Installing Eibach's? How hard is it!

[JUCD VPR]

Installing Eibach\'s? How hard is it!

I'm buying some used Eibach's from a member and i was wondering how hard and the level of difficulty of the install.
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How much should i expect to pay for the install? Thanks in advance guys!

 

[Dimitrios]

Re: Installing Eibach\'s? How hard is it!

install should be around $300-400 for 4 hours. its really not that hard to install. youll need to align afterwards.

 

[obaa996]

Re: Installing Eibach\'s? How hard is it!

If you can change a tire, pulling the shocks/springs is not beyond that. The only hard part is finding a spring compressor which will work; the coils are too close for most common compressors to work. You may need to take them to a shop to actuall swap the springs.

 

[ViperJoe]

Re: Installing Eibach\'s? How hard is it!

Spring complessor needed

 

[SEASNAKE]

Re: Installing Eibach\'s? How hard is it!

Don't forget that you will have to have it aligned afterwards. It took about 2 hours with two people (and the right equipment) to get mine done.

 

[DEVILDOG]

Re: Installing Eibach\'s? How hard is it!

Just did mine at the dealer with my Viper Tech. I was an active participant in the process and I would not attempt to do this in my own garage unless I had a lift. In addition, you need a 4 wheel alignment so you might as well go to the dealer. Took about 8 hours total. Don't forget to adjust your Konis firmer per this thread:
http://www4.forum.viperclub.org/favlinker.php?Cat=&Entry=8488&F_Board=UBB14&Thread=395260&partnumber=&postmarker=
Good luck!

 

[JUCD VPR]

Re: Installing Eibach\'s? How hard is it!

Hmm so far i have some guys sayin its easy and some saying it took 8 hours!
how much does an alignment cost?

 

[DEVILDOG]

Re: Installing Eibach\'s? How hard is it!

Hmm so far i have some guys sayin its easy and some saying it took 8 hours!
how much does an alignment cost?

Total time was 8 hours including alignment. Alignment was $189.

 

[JUCD VPR]

Re: Installing Eibach\'s? How hard is it!

Thanks for the info Devildog, man thats a long time to align a car and put on some lowering springs!
It took about an hour and a half to put eibach drag springs on my mustang!

 

[plumcrazy]

Re: Installing Eibach\'s? How hard is it!

i dont think its gonna take that long. im considering it myself for this winter. i obviously dont have a 4 wheel alignment machine but how long could it possible take to install the 4 springs. im thinking if your spending more than 45mins to an hour on each corner installing them there's something wrong. and the alignment i dont know how long it takes but im not doing it anyways. a buddy of mine will do it for food and beer...

 

[DEVILDOG]

Re: Installing Eibach\'s? How hard is it!

I hear ya. Having a Cobra with IRS and knowing the difference in the suspension setup on a solid axle Mustang, I imagine changing out springs is much easier on the Stang. Keep in mind some of the 8 hours included adjusting the Konis which while not difficult did take a little bit of time to investigate the adjustment range and determine my settings. While doing all of this is not technically difficult, from my experience doing this without a lift or a good wall mounted spring compressor would be a big PITA. Hopefully, the Koni thread will help you out. A lot of good info. from several Viper owners in there and a good example of the guys helping each other out. You might want to consider adding your experience to the thread...how long it took for you, etc.. BTW, like your car/avatar...looks mean.

 

[JUCD VPR]

Re: Installing Eibach\'s? How hard is it!

Cool thanks for the info!