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Eibachs in upside down? #394457 05/09/02 02:52 AM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 26 Northern S sordz OP Junior Member
OP sordz Junior Member S Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 26 Northern	i have had eibachs in for about 3000 miles now with kyb struts and the mechanic and i both agreed that the spring only fit upside down. is this right does anyone else have the writeing on the spring upside down? i called eibach and they said its wrong but we tried it the rightside up it doesnt fit.

Re: Eibachs in upside down? #394458 05/09/02 03:44 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,636 Belleville, IL USA J javaContour Member
javaContour Member J Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,636 Belleville, IL USA	Just turn the car over Sorry, I don't know what else to say, so rather than be a dumb@ss, I'd be a smart@ss One thing I'd double check, did you get the right springs. Or reverse the fronts and backs? They could have shipped the wrong item, or the fronts and backs got mounted at the wrong end of the car. Good luck TB Tony Boner Personal: 98cdw27@charter.net Work: tony.boner@sun.com Saving the computer world from WinBloze as Unix/Solaris/Java Guru http://www.sun.com 1998 Contour SVT Pre-E1 618/6535 Born On Date: 4/30/1997 Now with Aussie Bar induced mild oversteer.

Re: Eibachs in upside down? #394459 05/09/02 12:47 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 111 Lakewood, Colorado, USA A Allyn48 Member
Allyn48 Member A Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 111 Lakewood, Colorado, USA	I put Eibachs on (did it myself) and I would have to say they definately can only go on one way for proper installation.

Re: Eibachs in upside down? #394460 05/09/02 03:40 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 26 Northern S sordz OP Junior Member
OP sordz Junior Member S Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 26 Northern	the front springs are bigger than the rear so its easy to tell them apart but i just want to know if someone will go look at there car and tell me if there eibach decal is upside down. thanks

Re: Eibachs in upside down? #394461 05/09/02 03:44 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 26 Northern S sordz OP Junior Member
OP sordz Junior Member S Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 26 Northern	the front springs are bigger than the rear so its easy to tell them apart but i just want to know if someone will go look at there car and tell me if there eibach decal is upside down. thanks

Re: Eibachs in upside down? #394462 05/10/02 05:07 AM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 121 Sunnyvale / San Jose, CA R RubberDuckySVT Member
RubberDuckySVT Member R Joined: May 2001 Posts: 121 Sunnyvale / San Jose, CA	Just make sure your shocks are in right-side-up. BTW - my friend with a cheap civic had eibachs/KYBs installed. He did the install himself - screwed up. Put the spacers in the wrong places or something. His suspension was raked (very low in the front, very high in the back). He went back a few months to where he bought the parts and had the mech fix it. He drove home on a rainy night (I was driving behind him) and he lost control and crashed. Totaled the car (front bumper was where the block used to be and the block was melted to the firewall. He was only going maybe 20 or 25. Point of the story: you will get bad kharma if you try to install that stuff yourself. BTW - i don't know if the logo should be upside down. Have you put in your $0.02 to save contour.org?? Put in what you can spare to keep the site up. Check the General Forum. ~~~~~~ David * 2k Black SVT on 17" Konig/Yokohama * MB Quart all around; Alpine 7995, DEI/Alpine amps; Dynomat Soon to come: 19" HRE 445s under GC/Koni Setup, Custom passive-AWD kit, 2 small Sequential Turbos running low boost, Sequential 6-speed, Widebody Kit, custom black-red chameleon paint; on and on...

Re: Eibachs in upside down? #394463 05/10/02 05:50 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,934 Somewhere in Utah E ExDelayed Member
ExDelayed Member E Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,934 Somewhere in Utah	Quote: Originally posted by RubberDuckySVT: Point of the story: you will get bad kharma if you try to install that stuff yourself. Well that is going to suck. I am doing a bolt pattern swap on my `77. Have to change the rear axle shafts, front spindles, outter front axles, brakes all the way around, and caliper mounts. Well at least I won't be driving behind myself if something happens. Was the result of the crash because of driver error or mechanical failure? � Jon Miconi � 96 Contour Zetec ATX � 80 Ramcharger 360 ATX � 77 Ramcharger 440 ATX

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