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    Default eibach users enter here

    got the front eibachs installed.

    i cut about 1.5" off the bumpstops. here's what it looks like.





    i'm riding on the bumpstops. those of you with eibach springs, how much did you cut off your stops? i'm fine with cutting off some more, i'm just afraid that if i do now the car's just gonna be slammed. is somethign wrong? or did i cut just enough to make it ride on the bump stops but that also happens to be the correct ride height.
    89 Mazda MX-6 GT :: 78 Suzuki GS550E :: 90 BMW 535i/5 :: 02 BMW 330i :: 97 Jeep Cherokee Sport

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    Take another good look, you shouldn't be on the bump stops.

    Mine are fine with just the last ring cut off the bump stop


    Vee ave vays of dealing vid your kind...........

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    no i am. i double checked. deffinitely laying on the stops.
    89 Mazda MX-6 GT :: 78 Suzuki GS550E :: 90 BMW 535i/5 :: 02 BMW 330i :: 97 Jeep Cherokee Sport

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    Quote Originally Posted by JesterE34 View Post
    no i am. i double checked. deffinitely laying on the stops.
    Try pushing the bump stop and dust cover up towards the top of the strut shaft, it might have just slipped down.


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    but its literally ON it. like...there's no room for movement if i press on the front of the car.
    89 Mazda MX-6 GT :: 78 Suzuki GS550E :: 90 BMW 535i/5 :: 02 BMW 330i :: 97 Jeep Cherokee Sport

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    I'm just having an Eibach Pro Kit installed today.

    Ralph Mendoza Jr. - Long Beach, CA

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    You need to have movement when you push down on the car - no movement is not normal / healthy. What shocks are you running? I have Bilstein Sports with my Eibach shocks, and they have an internal bumpstop - so I cut out the stock bumpstops completely.

    At first I mistakenly kept the stock bumpstops, and the ride was awful.

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    Default You just touched on something I was concerned about....

    Quote Originally Posted by repenttokyo View Post
    You need to have movement when you push down on the car - no movement is not normal / healthy. What shocks are you running? I have Bilstein Sports with my Eibach shocks, and they have an internal bumpstop - so I cut out the stock bumpstops completely.

    At first I mistakenly kept the stock bumpstops, and the ride was awful.



    I did the front end two weekends ago, and I was worried about the bumpstops. But, the Bilstein instruction specifically said to not reinstall the bumpstops since they had their own internal ones.

    So far, the ride had been great!

    JD

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    Quote Originally Posted by JD525IA View Post
    I did the front end two weekends ago, and I was worried about the bumpstops. But, the Bilstein instruction specifically said to not reinstall the bumpstops since they had their own internal ones.

    So far, the ride had been great!

    JD
    i was also concerned about it, but was re-assured by others on the board who had removed them too. it's been close to a year for me, and i also have a great ride from my car.

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    i'll do some messing around tomorrow probably. had a funeral today and work in a couple hours so no time today.
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