Airtekk is working on a bag kit and should be ready before the year is over

 

 

 

 

I inquired with grahamrahalperformance (the builder of the SEMA RDX vehicle) and they said "we’re working on it....and that we will have a solution very soon!"
It'd be awesome to have a lowering option.

 

Curious - for cars it's usually accepted that lowering more than an inch will significantly increase wear on the shocks but it seems on SUVs that lowering more than an inch doesn't seem to bring the same challenges. Is this because of the increased suspension travel and that increased wear is relative to total suspension travel? I'd want to lower the RDX a touch but I'm guessing the options will be more in the 1.5-2" range and I'm not sure I want to kill my shocks that fast.

 

I heard from Mr Rahal last night, as I inquired about which spring they used on the SEMA RDX and he told me it would be “soon”. They are selling a big brake kit from StopTech, I think. They want $3,500 for the set., which seems pretty ridiculous. They are also selling an aftermarket air filter that is supposed to be better....I will likely buy one and let you all know what I find.

They have a “test mule” which didn’t look lowered very much, at least in my assessment from a couple of pics. The problem with a new platform is that the SEMA community hasn’t seen a profit from making all kinds of stuff for us. Way back in 2001 I bought a new PT Cruiser. The aftermarket was really nothing...folks wrongly stated that it was just a Dodge Neon under that retro design. Anyway, as more vendors saw $$$ with clubs and cruises being organized all across America.

So, is the A-Spec being purchased by car enthusiasts or by folks who see utilitarian only? I’m pretty sure there will be an aftermarket for the RDX but we first generation 3rd Generation owners want to personalize it...like me....I had a terminal case of mod fever.....

 

Someone lowered it here, looks gross

 

It does look silly but that’s also on air ride and has stock wheels which doesn’t help. A set of springs will not lower an RDX that much. I’d like to see a solid 1 1/2 drop and I think it would look perfect.

 

Yep, that car is bagged, so they can set it on the ground. I would prefer a set of coilovers but I am uncertain how much the Dynamic Driving Modes affect the shocks. I wouldn't hesitate o drop the front 1" and the rear around 1.5" as it looks like a Ford Focus with the back end elevated.

Eichbach hasn't responded to my inquiries. Rahal used Eibachs on the SEMA cars and are WAY too expensive in my judgement. Their "new" green air filters are available on the green filters site at a significantly lower price. Their big brake kit looks awesome, but I am pretty confident I could build them from PowerStop for a lot less that $3,500. I put front and rear drilled and slotted rotors and ceramic pads for less than $400. They are great, no fade and the rotors are coated in something of Mg++ coating so no rust...but nothing rusts here in the Sonoran Desert.

I did get an email from a company that advertises here quite often with a very reasonable price for a 2" drop. That is the approach I rook on my Mazdaspeed3 using Corksport shocks/struts and lowering springs. I also put larger front and rear sway bars and all new hardware. I didn't want to spend the $$$ for coilers, but I am over it. The RDX would look and handle much better with a suspension set!

 

This again?

 

Graham Rahal Performance posted in their Facebook page that they are working with Eibach on a Pro-Kit set of lowering springs for the RDX. The Pro-Kit was listed as lowering the front 1.5" and the rear 1.2". Looks like availability will be sometime in 2020.

 

Well, if Eibach offers it themselves, it should be reasonably priced, but if it is offered through Rahal count on $$$ cost. Their current markup on RDX stuff is ridiculous.

 

I contacted Eibach and they said they had nothing planned. So I referenced this Facebook post and contacted Graham Rahal Performance.
Next day they both got back to me. Indeed it's coming, Eibach says in around 2 months. Graham himself (I guess he still answers the email ; ) says same, but he did say something disappointing, that Eibach has been telling him "in two months" for over a year. So it sounds like a definite maybe.

 

I am convinced that there is not enough market for Eibach to do a spring for us. I checked with several other manufacturers and they simply replied “we have nothing for that vehicle”. I am not surprised that no one is willing to go “rogue” and compare our spring to that of an earlier model or even another car and then take the chance of installing them in our cars. Fear of product liability is probably reasonable in this litigious society we live in. If tort reform is blocked from medicine by the trial lawyers, where do a bunch of RDX enthusiasts stand?

If I could only find a shop owner who is willing to work with me to try things....but then they would need enough of a wide variety of sizes and applications in stock and a willingness to work with me. Maybe if I pull in wearing my clerical collar.......

 

Every month there are thousands more on the road. I believe they will get around to it, eventually. Have hope, I thought that was part of your job ; )

 

Actually, my job is faith and trust in Jesus and His Holy Church.....how about yours?

 

I can't believe we still don't have a set of lowering springs for the RDX yet. Wtf do these companies not want to make money??? Best selling Acura in America and there's next to no aftermarket support. Crazy.

 

I did get a response from a shop that does some fabrication. He looked at the springs and said they are produced with a type of tail at the base whuch tapers to a point. They can’t be shortened without losing the tensile and compressability characteristics of that setup, so we will likely need a manufacturer to do the research and testing to provide us with a safe spring for lowering our awesome cars.

 

Just heard back from GR after the two month ETA they gave me. “I just spoke with my friend Dave at Eibach, and it appears that they had a wire shortgae and wire was a month out, which would’ve put it at April 5th or so. He was expecting 2 months from that time, which puts us at Mid June.

I will update you as I have more.
GR”

I think it will get here, eventually.

 

That is great news! Get those guys some wire! Thanks for sharing your good news....which may end up to be good news to us too.

 

It's here!!!!!!!
For Americans. Looks like Eibach no longer ships to Canada.
I will have to find a retailer that does, or a Canadian supplier that gets it in (soon I hope).
My wait continues. You Americans can order yours today!
From what I can tell, unlike that over-lowered awful blue example above, this kit brings it down just right. 1.5" in front, 1.2" in back.
I wish they had a picture of the results instead of just another product picture of springs (who cares). I will photoshop it and post here.

Part #E10-201-004-01-22

https://eibach.com/us/2245/E10-201-0...RA-RDX-pro-kit

 

I used the 20" wheel to get the scale for lowering 1.5" in front, 1.2" in back so this should be pretty close to what you'll get.

 

Thanks for this. Looks great.

 

Still waiting here......

 

Here's the prototype photos that Graham Rahal Performance posted on their Facebook page back in December. Looks sharp!

 

I like this even more. Wish these springs would work on my Advanced

 

They likely will fit without issue. Eibach just created a description that would include all of our RDX vehicles in the 3rd Generation. I will let you know when I get mine (hopefully which is a FWD A-Spec.

 

I asked about the springs on 3rd gen Advanced, Graham Rahal Performance responded, "On the 3rd Gen, we need to test it". We will get one and try." Sounds like it should but won't commit until they install and drive it through their test procedures.

 

That's about average price for big brake kits? maybe a little on the high end but seems pretty standard.

 

Just so I'm clear, Eibach and GRP both are offering different lowering springs? The GRP ones look nice ...but the blue RDX is actually using Eibach? Guess I'm just confused on who is making what.

Also, Eibach HQ is just down the street from me.

 

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oops, misunderstood. I see that the Blue RDX is in fact using those Eibach springs. I wonder if I could contact someone at Eibach to see if they want to try them on my Advanced. Hmmmmm.....

 

I just got an email from Eibach that says that the part (our springs) was placed on the website by mistake and that the part will not be available for “several weeks”. They cancelled my order and said a refund will be issued in 1-4 days. Man, talk about a not nice way to do business. Count me bummed out.....

 

Spacebot, can you head over to Eibach and see if they will tell you anything in person about these springs? Seems like something is up, they have been delayed multiple times now.

 

Disappointing, but looking forward to seeing them on a few cars and hearing some reviews.

 

Just got an email from GR Performance and he says he deals with the the head of Eibach and Graham *STILL* expects stock in a week or so.
I will post here when and if they actually have them to order. He says rear is "done, fronts are not". I assume "not done" means more like on a truck somewhere and not, not manufactured. Because then, that for sure would be more than a week or two.

 

They are now available for pre-order!

https://www.grahamrahalperformance.c...wering-springs

 

Just ordered mine. A note to Canadian buyers of anything from GRP. Contact them with your address and ask for a Quickbooks invoice.
Their cart system does not seem to generate a shipping cost for outside US. I also asked about the GRP SEMA RDX they show as the "after shot" which was lowered 2" and this drop has been advertised as 1.5 front and 1.2 back. I hope we end up with no more than 1.5, a full 2" is getting a bit much for my taste. The reply was "We anticipate around 1.5”. We have expedited a set to GRP and those will be installed by end of the week or early next to get exact measurements for us and for Eibach."

 

This is very interesting... GRP is now advertising the set that Eibach had to pull down from their website. Makes me think there was an exclusivity arrangement on this and that GRP was pissed that Eibach offered them for sale and had them take it down.

Although the price is decent without a markup the shipping and handling fee is a little excessive. LOL