As the title states, I'm torn between buying H&R Springs or the Eibach Pro-Kit Springs. To those who have either kit, how's the ride quality, the handling, and how much did the respective kit drop the car?

Tough to compare without having had both, but I prefer Eibach from my limited experience with H&R.

Based on two mustangs owned by friends of mine, the Eibach seems to be more streetable and the H&R seem stiffer and lower.
This is only slightly applicable to the sonata, since they are two very different types of cars, but I have heard that it is a fair generalization, Eibach being slightly softer and more pleasant and H&R being rougher and lower.

H&R :thumbsup:
most reviews on other forums/sites go with h&r over eibach.

I'm on 20's and lowered on H&R's and the ride still feels great to me, my first car was lowered on some Tein coilovers and the H&Rs feel much better lol

This post has been edited by apuforyou: Aug 12 2008, 08:00 AM

I have Eibachs and think they are excellent. They are much firmer than OEM and not one bit harsh. They absolutely improved the feel of the car.

However, here is something I emphatically suggest you consider. And if you select the slightly firmer H&Rs, this issue becomes more important. Our OEM struts/shocks are a terrible match for the stiffer springs.

When my car hits a bump, the firmer springs handle the compression much better than OEM. But once the springs compress, they have to release all that energy back up. Because they are stiffer springs, they release the energy quicker and our weak OEM struts don’t control the upward motion that well.

As a general statement, one of the biggest jobs of the strut/shock is to dampen that rebound. If a spring overpowers the dampening power of a strut, the car bounces back up too quickly. That can make the car feel a little wobbly. I think that is a minor problem with my Sonata. With the Eibachs, the down motions are very well controlled but the up motions feel a little jerky.

To do the job correctly, we should really replace the springs and struts, so they remain matched. If you change just the springs as I did, the car will certainly feel better, but never feel really good.

Sadly, no manufacturer makes “higher-performance” struts/shocks/dampers. I know coil-overs exist that should do a far superior job than lowering springs, but they cost about $1,000 before installation. If you are really serious about improving the ride and intend to keep the car for many years, I would suggest that you save your money for a few more months and buy the more expensive coilovers. Although I am still satisfied with my Eibachs, I wish I had done that. Do it right the first time. No compromises.

Hi,
I love the look of the eibach springs with my 18" wheels.
It fells a little bit firmer but is still comfortable.

regards
alex

take "apuforyou" and my advice, we have the bossiest sonatas on CARDOMAIN. LOL

I have H&R's not bad at all! It handles my dashes to 152mph with evasive maneuvers! But need to change out the stock struts soon.

This post has been edited by v33sonata: Aug 12 2008, 11:57 PM

im pretty sure the premature replacement of shocks/struts goes for both eibach and h&r.

Haha it's true! Although if anyone is looking for me on cardomain my name is Dark_Sonata :P

This post has been edited by apuforyou: Aug 13 2008, 07:37 AM

There isn't a general use delete post button, that's part of the mods job :)

This is like coke vs. pepsi, each company has it's partisans and you probably won't be able to convert one to the other.

I'd say that either will make you happy once you get them in, springs are pretty much just springs, as long as they're suited to the car the probably fine.

I like Coke better... :P

That's because it is better :)

But that's a topic for the off topic lounge :D