H&R vs Eibach

[Dominic]

Which lowering spring is the better one to buy? I see H&R's are slightly cheaper than Eibachs and seem to be highly regarded as well - does anyone have any ideas if the spring rate is different between them?

[94-3.4]

I believe the H&R is not a progressive rate spring and the Eibach is. H&R springs are used a lot in racing and i would assume a harsher ride than Eibachs.

[shortdog273]

Sprint is cheaper than all of em. Depending how low your springs drop your car, you're gonna feel bumps regardless. It's a give and take situation. Depends on how the roads are too, here in St.Louis, the streets are ragedy as a mofo..LOL

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[zlightning]

shortdog it ain't just st. louis mizzo has some of the worst roads in america. In kc it is really bad too.

[94-3.4]

The cars i have rid in with eibachs have not been as harsh as with sprints. I was in a buddys car with sprints and that thing was terribly harsh. I would go Eibachs or H&R but definetly not Sprint.

[Predator Bird]

the H&R springs are progressive. i have the RKSport springs which are made by H&R. i couldn't tell you the spring rate b/c i don't know it, but they are relatively close to Eibach.

[viper98885]

I also have the H&R's and they are awesome...pretty harsh ride at times though.

[Dominic]

Thanks for the tips guys... I wonder if the H&R's are stiffer than the Eibach's? On a BMW at least, tirerack claims they liked the H&Rs over the Eibachs.

[shortdog273]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by shortdog273:
[QB]

I don't know much about H&R, but eibach only drops camaro and FBirds 1.5" at the max. I know a guy that has eibachs on his camaro and I couldn't tell he had it lowered! That's a waste of time and money. So of course eibach are gonna ride a little better.

[shortdog273]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by TheCardinal:
Thanks for the tips guys... I wonder if the H&R's are stiffer than the Eibach's? On a BMW at least, tirerack claims they liked the H&Rs over the Eibachs.<hr></blockquote>


If you want your car noticably low, go with H&R or sprint, otherwise go the expensive route and get eibach.

[94-3.4]

First of all you need to decide what you want to do. If you want to go low i would get Ground Control, which i had on my car for a while. They come with linear rate Eibachs and you can adjust how low you want. There are some downsides though. The other choice for all out low are the Sportlines by Eibach.

Now if you want a non harsh ride and decent looks then a spring like Eibach and H&R would be good choices.

[Dominic]

Honestly I'm just looking for better cornering performance, the fact that the car is lowered or not I really don't care about. I certainly don't want the car too low - just low enough that it corners better, but nothing that makes the ride feel like a Jeep :D

Thanks for the help guys.

[Liquid Silver]

Eibach makes a kit for our cars. I'd go with that one to be safe, plus a decent set of shocks.

[Amped96]

Global West also seems to have an adjustable kit out.
http://www.globalwest.net/camaro93.h...djusting%20kit

As for lowering, the kit that Eibach has for our cars says it gives a 1" drop. That just doesn't seem enough. I was considering the H&R springs too, but i had never heard anything about them. Tirerack seems to like them, and i have had no problems with tirerack so far.