I went with Eibach springs due to cost savings, only lowered car 1 inch, rides like
OEM since they are progressive springs. Also, tech writers for magazines have said that lowering your car only 1 inch will not have adverse effect on existing suspension parts. Therefore, your stock shocks should be fine. BTW, parts dept at my local dealer said that he can't remember selling an OEM shock because they are durable. Yeah, I know customers may be buying an aftermarket shock. I only needed an alignment after lowering car... looks great.

 

I have the H&R street coilovers in my 08C2 and I love them. It is a little stiffer than stock but I also have mine adjusted to a 2 inch drop all the way around. It handles great and much better than stock. I was able to get all my alignment angles within factory specs without adjustable control arms. H&R makes a very high quality product. I use their lowering springs in all my BMWs with no problems. You may also want to look into H&R lowering springs too

 

I also went with Eibach springs and am very happy. The drop is reasonable and the ride like stock...


Matt

 

Matt,

Your drop does look just right... It's not too much, and your car doesn't look "slammed."

Is your car PASM equipped?
Does your aerokit bumper lip scrape?

 

Here is my non-PASM C4 on H&R springs. I was completely disgusted with the huge fender gap that was there when I bought the car (non-PASM cars ride even higher up than PASM cars) I am completely happy with them and the ride height is perfect (and I installed these 3 years ago). I do think that the big factor will be whether or not you need to change out your shocks. The install is the big cost with springs - $1000 on average (labor alone). It will cost essentially the same in labor to change out to new coilovers...

 

Thanks all, leaning towards the Eibach as it sounds like its safe to put on at 50K miles and still get good use out of the oem shocks.

Also good to finally hear feedback on the H&R coilovers, I'm still considering them if I decide to just swap everything out now and not worry about oem shocks going out later on.

 

No PASM and yes the spoiler will scrape on steep driveways etc. I've used door edge guard to prevent damage. Sounds strange but if you search the forum you'll find a page about.

Matt

 

Chiming in....

I bought Eibachs springs for my 06 997 non-PASM about a year ago and initially loved it. The ride was harsh but it looked awesome!!! At the time, I had the stock front cover and would scrape from time to time. Later that year I bought a GT3 cover and had the lip painted black knowing I would be scraping, especially in the city. It came to a point, that driving my car in the city and my neighborhood was a pita and finally bought Bilsteins PSS9. What a HUGE difference!!!!! I can take the speed bumps in my neighborhood at 20mph, instead of having to creep across it at an angle. Driving in/out of my garage in the city, going across rough intersections and any unsuspecting bump in the road is well-negotiated by the new suspension. I drive my car with confidence and couldn't be happier. In addition, I can determine the drive height and stiffness, based on my needs. With Eibachs, once installed, thats it! I also take pride in knowing I have one of the best coilovers on the market and that I've done something good for my car. Should I get more serious about doing DE or AX, then I'm already a step closer to having a car that is built for such occasions.

I've had two previous cars with Eibachs and will never do it again. I think Eibach is a great company and makes great products. But, you're altering your stock suspension to do something more with less. I've learned one inch makes a big difference in a car. I don’t care what other people say. How many examples do you know where a tolerance of 1inch is acceptable? 1 inch is the difference between bottoming out or not, clear bumps in the road etc. On previous cars I even used Koni and Tokico shocks with my springs, but it helps very little.

My mechanic raised the front by 1/2in from 25.75 to 26.25 and lowered the rear slightly.

If money is an issue, consider this; if you buy lowering springs, and you're not happy, you'll have to pay more money to revert back or buy new coilovers. Or, buy coilovers and not have to worry then do one of two things:
For me, the cheap route became the expense route. I should have either not done anything or gone straight to coilovers.

I know this sounds discouraging, but going with springs and realizing you made a mistake down the road will be an even bigger one.

HTH

 

Lazyseoul,

Do you still have those lowering springs for sale?

Sean

 

I still have them in its original box.

 

Eibach or h&r?

 

lazyseoul,

Im located in North Jersey,10 min from GWB, how far are you from GWB, im definiteley interested in the springs..
text me back 973-650-6170
sean