the work involved on the rears (3rd and 4th gens are the same). The fronts are different, and I've done similar set-ups. Takes a while longer than the rears.

gotcha, alrite so im gonna look for a set of kybs for the springs to go with
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maybe like these toykico? http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...roducts_id=755
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Yes, those are a step up from KYB, IIRC. Although, if you are into handling alot, you might want to consider an adjustable set...
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Yes, those are a step up from KYB, IIRC. Although, if you are into handling alot, you might want to consider an adjustable set...

im not looking to go crazy with the handling i just want it to handle better than stock, im on a budget so wut the cheapest shock i could use with these springs, is it mandotary to have an adjustable? cause those toyickos arent
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seems like these are cheaper in a package deal : http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...roducts_id=763
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