Product Review: Eibach Sportline Springs

PHOENIX · 02-19-2006, 09:56 AM

Please post your personal experiences with this product and the company who built and sold it to you. Pros and Cons will help fellow mr2 owners in the market for this type of product make there purchasing decision. Posting pictures installed in this section would be great.

Eibach Sportline
http://eibach.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.exe...63835500015171
http://eibach.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.exe...32779900010192

- 1.6 front drop
- 1.6 rear drop

TKMR2 · 02-24-2006, 12:42 AM

had these on my old 91 na with KYB agx struts, no complaints lowered the car to an ideal height and had a decent ride.

glsf16 · 03-09-2006, 03:35 PM

I have a 91 Turbo with KYB AGX struts, and it handles like a race car. The ride is only uncomfortable in really bumpy areas, but overall very good, and the car is a very good height.

MR2TuRbZ · 03-09-2006, 10:55 PM

i've had them for the last 3 years, bought them used from Pat Signorio and they make the car look awesome and provide great cornering ability and dont make the ride too stiff unless there are some REALLY bad bumps

they are on the stiff side, but not unbearable

3sgtepower · 03-12-2006, 11:27 PM

I got a 91 MR2 Turbo with KYG AGX struts w/Eibach Sportlines on 17's

The only rougher ride I ever rode in, was a 1.5" lowered 95 eclipse gs with frozen struts.

I leave the KYB AGX's on setting 1 all the time, becuz I imagine setting 4 on these springs with these rims, would make for one back breaking ride, that wouldnt be far from if the struts were frozen.

Other than that, the car looks exotic. Wheelgap is minimal in the front, about an inch (17's on 205/40/17), and in the back, you can only put one finger between the tire (245/45/17) and the wheel well. But no scraping. I think these springs may go better with a stiff aftermarket strut, but the struts were blown when i got the car so I have no idea how well it worked with an original stock strut. The KYB AGX's make it so I have no wheel scraping the top of my wheel well, its just incredibly stiff back there.

Car handles like a race car.

Nacho · 03-23-2006, 01:43 AM

KYBs are overdamped, and the rough ride is common complaint w/ MR2s and other cars with their shocks, w/ a variety of springs.

The Sportlines rode beautifully on my 93 turbo w/ Koni yellow inserts and stock wheels. I think they also ride nicely on the car they're on now, which has 17" 5zigens. IMO, the perfect combination of looks and streetability.

However, the progressive spring rates they (and most other springs) have made them unsuitable for racing with (my personal preference).

chuck · 06-30-2006, 07:01 PM

I've been running these on stock struts for quite some time now, the set-up works great for me. I drive my car daily, never get any passenger complaints about the rough ride, I could care less, makes the ladies jiggle a little too!!

The car handles great, only thing I've experienced was a little pushing in the front in hard hard corners, I'm not sure if that's from the springs as much as the tires and such though. I like the way they feel in sweeping turns, keep the car very stable with minumum body roll. I always try creep over RxR tracks for my cars alignments sake but at 30-35 mph isn't really isn't that rough either, not as much as I'd expect.

All in all, no major complaints for the price, I don't plan on ever taking these off the car, I'll just upgrade the struts once they begin to fail.

I'll update this with some before and after pictures soon...

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02-24-2006, 12:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
TKMR2 Biff Tannen Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 397 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	had these on my old 91 na with KYB agx struts, no complaints lowered the car to an ideal height and had a decent ride.

03-09-2006, 03:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
glsf16 No Skills Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 5 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I have a 91 Turbo with KYB AGX struts, and it handles like a race car. The ride is only uncomfortable in really bumpy areas, but overall very good, and the car is a very good height.

03-09-2006, 10:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
MR2TuRbZ Local V8 Killer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 550 Thanks: 8 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	i've had them for the last 3 years, bought them used from Pat Signorio and they make the car look awesome and provide great cornering ability and dont make the ride too stiff unless there are some REALLY bad bumps they are on the stiff side, but not unbearable

03-12-2006, 11:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
3sgtepower Banned Seller Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,574 Thanks: 6 Thanked 38 Times in 34 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/75% )	I got a 91 MR2 Turbo with KYG AGX struts w/Eibach Sportlines on 17's The only rougher ride I ever rode in, was a 1.5" lowered 95 eclipse gs with frozen struts. I leave the KYB AGX's on setting 1 all the time, becuz I imagine setting 4 on these springs with these rims, would make for one back breaking ride, that wouldnt be far from if the struts were frozen. Other than that, the car looks exotic. Wheelgap is minimal in the front, about an inch (17's on 205/40/17), and in the back, you can only put one finger between the tire (245/45/17) and the wheel well. But no scraping. I think these springs may go better with a stiff aftermarket strut, but the struts were blown when i got the car so I have no idea how well it worked with an original stock strut. The KYB AGX's make it so I have no wheel scraping the top of my wheel well, its just incredibly stiff back there. Car handles like a race car.

03-23-2006, 01:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
Nacho OMGWTFBBQ!? Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 162 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	KYBs are overdamped, and the rough ride is common complaint w/ MR2s and other cars with their shocks, w/ a variety of springs. The Sportlines rode beautifully on my 93 turbo w/ Koni yellow inserts and stock wheels. I think they also ride nicely on the car they're on now, which has 17" 5zigens. IMO, the perfect combination of looks and streetability. However, the progressive spring rates they (and most other springs) have made them unsuitable for racing with (my personal preference).

06-30-2006, 07:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
chuck Cage Fighter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 309 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	I've been running these on stock struts for quite some time now, the set-up works great for me. I drive my car daily, never get any passenger complaints about the rough ride, I could care less, makes the ladies jiggle a little too!! The car handles great, only thing I've experienced was a little pushing in the front in hard hard corners, I'm not sure if that's from the springs as much as the tires and such though. I like the way they feel in sweeping turns, keep the car very stable with minumum body roll. I always try creep over RxR tracks for my cars alignments sake but at 30-35 mph isn't really isn't that rough either, not as much as I'd expect. All in all, no major complaints for the price, I don't plan on ever taking these off the car, I'll just upgrade the struts once they begin to fail. I'll update this with some before and after pictures soon...