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Old 08-02-2003, 03:04 PM
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Eibach sways intalled

I own the clover on ramps!! These sways rock!! I've never needed new tires more, they are definitely holding me back, they were squeeling like little bitches. I took a right turn about as fast as I could b4 which would usually push me to the outside lane, but this time I just turned and hit the inside lane immediately. I can do U-turns faster too. Now body roll is definitely still present, I think the sways just make the car feel more neutral, and reduce understeer a great deal.

The only downside is I've lost some smoothness in my highway ride. I've been driving 40 miles daily so I've gotten used to how the highway feels, and it's definitely more bouncy now. Not jarring, or rough, just kinda... jiggly. But I can deal with that.

The install took me about 3 hours by myself. I wasn't always working though. At first I couldn't even get the jack under the front of my car cause it was too low, so I had to jack up the side and put a jack stand under it, then move the jack to the front and jack it up evenly and get a jack stand on the other side. The back was much easier in that regard.

Then I realized I didn't have the right alan wrench, so I sent my little bro to the 24hr. auto zone to grab a set. After that it wasn't so bad. Except the end link nuts were extremely hard to break loose, especially the rear ones. I had to soak them in liquid wrench and just wait for them to loosen up. But they hardly did, and they never really got much easier to twist. Those took a while cause I couldn't get more than a 1/4 of a turn b4 starting over.

The front bar was very easy to get out once it was loose, and getting the Eibach bar in wasn't too bad either. The back was a little tougher to get out cause I didn't want to mess with loosening the exhaust. And it was a bitch to get the Eibach back in. But after that it was a cake walk.

And I gotta give credit to peiqinglong for his DIY instructions here:
http://bui4ever.com/projects/projects_swayinstall.htm

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Old 08-02-2003, 03:28 PM
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Congratulations, that's great. But I don't quite follow what you mean by Jiggly. Is it a less comfortable ride for long distances?
Old 08-02-2003, 03:39 PM
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real nicely done... reminds me to my CT sways!
Old 08-02-2003, 04:51 PM
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GOOOD SHIT DANNY!!!!
I bet you CANT WAIT to go driving with us up in SAC!!!!!!!

REALLY glas the DIY guide that peiqinglong posted helped you out!!!

That was the install we did on my baby with the Nuespeed Sways.

And boy, do I know EXACTLY what you are talking about. The car seems almost FLAT ALL THE TIME!!! Even with the TOYOs on, it gets kinda scary, it's almost as if I have TOOOO much traction. I think the tires will go before the car starts to roll to much!!!

Maybe this is my problem?????



Cant wait to see you again bro!!!!!
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dang I wish tey still made those 25mm neuspeeds.
Old 08-02-2003, 08:35 PM
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Originally posted by John*K
Congratulations, that's great. But I don't quite follow what you mean by Jiggly. Is it a less comfortable ride for long distances?
well, jiggly is the best word I could think of to describe it. The ride is bumpier, but it's not hard bumps like hitting a pot hole, it's just a little bouncy.
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where did you get them? how much?
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damn right Rolie! I'm soooooooooooooo ready for it to be Aug. 16th. I just wish that I would have my car with me to drive too, but I'm sure I'll still have a great time anyway.

I need to get some new tires real bad now too, I'm sure your's handles tons better with those Toyos. I'm gonna have to get a ride in your car too to see what that huge 25mm sway feels like.

SEE YA IN 2 WEEKS MAN! I can't wait for that CA weather!!!!
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Originally posted by mattg
where did you get them? how much?
I got them from civic4982 who got them from some guy in LA for about $250 + shipping. I think I read a post about a guy at AV6 selling them too for about that price. Let me see if I can find it...
Old 08-02-2003, 08:49 PM
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matt, here's the thread from v6performance.net...
http://www.v6performance.net/forums/...0&pagenumber=3
I think that's the guy civic got them from.
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I wonder if the Eibach being a single MM thicker and giving you both sets of polyurethane bushings would make it better handling than the Comptechs?
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Originally posted by Simpleman
I wonder if the Eibach being a single MM thicker and giving you both sets of polyurethane bushings would make it better handling than the Comptechs?
The main question would be, is are they SOLID bars, or are they thick walled like the comptech?? The main reason I went with the Neuspeeds, is because they are solid bars!!!

Danny, do you know if they are solid or not???
The rear one should have weighed a LOT more than the stock rear!!!
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I heard they were supposed to be solid. That's why I waited to get these cause the are solid and the thickest bars available (except for the rear race bar Rolie got). Both the front and rear bars were much heavier than the stocks.
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i thought the eibachs were solid as well, but it turns out the front is tubular, just like CT's.

i just got mine installed yesterday along with some springs, and WOW, what a difference.
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what??? it's hollow?? what about the rear one?? So now I need a neuspeed front sway... dammit.
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yeah, but it's supposed to be "less hollow" than the comptechs, i.e., thicker walls. the rear is solid.
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Very nice!
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if any of you guys are intrested I'll get them you for $320 shipped... I can't sell them for $280 anymore b/c it's really not worth my time to drive an hour to Riverside to pick them up. I did it for Danny I'd known him as one of our Dallasguys.

Sorry for any of you who were gonna get some from me.

But anyways, I'll be in LA and can get them to you for that price. They sell for around $360 or so + shipping if I remember correctly from other websites. PM me if you're interested.

Danny: can't wait to get mine on with all my other toys man...
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yeah, you'll love them. But then you'll want 18's with high performance tires right away to continue the handling upgrade... at least that's what i want now.
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They look sweet!
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Originally posted by r10apple
That Benz just ate that freakin' Supra up!!! Man what a launch on that freakin' beast!
Ah, to be rich...
huh?
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I think te server just wenthaywire... I just saw that post by r10 in this thread...
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Originally posted by danny25
yeah, you'll love them. But then you'll want 18's with high performance tires right away to continue the handling upgrade... at least that's what i want now.
that's what i had, until the rims came all ph@#cked up. gotta wait until next week now.
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