I'm considering getting some Eibach springs or KW v1 coilovers. For my past cars i remember people running into trouble when lowering their cars on OEM shocks. They shocks didn't do well with the increased springs rates and the decrease in travel. Many people were blowing shocks in less than a year. I've been searching but can't find any issues with this. Either I'm not searching hard enough or there are no issues. Thanks, Marc

 

I haven't seen people get blown shocks with eibachs, but the ride will suffer over time. Go KW V1 > Eibach !

 

I'm thinking of Tanabe also. Spring rates are only increased 5% of stock. I've had KW's in the past. I had to send the rears back in twice because they were leaking so I'm a little leary to use them on my G. People seem to love them. As of right now I'm leaning heavily towards the Tanabe springs.

 

Over 30k miles on my oems and eibachs. Still rides just fine.

 

That's great! That is definitely what I want to hear. Thanks

 

I went in today for service, and the dealer said my front shocks are shot. Honestly I have not felt any difference in the ride quality of the car since I first installed them. So not sure if they are full of it. I have about 71k miles on my car.

 

Jedmonds,
Believe the dealer on this. Very rarely do OEM shocks last much longer than 25K to 40K. They just don't put great shocks on stock cars and eventually even Eibach springs are going to exacerbate the wear. One of the reasons all feels well is that you grow accustom to the ride over time so everything feels fine. Believe me when you go to a new quality shock like Koni, Bilstein, KW and such, you will notice a difference of improved ride and handling. You should have changed them no later than 50K miles. JMO-ICBW

Al

 

Thanks Al for the tip. I have been researching coilovers, and instead of replacing the shocks, I'm going to just go with a full coilover setup. The price to replace the fronts with labor was ridiculous from the dealership, close to 1k with labor. Figured if I am going to spend that kind of dough, might as well go with some coilovers. Thinking of the Tein SS-P's, and some help from a friend to get the install taken care of.

 

Since you're changing out everything it should go fairly well and easily. Even with coil-overs you'll still need a floor jack to remove the rear springs. You'll have to work on removing some inner panels in the trunk area to get at the bolts for the shocks so be prepared for that. Finally take measurements of the before and then after so you can make sure your new ride height is accurate and what you want. Good luck and have fun.

Al