Formula

I recently put 18"s on the car and had a shop lower the car with the Eibach prokit.

2 things,

1-The front tires have more gaps than the rear tires,

2- the Front Right tire has 1/4 inch more gap than the front left.

is this normal or can it be corrected?

Thanks

ninegrand

side to side that isn't "too" bad, might check the tire press just to be sure. You don't mention how many miles are on the car as it might settle.

As far as the gap- Did the shop preload the suspension before tq the susp bolts? Have you measure from the ground up to the highest part of the fender to compare with OEM measurement (flat even groung of course)? You do know that the wheel arches are slightly diff front to rear?

ninegrand

oh and another thing that seems to be common is putting the springs on the wrong end.

b16asi

Just for reference...I lowered my car yesterday with Espelir springs and Koni shocks. The side to side height difference was less than 1/8". Good luck

Formula

The shop told me there is only one way to load the springs and there is no pre-loading required.

ninegrand

uh, then they are wrong.

the suspension needs to be pre-loaded for proper installation.

b16asi

The suspension needs to be pre-loaded. If it isn't you'll end up "winding up" your bushings when the suspension compresses causing some bad handling traits. You could pre-load your suspension if you have a jack, jack stand and some wrenches.

ninegrand

....and a torque wrench

b16asi

So thats why my wheel fell off!!

reds2k1

For us newbies trying to insall springs/shocks ourselves for the first time, how do you go about pre-loading the suspension prior to tightening everything up?