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Old 09-12-2009 | 02:36 PM
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Sportline Feedback?!

I recently just received my Eibach Sportline lowering springs from Advanced Speed Shop (really recommend them, great customer service, and Jeff is a straight up cool guy), and I cannot tell you how excited I am to install them sometime this week.

What I was just wondering, is how do people like the ride on the sportlines? Is it too low, too soft, too rough?

Just wanted to know the feedback from other Sportline owners
 
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Old 09-12-2009 | 02:58 PM
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thats something you should have asked before you bought it.
 
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Old 09-12-2009 | 04:27 PM
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i had the sportlines for almost 2 months now. the drop is perfect. the ride is a little stiff when i drive local but thats cause the roads are crap. highway driving is fine. really smooth. the car doesnt sway anymore. just waiting for the adjustable dampers to come out now.

take some pictures when your doing the install....

oh and be careful of the front axle. my driver side popped out and i had to cut the boot to pop the axle back in. it was such a biatch to fix.
 
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Old 09-13-2009 | 01:54 AM
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Originally Posted by renzc1223
I recently just received my Eibach Sportline lowering springs from Advanced Speed Shop (really recommend them, great customer service, and Jeff is a straight up cool guy), and I cannot tell you how excited I am to install them sometime this week.

What I was just wondering, is how do people like the ride on the sportlines? Is it too low, too soft, too rough?

Just wanted to know the feedback from other Sportline owners
Hey you're pretty close to me. Maybe we can meet up sometime. I'd love to see the drop in person
 
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Old 09-13-2009 | 02:04 AM
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i liked it but its not enough for me i going for full coils
 
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Old 09-13-2009 | 11:15 PM
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Im thoroughly happy. Slightly rough in the city but i dont mind.
 
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Old 09-14-2009 | 10:09 AM
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I like mine so far, ride can be a bit bumpy on the worst of roads, but handling is improved, the ride height is killer. But I still want to go full coilovers eventually.
 
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Old 09-14-2009 | 12:27 PM
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have you guys cut the bumpstops at all? you might be riding on them over larger bumps. i think koni had progreesive rate bump stops...not sure if that'll help any.

but yah, definitely upgrade those dampers when they are available. should make a world of difference.
 
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Old 09-14-2009 | 01:46 PM
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are dampers even available for the ge's yet?
 
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Old 09-14-2009 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
have you guys cut the bumpstops at all? you might be riding on them over larger bumps. i think koni had progreesive rate bump stops...not sure if that'll help any.

but yah, definitely upgrade those dampers when they are available. should make a world of difference.

yes i took a good 2" off the bumpstops
 
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Old 09-14-2009 | 02:11 PM
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sounds good. still riding larger bumps pretty hard, huh? definitely need dampers then.
 
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