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What do you guys think about Eibach front springs on the rear?

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#1 ·
How about adding the eibach front springs to the rear? They look almost identical and they DO fit on the rear....FYI!

What measurements are those of you dropped on eibachs have on the front?
 
#34 ·
I had serious camber issues with the eibach fronts on the rear. I went ahead and did the eibach rears....on the rear for now. Im gonna talk to Lewis Perf. tomorrow about their panhard and lower/upper control arms. I got my bwoody endlinks in today too. Not too sure about the fronts. Ive got a little angle where it connects at the sway bar.
 
#36 ·
With all this talk about front springs on the rear and rear springs on the front has anyone considered the spring rates vs. the static sag (effective drop). Does anyone even know the spring rates on the factory suspension?

I'm also confused on how a panhard rod has any application on an IRS rear?
 
#51 ·
I second MJW thought here. I thought the fronts had a softer spring rate then rears because the rear needed to support towing. By putting the softer fronts on, you will get a lot of bounce and bottoming out which could blow your shocks because they aren't valved to support that spring rate. Just my thoughts coming from a Autocross/Track junkie. I do not own a SRT Jeep yet, but unless someone can explain this to me I think it is a bad idea.
 
#40 ·
yep....it was realy bad with the front eibachs on the rear. Almost comical. Kinda like a VIPed Lexus...LOL
 
#45 ·
Hey guys, I accidentally put the Eibach fronts on the rear recently. Thought would share the pix to add to this thread. Crazy camber looked kinda comically mean from rear, but dumb side on with stock fronts. Rears rubbed the guards with mates in the back (22x10.5s & 315/35s).

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Unlike what some have said, I HATED the ride. Was bouncy and lost front feeling from reverse rake. Currently just Eibach rears, but looking to try the Eiback fronts / stock Fronts-in-rear setup soon
 
#46 ·
One last question for those who have installed Eibach front on the rear.

Is the ride feels bouncy and bumpy more when you are driving?

I wanna install the springs but I really don't want the car to become more stiff than it is or more bouncy.

What your advice to me?

Install both springs or just place the front Eibach to the rear? or do something like move the stock fornt to the rear and install Eibach front to the rear?
 
#47 ·
I have installed Eibach front in the rear and I think the ride height is not right for me!

I have been reading around the posts through this thread and some said the car will go lower in the front by time even if I don't lower it.

So, is this true or i got the thing all wrong?

The thing I don't like now about the car. It's stiff and nice at the back, but bouncy and bumpy a bit in the front :s

If I don't like how it is behaving I'll just install all the springs putting Eibach front at the front and Eibach rear at the rear

Check the attachments the first pic shows the car before and then the other picture shows after installing the springs.
 

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#48 ·
yeah...the eibach fronts drop the rear too much. the camber is terrible and not correctable at the moment. I would try the stock fronts on the rear or just put the eibachs front on the front and the eibach rears on the rear. Have a look at my Jeep....it has the full eibach drop on it.
 
#53 ·
have had the stock fronts on the rear with eibach fronts for a couple thousand miles now, no issues or weird bounces. It does not like to hold extra weight though, if I pile in a bunch of stuff it will sag in the back. Never have bottomed out but the fronts are not that stiff in the back. I rarely put anyone back there so its not a big deal, if you tow or have a family in the back all the time id stick with eibach rears
 
#61 ·
Looks good, alignment should fall into spec with no issues. I will probably swap to the road magnets once released because I don't like how the rear won't hold much weight with the stock front springs. The ride height was well worth doing for the time being as I think the rear eibachs are to high also
 
#65 ·
Any updates on alignment??? My Eibach kit just came in. I'm installing it as is, it's low enough for my tastes. I love the factory camber and setup and would like to duplicate it with the drop.

Do I need to provide factory specs to the shop or can they duplicate it without the specs?

Also, has anyone messed with getting their bushings timed/indexed? Or did you just do a basic drop/alignment?

Any help is appreciated.
 
#66 ·
I just did basic drop and alignment with the eibachs camber should be good. The shop has all the specs for the alignment. You may ask if they can go a little more positive on the camber as I got some inner tire wear with the stock specs and eibachs on the front
 
#67 ·
Thanks. So do you have the full Eibach kit installed as intended, or a custom job? If it's stock eibach do you have a link to a picture thread?

I'm having trouble finding good picks of the Eibach drop and stock wheels. I've seen a side shot or two but not a lot of angles. I'm curious how it will look from the rear. On the road magnets the wheels look too "tucked" for my taste, I want to make sure the Jeep maintains its' stance.
 
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