Eibach front/Standard rears? No?

[Danith]

I've just put some Eibach sportlines on and I think the front is lowered perfectly and feels great too. But putting them on has definitely raised the rear by 20mm or so!

Would it be a bad idea to put the std cup springs back on the rear? Or should I leave it as either full Eibach or full Renault set up - will it make it handle like sh*t with a mix?

 

[DaveDreads]

I wouldn't mix'n'match tbh.

Are they new sportlines?
If they are they take a little bit of time to settle,
my prolines which sit a little higher took a good while to settle to the correct height.

 

[Danith]

yeah I would've thought for best balance to keep it all Eibach. They are 2nd hand springs but the rears look pretty new and shiny! Guess not having a spare wheel in the boot doesn't help, but the standards were definitely lower!

Cheers bud.

 

[DaveDreads]

Well seeing as the rears are a piece of piss to change,
you could put the standards on just to see if the balance is diabolical or something you could live with,
then put the sportlines on straight afterwards and compare the two.

Although I accept no responsibility if you wrap it round a lamp post
because it handled like sh*t on mix'n'match springs.

 

[MartinR]

leave the sportlines on

 

[Danith]

Yeah I was thinking that. Might leave em to see of they settle first cos seems a shame to put standards back on when it feels so planted as it is now and still comfy!

If I do swap em and wrap it up soon after I will go all 'USA Mcdonalds cup of hot coffee' on your ass! (I believe this is where I add that this was said in jest by typing 'LOL' ? Sorry I don't speak t'Interwap)

How long did they take to settle chum?

 

[DaveDreads]

Well from new mine took a month or two to settle,
although seeing as they're secondhand i'd have thought they've already compressed as much as they're going to.

 

[Danith]

p1ssflaps.

 

[DaveDreads]

Lol...sorry about that.