Called Eibach last week and they were still in R&D. Today was told they are ready, but only drop the car about one inch. Price is around 375.00 for the set. Would have liked to have about a two inch drop. Can anyone tell me if the lowering spring caps can work with aftermarket springs and what would the drop be? John BTW--tommorrow is dyno day for the new exhaust, hoping for 500hp at the wheels.
Eibach springs are now available
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Bandit,
A 2-inch drop puts the car almost on the ground and very difficult to drive on the street. Never mind the poor handling it will cause.
A 2-inch drop puts the car almost on the ground and very difficult to drive on the street. Never mind the poor handling it will cause.
ILLSMOQ
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my car is barely at 1.5" and it scrapes everything. 1" is great for all around driving.
check my pics to see 1.5"
http://gallery.viperclub.org/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/25491
check my pics to see 1.5"
http://gallery.viperclub.org/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/25491
Dimitrios
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First run was a slight improvement over stock. We let the engine cool and ran again. Using a Dyno Jet dyno. Pure stock--451.7 HP and 492.4 TQ Bellanger headers, no cats and three inch pipes ( no tune work ), 472.4 HP and 508.6 TQ. Not as much as I hoped for but it is going in the right direction. Installing an A/F connection and will dyno again to get that ratio. I believe it's running too lean or needs some back pressure to improve. We'll see. John
ILLSMOQ
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.............motons
valentine_viper
Viper Owner
If I install these springs on an otherwise stock suspension, I will see a 1" drop... is this correct? Any impact on handling and/or ride quality? Would the car need a new alignment?
Sorry for all the questions, but I have been looking for a low cost way to drop the car a bit. I am running 18" wheels and hate the huge gap this creates but just can't spend the money for Motons right now.
Thanks for any input you may have.
Sorry for all the questions, but I have been looking for a low cost way to drop the car a bit. I am running 18" wheels and hate the huge gap this creates but just can't spend the money for Motons right now.
Thanks for any input you may have.
GR8SNAKE
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John, Did Eibach give you a part number on the springs?
GR8SNAKE
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You will need a alignment on all 4 wheels with new springs.
GR8SNAKE
Enthusiast
Dodge Viper 2003-2007 Eibach Pro Kit Springs part # 2830.140 drops car 1.0 in F 1.0in R
GR8SNAKE
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GR8SNAKE
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Found some new Eibach springs on Ebay 250114136427
$336.00 Free shipping!
Dimitrios
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called eibach and apprently they are the same springs as the older gen II cars. nuting different
Fast1
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I thought any drop over the amount of the spring caps required new shocks to keep the stock ones from bottoming out ??????? If you drop the car the 1" with the Eibach Springs, will you have problems with the stock shocks ???? If it can be done I'm going to order the Eibach Springs. It seems that there are a lot of trailer queens out there that are riding on a $5000 moton set-up just to drop the car 1"-1 1/2".
I was skeptical about the Moton set up and reasons for changing from a good stock set up, especially for $5000. But I finally decided to do it after reading all the praise from current Moton owns and talking with Mark Jorgenson from Woodhouse.
All i can say is the suspension is well worth the price, especially with a lighter wheel and tire combo. Love the ability to completely adjust the ride and height. Ride is not as jarring, traction seems better and handling feels more crisp.
It is not cheap by any means, but if you have the money you will be very satisfied.
All i can say is the suspension is well worth the price, especially with a lighter wheel and tire combo. Love the ability to completely adjust the ride and height. Ride is not as jarring, traction seems better and handling feels more crisp.
It is not cheap by any means, but if you have the money you will be very satisfied.
Dimitrios
Enthusiast
just bought some eibach springs and jon b's lowering caps. will install next week and will let you guys know how it goes. that should give me a 1.25" drop which should be enough.
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