I finally got my hands on the Group Buy Eibach springs and spent the day fitting them today. With the help of a mate it only took us nearly 9 hours to fit, yes 9 long gruelling hours Both of us had not done this kind of work before and were well pleased once we had completed it.

I am now sitting 30mm lower and I must say it looks superb. Have lost a little on the comfort, but the handling, especially round corners is fantastic. It looks great too. If you're wondering whether to lower your car or not, I would recommend that you got for it.

Will post some 'before and after' piccies soon.
Ifraz

[quote]Will post some 'before and after' piccies soon.
Ifraz [/quote]


c`mon its been two minutes
we are waiting

It was dark by the time I finished fitting them and also started to rain. Not good for taking photos.

Will take some piccies tomorrow.

[quote name='ifraz' date='Jun 21 2003, 11:44 PM']It was dark by the time I finished fitting them and also started to rain. Not good for taking photos.

Will take some piccies tomorrow. [/quote]
rain ??????

is it winter allready

today is the longest day (funny i thought they were all 24hrs long)

[quote name='bazza' date='Jun 21 2003, 11:46 PM']today is the longest day (funny i thought they were all 24hrs long) [/quote]

Glad you enjoyed the Group Buy.....

And hope you enjoy the springs..........

Well Done Ifraz.............

Now go & get your wheel alignment checked........

[quote name='DaveEllen' date='Jun 22 2003, 08:13 AM']Now go & get your wheel alignment checked........ [/quote]
I read somewhere on this forum that you should wait for about 2 weeks before getting the allignments checked. This gives it enough time for the new springs to bed in.

Should I get the alignment sorted today or wait for a bit?

All I know is Mark @TDi was going to get mine done before I picked it uo after he did mine.......he ran out of time so I got Lexus Bromley to do it.

They said the alignment was way out.........however the car felt 100% OK........

Here are the Photo's

BEFORE
[img]http://www.lexusownersclub.com/gallery/albums/album01/ifraz_Before_Eibach.sized.jpg[/img]

AFTER
[img]http://www.lexusownersclub.com/gallery/albums/album01/ifraz_with_Eibach.sized.jpg[/img]

You can't really see the difference with these photos.

[i]Looking good mate[/i]

Looks good Ifraz

Hi, do you notice the front is lower than the rear?

They look great Ifraz!!!

[quote name='lextcy' date='Jun 23 2003, 09:31 AM']Hi, do you notice the front is lower than the rear?[/quote]
Before the springs were fitted, the rear of the car seemed to look higher than the front. Since having the Eibachs fitted the car now seems to look alot even. So to answer your question, the front of the car doesn't seem any lower than the rear now, but it is visually lower all-round (contrary to what some of my mates said )

I'm still enjoying the new lower ride

Looking good Ifraz

So we got two new low-riders to the club then...

Mat and Ifraz.. nice one guys..

Lookin' good mate!

Sitting nice pal

looks good

is the ride any harder now?

[quote name='Parthiban' date='Jun 23 2003, 01:15 PM']looks good

is the ride any harder now?[/quote]
The ride is a little firmer than before , but I think it's still perfectly comfortable.

Nice one matey! Looking good as always!!

looks good! wait about 2weeks and then u better go get your alignment and cambers adjusted so u dont get alignement wear on your tyres.

lowered as they all should be

looks much better ifi not that it didnt look better b4.....

It looks 30mm lower and 30 times better ...

Whats next ifraz??? kit maybe???

I modified the images slightly so you can see the difference more clearly:
[img]http://www.accsoft.com.au/~quantum/misc/ifraz_Before_Eibach.sized.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.accsoft.com.au/~quantum/misc/ifraz_with_Eibach.sized.jpg[/img]

[quote name='ifraz' date='Jun 21 2003, 10:39 PM']I finally got my hands on the Group Buy Eibach springs and spent the day fitting them today. With the help of a mate it only took us nearly 9 hours to fit, yes 9 long gruelling hours Both of us had not done this kind of work before and were well pleased once we had completed it.

I am now sitting 30mm lower and I must say it looks superb. Have lost a little on the comfort, but the handling, especially round corners is fantastic. It looks great too. If you're wondering whether to lower your car or not, I would recommend that you got for it.

Will post some 'before and after' piccies soon.
Ifraz [/quote]
how much are these springs running at price wise

[quote name='T3DRK' date='Jul 5 2003, 01:00 PM']how much are these springs running at price wise[/quote]
They were part of a Group Buy deal arranged by one of the moderator blokes on here.

You'll find out all about Group Buys on the Main Forum page.

Have a look at this thread for info on the Eibach Group Buy.

[url="http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=9&t=6308&"]Eibach Group Buy[/url]

Just one of the advantages of being a [color=burlywood][b]GOLD[/b][/color] member, as you need to be a [color=burlywood][b]GOLD[/b][/color] member to participate in a Group Buy.

To join [color=burlywood][b]GOLD[/b][/color] see [url="http://www.goldmembers.co.uk"]HERE[/url]

I know, but, DaveEllen, what car you got - is it in the Gallery? I am from Beckenham, if you drive to Bromely, do you live round there - haven't notice any major cars!

How much for a set for the GS 300 Mk2 I am deffo in the market for some now...

Looks very cool. Now all you need to do is slap on some 18"

[quote]How much for a set for the GS 300 Mk2 I am deffo in the market for some now[/quote]

I'm not that impressed with the Eibachs on my '98 GS. Looks better and corners without as much body roll but lost some of the comfort and doesn't sort out the crashing over bumps that the original car suffers from.

I test drove a GS430 yesterday on the Lexus Open Road event and that was much better. I guess the suspension has been stiffened on the 430 and that with a combination of better shocks and the 17" wheels made the car feel much more solid and stable.

If you want to change your springs I would recommend upgrading the shocks as well. I have read a few comments from people in the US who suggest the same thing.