cant decide on wich springs. steeda or eibach

[03redfiregt]

I am going to be lowering my car more sometime soon. I have the bullitt suspension now but i am going to be putting 18s on the car so i want it lower. But i cant deisde between the steeda sport springs or the eibach pro kit. I am going to be using the bullitt shocks and struts and i really dont want to have to get caster camber plates. I also want the best ride. I dont want it to be harsh. What do you guys think. Anybody who has either one. opinions would be awsome.

 

[OrangeStang04]

I can tell you from what I know that the Steeda and the Eibach sports drop your car about the same height...1 1/2" I believe. I have the Steeda springs and they are kinda stiff but some aftermarket shocks/struts changed that. As far as caster plates...I don't ahve them and my alignmeent is fine. Yet, I have never used Eibach so maybe someone with experience with them can chime-in, but i thought they were relatively the same.

 

[stangboy999]

I've got the H&R SuperSports with out CC plates and the ride is great, no alignment needed yet and it's been almost a year.

 

[Disturbed One]

The bullett suspension drops the 96-98 cars 1" and the 99+ cars .75" if I remember correctly. To me dropping the car even more with 18's with smaller rubber is going increase the feel of the road pretty good.

 

[mr. jones1]

I installed the entire Eibach pro-kit, thats springs and matching struts.
this gave a 1-1/2" drop on the 98'. ride quality is good but stiff.
I used the cam bolt on the strut with stock caster/camber plate.
this gave good alignment and less noise than a cc plate.
I also installed and recomend the steering rack offset bushings.
good combination for a street car.

 

[Seraphitia102]

another vote for H&R Super Sports.

 

[Jinx]

Eibach Pro Kit

I didn't need the CC plates, but I did get it aligned.

 

[BooWFO]

Both are great products. I got the pro's and like the lower stance. Ride is fair. Smooth roads rides like it did stock rough roads....... well it is lowered. Corners hehehe much fun. Since you already have the bullitt kit your ride might be better. Also if it was me I'd do the rims and tires and then decide if you wanna go any lower. I also didn't need CC got them though just in case.

 

[CaliLifeStyle]

If you can't decide flip a coin. That's what I did. Both springs are basically the same.

 

[Redfire03GT]

As far as I know, isn't the Steeda stuff rebranded Eibach's? Either way, I also vote for H&R. Pair that up with some nice Bilsteins and you're on your way to having a nice set up.

 

[Seraphitia102]

I had to get caster/camber plates because I was told that dropping my car more than 1.5" will require it for alignment purposes. So I'm guessing if you do go with H&R SS, you'll need to spend extra money to get the plates. I remember seeing one thread about a guy installing Eibach Prokits and he measured the wheel gap with no apparent differences between stock. He then changed to H&R Super Sports and there was a noticeable difference immediately, which convinced me to get the H&R's. Though I did hear that springs do settle, I didn't want to wait like a month for the Eibachs to settle just to get an 1.3" drop.

 

[stangboy999]

Seraphitia102, do you have any pics of your ride?

We've got pretty much the same setup except mine's black.

 

[Mossberg]

I am in the same exact boat. I am leaning more towards the Eibach kit since the Steeda looks like it drops a little more unevenly from front to rear when I look at vehicles with them.

 

[stangboy999]

Not a really good pitcure, but H&R Super Sports with Mach 1 Shocks/Struts .. 2" Rear, 1 1/2" front.

 

[2013 Geee T]

Ive had both and couldnt tell the difference between the 2. I didnt need CC plates on either one.

 

[hognutz]

I would run H&R.

 

[corgan]

stangboy999, hows the ride quality with the Mach 1 shocks/struts?

And this question goes to anyone with the mach 1 shocks/struts and aftermarket springs.

 

[stangboy999]

It's great, firm yet smooth. I've never had a complaint. I've never bottomed out.

 

[Torinalth]

just a point of note. i shot a line to MM a while back and asked if i needed CC plates for running lower springs for alignment purposes. they said that most times you dont, however they strongly suggest getting them because it raises the top point of where the strut is mounted, this increasing its able distance of travel. this will greatly prevent bottoming out as well as increase life of the dampers. so, take it for what its worth. not needed for alignment for better for damper life/bottom out purposes.

Torinalth

 

[road rage]

Go with the eibach you wont be sorry