Eibach Coilover Question

[Dr3wDrop]

I have always been skeptical about adjustable coilovers. By raising them to a higher setting you are stiffening the preload in the spring. Essentially making it a tighter (some may say rougher) ride. I will prob go with these coilovers when my tremor shocks need serviced but will pair them with a 1” “level” lift so i don’t compress the springs to much when adjusting them.

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[CATchris]

I have always been skeptical about adjustable coilovers. By raising them to a higher setting you are stiffening the preload in the spring. Essentially making it a tighter (some may say rougher) ride. I will prob go with these coilovers when my tremor shocks need serviced but will pair them with a 1” “level” lift so i don’t compress the springs to much when adjusting them.

I actually never thought about doing that... interesting.. but ya I actually lowered my truck back down because I lost a lot of that "cushy" feel over day to day bumps and I couldn't stand it.

 

[21rangerCactus]

I have always been skeptical about adjustable coilovers. By raising them to a higher setting you are stiffening the preload in the spring. Essentially making it a tighter (some may say rougher) ride. I will prob go with these coilovers when my tremor shocks need serviced but will pair them with a 1” “level” lift so i don’t compress the springs to much when adjusting them.

Raising or lowering does not affect the spring. The whole spring assembly moves up and down the shock body. The rod on the coilovers are designed to cover the height adjustments within the range the manufacturer sets. That is why eibach tells you not to go over or under a certain range.

Some coilovers do have a preload adjustment lock ring that can be set before you mess with height. The coilovers on my 05 GTO have this. Playing with it can make for a horrible ride.

Now, some coilovers do a great job at handling the different heights. Others might get a little rough or soft. That has more to do with the internals and in some cases wrong spring rate for application.

 

[Dr3wDrop]

Raising or lowering does not affect the spring. The whole spring assembly moves up and down the shock body. The rod on the coilovers are designed to cover the height adjustments within the range the manufacturer sets. That is why eibach tells you not to go over or under a certain range.

If the preload is not being changed in the spring rate then wouldn’t the down travel be decreased in the shock the more it was raised? Something has to give one way or another.

 

[21rangerCactus]

If the preload is not being changed in the spring rate then wouldn’t the down travel be decreased in the shock the more it was raised? Something has to give one way or another.

The internals and the rod of a lowering or lifting suspension account for that. Coilover or not.

If for example, you use drop springs on a stock shock, it'll ride like crap. The shock is not designed to work within those distances. Same goes if you bought springs that lift your truck and then you use the stock shocks. It won't work properly. In both cases you achieved the height you desire but sooner or later the shock will give out.

The rear eibach stage 2r shocks I have are much longer then the stock shocks. The rod was designed to be used for stock to i think 3inch lift.

 

[thewhiteranger]

So far I was planning to do the rears first and see if it helps, I received my new Eibach Pro Truck rear set today and one of them was dead -- no rebound at all, it is easy to push down and stays there its been 4 hours and still compressed! so NOT installing tomorrow... I sent a video to stage 3 and I'm still waiting to hear what they are going to do about it ---- hoping just sent me an RMA and a new replacement. --so always check yours when you get them this one looks like its never been installed (not a return as far as I can tell) so its just dead out of the box not to inspiring as far as quality control goes but hey stuff happens. Im glad I checked it.

 

[got3fords]

So far I was planning to do the rears first and see if it helps, I received my new Eibach Pro Truck rear set today and one of them was dead -- no rebound at all, it is easy to push down and stays there its been 4 hours and still compressed! so NOT installing tomorrow... I sent a video to stage 3 and I'm still waiting to hear what they are going to do about it ---- hoping just sent me an RMA and a new replacement. --so always check yours when you get them this one looks like its never been installed (not a return as far as I can tell) so its just dead out of the box not to inspiring as far as quality control goes but hey stuff happens. Im glad I checked it.

Man that sucks! You definitely would have noticed when you went to install it, but then you might have already installed the good one first. That's the first I have heard of a bad part from Eibach. However, I ordered directly from them and they sent me the wrong fronts, they were for Chevy. They promptly sent me right ones, took me forever to find a buyer for the Chevy ones.

 

[thewhiteranger]

Man that sucks! You definitely would have noticed when you went to install it, but then you might have already installed the good one first. That's the first I have heard of a bad part from Eibach. However, I ordered directly from them and they sent me the wrong fronts, they were for Chevy. They promptly sent me right ones, took me forever to find a buyer for the Chevy ones.


yea I always assumed eibach was good but here it is -- good one on R and dead one on L -- it was easy to compress one-handed and had been sitting compressed for about 5 minutes when I snapped that photo and a video I sent to stage 3 to get it replaced (still compressed today) .... the crazy part is stage 3 is "having eibach review it" .... seems pretty clear to me! but I'll given them a day or so to hopefully send me a new one and a return label for the dead one

 

[TJC]

Defects happen. They shouldn't but they do. Eibach will make it right. My shocks have been flawless. The rears do get rid of a lot of that Ranger "wallow".

 

[CATchris]

 

[Colo_Ranger]

What is happening to this site?

 

[OGMix376]

What is happening to this site?

Don’t worry he didn’t pay wall for the feet pics

 

[thewhiteranger]

Don’t worry he didn’t pay wall for the feet pics

what they dont pay for the foot pics???? I was lied to!!!!!

 

[Jason B]

 

[thewhiteranger]

Don’t worry he didn’t pay wall for the feet pics

Defects happen. They shouldn't but they do. Eibach will make it right. My shocks have been flawless. The rears do get rid of a lot of that Ranger "wallow".

so far still waiting -- its been 5 days and gotta say pretty disappointed with Stage3 they are zero help with this. The latest plan is eibach to send me a label for the defective one, me send it back wait for eibach to OK a replacement then they ship it to me .for something that was defective right out of the box... so I'm looking at like another week or two probably its pretty ridiculous for something that is this obviously defective at this point Id rather just return and buy somewhere else! But now we are having the "return shipping' discussion ..... apparently I'm expected to cover return shipping for defective merchandise - gotta say I don't recommend stage3 at this point just really glad I did not order the front set yet and when I do, it wont be from Stage3. rant over (for now)

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