Eibach springs install problem..........anyone come across this?

altuason · 11-17-2006, 05:00 PM

i just purchased some eibach sportlines for my 05 sti. i went to a local shop to get them installed. to make a long story short, when they installed it, the driver side front and back was lowered but the passenger side front and back looks like it was stock height. so my car is pulling to the left. the parking lot of the shop that i went to is not level, so when they were finished it looked like that but i thought that it was normal because the parking lot is not level. i look at the box and they used eibach springs. what do you think might have happened? could it be that the shop had idiots working for them? please give me feedback. thanks

Kirv · 11-17-2006, 05:55 PM

Is it noticable just by sight? If you measure from the hub to fender and there is a difference between right and left sides, then the shop definitely messed something up. Who knows, if they never did it before, could they have mixed up front/rear, or even forget to swap out a spring or two?

The simpler explanation could be - after a spring install, let them settle for 2 weeks, then check / get an alignment.

altuason · 11-17-2006, 06:25 PM

well i know that they didn't forget to swap out any springs because the ones i got back were definately oem springs.

altuason · 11-18-2006, 04:55 AM

i just noticed that the springs that i received are eibach sportline springs. i look at the eibach website and it shows that they don't make the sportline springs for my sti, only for wrx. so i am assuming that the springs are made for a wrx. would that cause this problem?

Sti491 · 11-18-2006, 05:04 AM

I doubt it. The WRX/STi aftermarket springs usually fit both.

**abdi** · 11-18-2006, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by altuason

i just noticed that the springs that i received are eibach sportline springs. i look at the eibach website and it shows that they don't make the sportline springs for my sti, only for wrx. so i am assuming that the springs are made for a wrx. would that cause this problem?

Eibach makes seperate springs for both the WRX and WRX STi.

Use a tape measure to check your ride height. If you read a difference of more than 1/4". Chances are the install was not done properly.

11-17-2006, 05:00 PM	#1
altuason Amateur STI Driver Car: 05 subaru wrx sti Fav Mod: wheels Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 25 IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Eibach springs install problem..........anyone come across this? i just purchased some eibach sportlines for my 05 sti. i went to a local shop to get them installed. to make a long story short, when they installed it, the driver side front and back was lowered but the passenger side front and back looks like it was stock height. so my car is pulling to the left. the parking lot of the shop that i went to is not level, so when they were finished it looked like that but i thought that it was normal because the parking lot is not level. i look at the box and they used eibach springs. what do you think might have happened? could it be that the shop had idiots working for them? please give me feedback. thanks This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

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11-17-2006, 05:55 PM	#2
Kirv Professional STI Racer Car: 05 STi Silver Fav Mod: Rumble + Torque = COBB Stg2 Location: CT Posts: 726 IWSTI Addict since: Aug 2005 Trader Rating: (8)	Is it noticable just by sight? If you measure from the hub to fender and there is a difference between right and left sides, then the shop definitely messed something up. Who knows, if they never did it before, could they have mixed up front/rear, or even forget to swap out a spring or two? The simpler explanation could be - after a spring install, let them settle for 2 weeks, then check / get an alignment.

11-17-2006, 06:25 PM	#3
altuason Amateur STI Driver Car: 05 subaru wrx sti Fav Mod: wheels Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 25 IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	well i know that they didn't forget to swap out any springs because the ones i got back were definately oem springs.

11-18-2006, 04:55 AM	#4
altuason Amateur STI Driver Car: 05 subaru wrx sti Fav Mod: wheels Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 25 IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	i just noticed that the springs that i received are eibach sportline springs. i look at the eibach website and it shows that they don't make the sportline springs for my sti, only for wrx. so i am assuming that the springs are made for a wrx. would that cause this problem?

11-18-2006, 05:04 AM	#5
Sti491 Silver Member Car: 04 JBP WRX STi Fav Mod: ProTune by Hill at Agile Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 325 IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	I doubt it. The WRX/STi aftermarket springs usually fit both.