avg8

Found them at www.shox.com , for $249, haven't found a better price yet. For me in Canada works out to 300 Canadian shipped!!! Anyone found a better deal on these??? :D

hemmingway_bg

I saw this price also. I checked on why they cost more than say Tein and Tanabe. You pay for a name but other springs for less are as good. Springs are not rocket science. The person I talked to sells all three mentioned here. He made sense to me.

apotocki

Hmmm....I think there will be folks that disagree with the statement that 'other springs for less are as good. Springs are not rocket science'.

While you are correct that 'Springs are not rocket science', there can actually be quite a difference in springs. Materials used, spring rates, and drop are major variables. Also, Eibach springs are of a progressive nature. This translates into a ride and feel very similiar to OE under 'normal' driving conditions and then a much tighter slightly harsher feel under load. I don't 'think' that most others in the industry have this. This is not to say that 'others' aren't as good......just wanted to be sure that you knew there was a difference.

hemmingway_bg

Well put. I agree and understand what you are saying. I plan on changing shocks at the same time as springs. I was tempted to spend a hundred dollars more. In this situation I was told Tein or Tanabe are as good for less money. We have several people looking at this at the same time. My info. source is DPE.

DPE

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Just to clarify, I don't want to make it sound like anyone can make a good spring, but in fact companies like Eibach, Tein, Tanabe and H&R ALL make springs of excellent quality that are in fact well engineered. There aren't really any big secrets left in spring manufacturing, so with proper engineering and testing a lot of companies can make high quality products. Eibach has been in business a LONG time, and has sort of had a corner on the market for many years. Now that some of the Japanese brands are coming on strong, they're probably going to have to rethink their pricing structure. Their name and their amazingly broad range of applications will keep them going for awhile, but in our experience they aren't making a better product than Tein or Tanabe. Not worse certainly, but not better either. This is why I can't justify a $100 price difference to people for the RX-8 application. In some cars Eibach is the best; the RX-8 isn't one of them in our opinion.

In addition, many companies make progressive springs now, though Tein and Tanabe don't appear to as they quote their spring rates as linear (and sometimes even if a spring LOOKS progressive, it isn't). Progressive springs can go both ways too; in some applications it works really well, while in others it's less appealing. I loved my Eibachs on my Taurus SHO and my Contour SVT. I was less enthusiastic about them on my WRX. Due to being progressive and that chassis tending toward a lot of body roll, the initial 'soft' part of the spring allowed for too much body roll before taking a set. Linear springs on the car do ride a bit harder, but allow for much quicker reactions and better body control in the corners. Comes down to personal preference too, obviously.

Anyway, just wanted to clarify our position on the matter. I have personal experience with some really poorly engineered springs, so they do exist, but the springs we sell are all of excellent quality. We simply try to recommend the most cost-effective solution for our customers, rather than have them pay more for something that won't work appreciably better.