Eibach Springs With Kyb-gr2 Struts
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From: Winchester, VA
Vehicle: 2001 Tiburon
Eibach Springs With Kyb-gr2 Struts
This thread is on RDT also but I wanted to post it up here as well. I think this is the first time I have ever posted pictures of my car here which is because the body needs so much work.
I changed out my suspension this weekend. I got some Eibach springs on eBay from a seller who had them on the shelf for some time and I got brand new KYB GR-2 struts from a seller on eBay also. I went ahead and bought new strut mounts all around just for piece of mind but I would say that it's not necessary. I have 8 years and about 130,000 miles on my car and the struts didn't show any real signs of wear.
Anyways I just figured I would post pictures since I took some, sorry if the quality is not great
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After
I wasn't really trying to lower my car, I just wanted new suspension because mine was in pretty bad shape. The difference is incredible. My car rides so smooth now. I take a very sharp ramp off the Turnpike every morning that has been pitched so that your car will turn with the road. Usually my car is really loose in this turn so I go pretty slow, about 35 MPH which is what the yellow sign says. Today I hit it at a much faster and possibly unlawful speed with no body roll or pull. The car just glided around the circular ramp with no hesitation!
I changed out my suspension this weekend. I got some Eibach springs on eBay from a seller who had them on the shelf for some time and I got brand new KYB GR-2 struts from a seller on eBay also. I went ahead and bought new strut mounts all around just for piece of mind but I would say that it's not necessary. I have 8 years and about 130,000 miles on my car and the struts didn't show any real signs of wear.
Anyways I just figured I would post pictures since I took some, sorry if the quality is not great
Before
After
I wasn't really trying to lower my car, I just wanted new suspension because mine was in pretty bad shape. The difference is incredible. My car rides so smooth now. I take a very sharp ramp off the Turnpike every morning that has been pitched so that your car will turn with the road. Usually my car is really loose in this turn so I go pretty slow, about 35 MPH which is what the yellow sign says. Today I hit it at a much faster and possibly unlawful speed with no body roll or pull. The car just glided around the circular ramp with no hesitation!
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Looks good! Obviously a work in progress but I can see what you're working towards and it'll be nice. Lowering does so much to improve a Tib's stance. And yeah our Tib is glued to the road a lot better than it was before lowering it.
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They are awesome buys. I though that the B&G springs and KYB combo would be awesome. I was wrong.. The B&G springs are very soft, and a pretty serious drop. Rides perfect, handles not so much.. But i think with some bigger sway bars it would be perfect for a daily.
Looking good on the body work! You'll have to post pictures when you get it all done, and progress pics along the way.
Looking good on the body work! You'll have to post pictures when you get it all done, and progress pics along the way.
