Installed prokits and illuminas but now the back end is up in the air?

[PieEyedPiper]

Just after christmas I installed some Illuminas and Eibach Prokits.
The front went down nicely, even if one side is slightly lower than the other *grumble grumble*, but what really makes me scratch my head is that the rear hardly went down if at all.
There is still a 4 finger gap in my rear wheel wells, is that typical of prokits?

 

[Rice Over Wheat]

No, in fact I have the same setup and had to roll my rear fenders after a fresh set of tires went on.

 

[romeen]

I don't think so. I have the Prokit/Illumina setup also. If anything the rear of my car went down a little more than the front. Normally the rear of our cars sits a little higher than the front. On mine the front and rear are equal now. I actually wish the rear was a little higher. At the rear of my sideskirts there is about a 5" space from the ground. The fender gap above the rear tires is about 1" on both sides. They have definitely sagged since install about 6 years ago.

 

[staticbrainwash]

This may sound stupid, but did you make sure that you put the prokits on. It sounds silly but i've heard people doing it before. If you're positive, i'd call eibach and see what they say.

 

[kmoore]

Mine sits low as well. Double check everything if you have to.

 

[JayRolla]

Mine sits low as well. Double check everything if you have to.

There is no way that you have the prokit on your avatar. Look at my pics, I have gr-2's and the prokit. Prokit is really only a 1" drop.

 

[Rice Over Wheat]

Eibach prokit is 1.2" for GST 95-99, 1.3" for GSX 95-99.

It is only 1" for 1G turbo DSMs 91-94. You can verify this info at their website.

 

[Michael Z.]

I don't mean to sound silly, but could it be possible you installed the fronts in the rear and the rears in the front? They would theoretically fit. Just to double check, the thicker, heavier coils would be the ones installed in the front.

 

[kmoore]

There is no way that you have the prokit on your avatar. Look at my pics, I have gr-2's and the prokit. Prokit is really only a 1" drop.

Believe it bud

 

[JayRolla]

Believe it bud

It looks so much like the sportline kit. Thats just insane you got that slammed look on just the prokit.

He could not have installed the springs backwards because it cant work that way.

 

[DiamondStarAwd]

He put stock springs on the back.

I've heard that happening before.

 

[staticbrainwash]

Thats what i think still happened too.

 

[CanadianTSi]

Here's the Prokit on my car, sits a little higher in the rear than the front.

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[JayRolla]

Here's the Prokit on my car, sits a little higher in the rear than the front.

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See thats more like the prokit. Kmoore you sure you dont have the sportline kit. Its way lower than Canadiantsi's.

 

[kmoore]

On the actual springs it says "Prokit" right on them followed by a part number. Maybe I'm just lucky

 

[PieEyedPiper]

I've double checked and even reinstalled the shocks and springs 2x during the install because I didnt think it was right. The result was the same.
And I have 4 stock springs in my garage to prove to myself I didnt leave the stockers in. Asides from that graphite grey/black color of the eibachs and the eibach logo.
They also have numbers on them like .001 and .002 i think?
Can anyone confirm that 1 goes in the front and 2 goes in the rear?

CanadianTsi, My car looks much like yours only the rear is slightly more exaggerated.

 

[JayRolla]

I've double checked and even reinstalled the shocks and springs 2x during the install because I didnt think it was right. The result was the same.
And I have 4 stock springs in my garage to prove to myself I didnt leave the stockers in. Asides from that graphite grey/black color of the eibachs and the eibach logo.
They also have numbers on them like .001 and .002 i think?
Can anyone confirm that 1 goes in the front and 2 goes in the rear?

Take a pic and post it up. I dont know about the 2g's but on a 1g the front are completly different from the rear.

 

[JayRolla]

On the actual springs it says "Prokit" right on them followed by a part number. Maybe I'm just lucky

Thats wierd all eibacks ive seen just have the part# and say eiback. Not prokit on it.

 

[PieEyedPiper]

Sorry no camera.
But I'm positive the springs are on correctly.
Thanks for the help.

 

[Rice Over Wheat]

Thick ones are on the front to carry all the extra weight. Hard to mix them up with the rears.