Eibach Pro-lift springs installed with pics and comments

[Sig Fanboy]

I did have a full alignment done. It didn’t really fix the steering wheel problem. I’m honestly not sure that the mechanic that did my springs was very experienced in doing trucks. He can with all sorts of recommendations, on custom muscle car builds, but when I asked him to install the Whipple Stage 1 Kit, & the Eibaches, he had a HUGE problem compressing the springs. He had to send them out to have them compressed. Honestly, I lost all confidence in him after that. Since then, I’ve been second guessing everything that seems off.

I did my springs myself and it is quite the challenge without the proper spring compressor, I managed to do it with two sets of strut spring compressors but I wouldn’t think any less of my mechanical abilities if I would of needed to take it to a local 4x4 shop to swap the springs. I was just unwilling to wait until they got around to doing it and based on other work I did have them do on previous vehicles I’m not impressed with their” attention to detail”, shall we say. I guess I’m no help on the steering wheel misalignment.

 

[Nick@Apollo-Optics]

Really? Everywhere I’ve ever read, they say that the 19-20 may still have a little rake, because they only give 1.7” of lift. Interesting…

The claimed lift heights are 2.5" on 17-18 trucks and 1.7" on the 19-20 trucks. However, the 19-20 trucks still end up a little nose high about half the time.

 

[CRP]

The claimed lift heights are 2.5" on 17-18 trucks and 1.7" on the 19-20 trucks. However, the 19-20 trucks still end up a little nose high about half the time.

Ok, so bottom line.. how can I get this truck level? Is there even a way, keeping the Eibach springs on?

 

[Nick@Apollo-Optics]

Ok, so bottom line.. how can I get this truck level? Is there even a way, keeping the Eibach springs on?

Yes, you can raise the rear with blocks or upgraded leaf springs.

What's the current height difference on your truck?

 

[Zeusmotorworks]

Love Nick… I’m a customer, but unless you are installing a “bro lift” keep “blocks” out of your suspension vocabulary. I KNOW he sales Deavers.

 

[Nick@Apollo-Optics]

Love Nick… I’m a customer, but unless you are installing a “bro lift” keep “blocks” out of your suspension vocabulary. I KNOW he sales Deavers.

Sometimes people use them as a way to get the height and bide their time before making the full investment into Deavers or Icons. Just a nice option to have available if needed.

 

[Zeusmotorworks]

Sometimes people use them as a way to get the height and bide their time before making the full investment into Deavers or Icons. Just a nice option to have available if needed.

I get it, but when I had a business based around Evolutions and WRX’s I spent more time talking people out of what they thought they wanted and into what would make them happy (Usually at my expense). And couldn’t spend money on advertising because I couldn’t cover the work I had. I get the stop gap but people (back then) usually we’re happier with waiting to be happy vs spending twice for something now. That was before Amazon now and definitely not after Amazon “before”.

 

[Nick@Apollo-Optics]

I get it, but when I had a business based around Evolutions and WRX’s I spent more time talking people out of what they thought they wanted and into what would make them happy (Usually at my expense). And couldn’t spend money on advertising because I couldn’t cover the work I had. I get the stop gap but people (back then) usually we’re happier with waiting to be happy vs spending twice for something now. That was before Amazon now and definitely not after Amazon “before”.

No doubt that full leaf springs are the better option. But if someone just dropped $399 + install + alignment on Eibachs and they're not happy with the look and they weren't planning to spending $1631 + LTL freight, then the blocks are a way to hold them over for a bit.

 

[New recaros]

Shackles maybe?

 

[Nick@Apollo-Optics]

Shackles maybe?

Extended length shackles would actually drop the rear more. There was talk years ago about putting some shorter length shackles on to raise the rear, but we never saw any come to market.