with the koni's and eibach springs. (see album)

 

from the rear debadged.

 

Looks good. Any rubbing issues?

 

i personally think the crossfire sits high from the factory (wheel well gap).

the ride is firmer but not harsh by any means. i have the koni's on full soft...they are adjustable at the top of the shock front and rear. the part numbers (koni & eibach) are all slk.

 

How much was this?

 

Very nice... look fuller at wheelwells. How much invested? and did you do all 4 alignment after install? Also, have you been dragging anywhere?

Very cool.

 

the eibach springs: $250 ish (tire rack)

the koni sport shocks: $500 ish (tire rack)

installed on the side/after hours at the local benz dealer $200.

i had the alignment check and everything was still within specs.

 

Have you had your camber checked? My old car, a 97 Eclipse GST I had lowered only 1.3 inches with an H&R kit and the camber was all messed up - the insides edge of my tires wore out extremely fast - even when I got camber kits all around, they still wore out faster than normal.

Have you experienced any of this? Have you checked your tire wear? I like the lowered look but am hesitant to mess with the stock suspension, especially when skidpad tests show it already handles better than some exotics.

A lot of times lowering your car makes it look better, but not necessarily handle better. You actually get less tire making contact with the ground unless you get adjustable camber kits, and camber is made perfect, which is a huge pain in the ***.

 

you are correct...alignment is everything.

the camber is set at negative 1 degree.

there are no signs of any additional wear. i have had several of my cars with this same set up (e46 m3, 2 acura cl's, 16v scirocco, etc). i change the suspension set up on all of my cars...i can't stand the excessive well wheel gap and sway. if you look at most car ads or brochures most of the cars are lowered...even chryslers pictures online of the graphite crossfire are lowered.

hope this helps....cheers.

 

Hey Andrew the car looks great!! I think I might just go with the lowering Eibach springs. Are the new shocks really necessary? Would my car be fine with just the new springs?

 

thanks for the compliments!

i had the springs installed for over 1,000 miles prior to adding the koni shocks. i wanted a slightly crisper rebound and koni's added with this...just a personal preference.

but only adding eibach springs will be just fine...and the overall ride is near identical to stock.

cheers!