Eibach Spring Cracked!!

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04torktech

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While replacing the oil pan on my 2004 Mustang I noticed that the driver side spring is cracked! The car is my daily driver and I really don't want to have to buy one spring. I called and left a message with Eibach over the weekend explaining how displeased I was and plan to call them first thing tomorrow morning. What do you think the chances are they will ship me on one the house I need it ASAP? Has anyone else had a problem like this? The part # on the spring is 3510.201 and that is part of the Eibach Pro Kit which was on the car when I bought it 20,000 miles ago.

 

Kornnut

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I had a stock spring come apart in my hand when I pulled it out of my 95. Cars that see salt during the winter do that.

 

1987stangman

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I guess that would depend on how long you have owned the springs. When I installed my FRPP springs one of the stock front springs were broken I never noticed it until then.

 

Night Shifter

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Eibach has a million mile warranty on all their springs...give them another call on Monday when they're open and they should get you squared away....they're not too bad to deal with

 

Silvestris

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My stock springs were cracked and broken in multiple places after 130,000 miles. If Eibach wants to keep their customers happy, they should send you a new one without much hassle.

 

vertigasen

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They will replace it, but you have to send them your old one first. They have to "examine" and go from there. A friend had something similar happen. They told him over the phone it was just a crack in the coating and it was nothing to worry about. He insisted it was a crack, and they had him mail it in. After they examined it, they sent him a new spring with no other information. It took about 2 1/2 weeks for him to get the new spring. I guess it could have been faster if he paid for faster shipping to and from Eibach.

 

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So I lucked out. Eibach called me first thing this morning and is sending me an entire Pro Kit not just a replacement spring for the front driver side spring. Only down side is it is shipping via ground from CA and I am from Delaware so it looks like I am looking at 5 business days :/

 

Night Shifter

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Nice

 

Team Ford

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Both my brother & I snapped both our front Eibach springs right at the bend in the lower pearch, we live in Maine with big potholes so Im sure thats what did them in. I remember those spring being so stiff people would joke that I should wear a kidney belt. Ive been running H&R SS springs for the past 4yrs or so and they've been great...they are on the soft side. My next set will be H&R Racing springs.

 

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04torktech

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Alright guys so since Eibach was kind enough to ship me a whole replacement pro kit I think it might not be a horrible time to start looking at new struts. Any suggestions for a good combo to go with my lowering springs. The car has roughly 90k on the odometer and I am assuming they are the stock struts although I may be wrong I will have to double check. Its a daily driven car but I like playing in the 'twisties"

 

wht93gtEd

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I had the Tokico HP Blue, non-adjustable ones. Fairly inexpensive and with the Pro-Kit springs I also had, it handled great. Look into some CC plates though as well, at least to mount the strut in a higher position to avoid bottoming it out.

 

Dark04GT

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MM CC plates, tokico blues/eibach shocks/ bilsteins (you can't go wrong with any of them- your stock shocks are almost guaranteed to be completely worn)..... I would also recommend a steeda bumpsteer kit - you don't know how bad the bumpsteer is in our lowered cars until it is gone.

After you install them get your car aligned to the MM specifications.