Anyone run Eibach R1 or R2 coilovers?

[Alex_5.0]

Just looking for some feedback on the Eibach R1 or R2 coilovers. Anyone here run them? Thoughts? Comments? Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks.

Alex

 

[CobraRed]

I came across a really good deal on some R2's but passed them up in favor of less adjustable KW's because I know KW's can handle the track abuse mixed with daily driving.

Personally, it would always be in the back of my mind that they're eibach's and I feel like I would have less confidence in the system.

 

[csamsh]

I'd steer clear. The Eibachs have a massive collar/swaybar endlink mount around the middle that eats up roughly an inch of inboard wheel/tire clearance, which makes an 11" or a 10" that you can rotate untenable. Quality is intermittently suspect as well.

 

[CobraRed]

I never understood that, it's cheaper to CNC machine a bracket than weld on a couple tiny wings?

I guess they can make the bracket somewhat universal.

 

[Whiskey11]

For the price of the R2's there are so many other options that work as well as or better. Ground Control, KW, ST, to name three.

 

[Sky Render]

Good to know. I was pondering the Eibach coilovers.

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[dontlifttoshift]

For the price of the R2's there are so many other options that work as well as or better. Ground Control, KW, ST, to name three.

.....Yeah, like my JRis in the classifieds.

 

[Department Of Boost]

I think the R2's are great.

I have thousands of hours of track time and used to be a suspension engineer. But what do I know?

 

[908ssp]

Yes but your R2s aren't stock. If you find a good deal and can make the necessary mods no reason to stay away.

 

[Department Of Boost]

Yes but your R2s aren't stock. If you find a good deal and can make the necessary mods no reason to stay away.

Stock-ish.

 

[Alex_5.0]

What modifications have you made to yours?

 

[Department Of Boost]

What modifications have you made to yours?

Clearanced the swaybar mount for the tired. It's easy. And I run MM CC plates. The ones it comes with are junk.

 

[Alex_5.0]

Do you by chance have a pic of the sway bar mount and how you mounted your canisters? Would greatly appreciate it!

 

[Department Of Boost]

Do you by chance have a pic of the sway bar mount and how you mounted your canisters? Would greatly appreciate it!

Check my build thread. I'm on my phone. Hard to do that stuff from here.

 

[Vorshlag-Fair]

We've seen a few sets of Eibachs here at our shop. The guys that just rolled around on them were fine, if they didn't have a lot of miles.

They look pretty, but I am suspect of their reliability and performance. Many of the folks we saw that raced on these ended up with exploded, bent, or leaking junk. But your results may vary...

 

[Department Of Boost]

We've seen a few sets of Eibachs here at our shop. The guys that just rolled around on them were fine, if they didn't have a lot of miles.

They look pretty, but I am suspect of their reliability and performance. Many of the folks we saw that raced on these ended up with exploded, bent, or leaking junk. But your results may vary...

You're a well known R2 hater. Considering you have pictures of everything in the world I would think you would have some to back up all the hate. Or any facts at all.

Just sayin

 

[ArizonaGT]

Shots fired lol

Anyways already plenty of discussion on bent eibachs here:

http://www.s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116163

 

[Department Of Boost]

Shots fired lol

Anyways already plenty of discussion on bent eibachs here:

http://www.s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116163

One guy who is running the supplied CC plates (which will smoke the shafts, and I told him) and another guy with bent.....R1's, which are not R2's. They aren't even made by the same company.

I eagerly await the flood of "proof".

 

[csamsh]

So Eibach R1's and Eibach R2's are not both Eibach products?

You really think Terry would just make up stories about this stuff, too be a hater? If there's anyone data and results driven on this board....it's Terry.

 

[Department Of Boost]

So Eibach R1's and Eibach R2's are not both Eibach products?

You really think Terry would just make up stories about this stuff, too be a hater? If there's anyone data and results driven on this board....it's Terry.

Eibach makes the R2's. Simone else makes the others for them. I think it's KW.

I'm not accusing Terry of anything but being a Eibach hater and not backing that up with anything but heresy. For a guy who has pictures of everything I find it odd that he doesn't have pictures of failed R2's.

Additionally Terry is constantly comparing R2's to much more expensive dampers and then says the R2's are low in quality. Well, the same sort of comparison could be made with any product.

He clearly hates them. I would like to know the specifics on why. He has never provided these specifics.