Eibach Sportlines

[icynelly]

I got my EIbach Sportlines and this saturday I should be installing them. Any advice?

 

[slamdp5]

take care with the end links, take good measurements before you start so you can compare when done, loosen the top strut bolt before you drop the strut because it is impossible to hold when it is out of the car, don't let the rear brake calipers hang when you take them loose from the rotor, if i think of anymore i will chime back in

 

[icynelly]

take care with the end links, take good measurements before you start so you can compare when done, loosen the top strut bolt before you drop the strut because it is impossible to hold when it is out of the car, don't let the rear brake calipers hang when you take them loose from the rotor, if i think of anymore i will chime back in

Thats some good advice. Thanks I'll keep all that in mind.

 

[melicha8]

Whoa kick ass I didn't know they had sport lines I thought they only had the prokit. Give us a review on how those feel

 

[ZackyFarms]

what the difference between the prokit and sport line?

 

[zmepro]

prokit is more handling oriented, sportline is a lower drop

 

[icynelly]

Pro Kit drops it 1.4 in the front and 1.8 in the back. Sportline dropts is 1.8 all around.

 

[joka1]

why would u take the rear calibers loose from th rotor?????? u dont have to loosen them at all just disconnect the strut!!!!!!!

 

[CruzinAltitude]

Let me begin by saying icynelly, that is one sweet looking protege!

How big a diffrence is the handling between the two. I want to lower my car, but I wouldnt want the handling to suffer, thats one of the best things about my MP5

 

[icynelly]

Let me begin by saying icynelly, that is one sweet looking protege!

How big a diffrence is the handling between the two. I want to lower my car, but I wouldnt want the handling to suffer, thats one of the best things about my MP5

Thanks a lot man I appreciate it. Ill let yall know how good the handling is after I put them on. Today i just took this pretty long curve (decent size) at 65 and I started to loose a lil control when I reached 70. (This chick in a gof was tryin to race me but she wouldnt dare take that turn that fast with all that traffic) Anyways Ill do that again and see the difference.

 

[slamdp5]

why would u take the rear calibers loose from th rotor??

strut bolt hits the caliper when trying to remove it first time i did it the caliper stayed on the rotor and it all came off as one, but second time they came apart. this is when i let my caliper just hang while working the strut and messed up an internal seal on the caliper?? warranty took care of it.


oh by the way, nelly where did you order them from. didn't know they had anything other than the pro-kit?

 

[icynelly]

http://mazdamp3.com/vbb225/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29826
Those are the pics. The sportline kit has been around for as long as I recall. I got em from an EBAY store for 202 shipped. Cheapest I could find em. Nopi has em, and a lot of other places has em. I did my research...

 

[DevilsSi1481]

very nice protege, just curious but how did u get the brake caliper painted so nicely??

 

[icynelly]

very nice protege, just curious but how did u get the brake caliper painted so nicely??

I used this paint made specifically for brake drums. I didnt do the painting, my dad did. BUt I watched him and I should be able to emulate. It wasnt that tough. He did it fairly quick.

 

[DevilsSi1481]

did he do it all with the calipers on the car still or did he take them off the car??

 

[icynelly]

did he do it all with the calipers on the car still or did he take them off the car??

He did it while they were still on. Took him about one minute for each one.

 

[DevilsSi1481]

very nice, thanx for the info. im thinking of doing mine the same way.