Just Did the Eibach's

[SikLS]

I just did the Eibachs today, I have to say out of all the springs on all the different cars I have owned these are the best. I honestly think the ride quality is a little better than it was stock. Here are a few pics after the install.

 

[Garbone]

Kool, Did you do it yourself? How long did it take you? Did you have help?, and did you use spring compressors to do the job? I have mine in the box just waiting for the schedule to clear...i hate work...

 

[HyeLifeLS]

Looks great.

 

[n8bachelor]

Car looks great. Did you replace the shocks when you did the springs? If so which did you use?

Either Eibachs or HID's will be my next mod.

 

[SikLS]

Kool, Did you do it yourself? How long did it take you? Did you have help?, and did you use spring compressors to do the job? I have mine in the box just waiting for the schedule to clear...i hate work...

Yes, I did do it myself. It took about an hour and a half. I did use a spring compressor and air tools. This is an easy job. Springs are always kind of sketchy, if you haven't done this yourself then I would reccommend getting someone who has done this before to help you. If a compressed spring slips loose you could be in big trouble.

 

[SikLS]

Car looks great. Did you replace the shocks when you did the springs? If so which did you use?

Either Eibachs or HID's will be my next mod.

I did replace the front shocks when I did the springs. My car is a sport so I just used a set of ford oem shocks for the sport.

 

[Garbone]

Follow up on spring time

Yes, I did do it myself. It took about an hour and a half. I did use a spring compressor and air tools. This is an easy job. Springs are always kind of sketchy, if you haven't done this yourself then I would reccommend getting someone who has done this before to help you. If a compressed spring slips loose you could be in big trouble.

Was that 1 1/2 hours total, or per corner. The reason I ask, is there have been other people posting 4-6 hours, with help.

 

[SikLS]

Was that 1 1/2 hours total, or per corner. The reason I ask, is there have been other people posting 4-6 hours, with help.

No thats total. Like I said this isnt the first time I have done this. Air tools help speed this process up quite a bit.

 

[AnderbrA]

Power tools and knowing what you are doing makes things much easier. When I replaced the springs/struts on my previous vehicle, it took about 1.5 hrs never doing it before. The lowering springs were short enough that I did not have to compress them other than by hand to get them on the new struts, so that helped.

 

[Garbone]

i will budget 4 hours, and that'll give me some time for a couple cold ones...

 

[Rodewaryer]

That ride height looks perfect. I want that set up.....

 

[04TXLS]

Do you guys think it is absolutely necessary to replace the shocks during a Eibach spring install? I have around 80k on my LS. The car still rides great can not tell the difference in shock performance. I know Lincoln recommends 50k replacement on shocks.

 

[1LoudLS]

well you are 60% over due then for new shocks, and do you really want to tear apart the whole thing again to replace them in the near future?

 

[Andrizzle]

Just get new shocks and do it all @ once. I didn't and I know I am going to kick myself when I go to replace them (soon).

 

[LDM]

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[04TXLS]

Good call Loud. I think after I get finished with the spring install im going to be sick and tired of suspension work for a while.