
What’s an ESP Developed Eibach Kit?We’ve taken a pair of Eibach front springs that were originally designed for the ST150 and combined them with a pair of Eibach rear springs to create a lowering kit that we feel is the best available. You can now have an even 30mm drop for the front & rear combined with a front spring rate that is slightly firmer than Eibach originally intended for non ST models. What’s the handling like? We’ve found that the slightly firmer front springs of our kit give it the edge against the standard Eibach item. The firmer springs reduce body roll further when hard cornering. With a 30mm lowering at the front and rear the drop is more even too. What’s included? This Eibach spring kit contains a set of four uprated lowering springs. Each spring is made from the finest quality materials and is finished with a tough epoxy painted coating. Eibach are so confident of their product that they provide a lifetime warranty! Will I need to change my dampers? Eibach springs are specifically engineered to work in harmony with the standard dampers on a car. Provided that the original dampers are in good condition they will work perfectly with a set of Eibach springs. The science of lowering Lowering a car lowers its centre of gravity. The amount of body roll (the amount a car leans over at an angle) that a car is subject to in hard cornering is directly proportional to the height of the centre of gravity from the road surface. So, if you reduce the height, you reduce the body roll. Reduced body roll keeps the tyres square on the road and improves grip and this in-turn improves cornering speeds. Take a look at a Formula one car. The speeds they corner at are phenomenal, but you’ll hardly see any body roll what so ever. That’s because of a combination of an extremely low centre of gravity and stiff springs.
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