I just got my car back from the Tire/Alignment shop after the two days it took to install and align the Eibach Pro System Plus and other pieces I purchased. I like the way my CL drives. The drop isn't extreme like my previous car had, but now I don't need to become best friends with every bump and dip in the streets. Here is what I purchased and had installed:
1. Eibach Pro System Plus purchased from Tire Rack (Pro Kit Springs, Eibach Struts, Eibach F & R Sway Bar, new bump stops). If you only buy springs you don't get new bump stops, so you either need to trim your OEM bump stops or buy new ones.
2. Moog front sway bar end links (much heavier and beefier than stock links and they come with grease fittings on the bushings). I used the old existing rear links.
3. New F&R OEM top rubber strut mounts. These rubber mounts are what squeak a lot so it pays to install new ones if you install new struts.
4. Rear Ingalls Camber Kit.
5. Ingalls upper control arm with supplied ball joints (-1 to -4 adjustment). These are very low-profile and give a lot more clearance that stock control arms do, which is why installing adjustable ball joints on stock control arms isn't the best option as the top of the control arm will bang.
6. I have stock tires (Yokohama 50-Series) and stock rims.
The drop now is only moderate but the ride is 100 times better than stock. I had a '94 Accord with Ground Control Coil Over sleeves using Tokico struts and Suspension Techniques sways, and while the Accord was way lower and handled a bit better the trade-off was that I scraped on every driveway and speed bump. The CL gives a nicely lowered and very tight and solid drive that isn't as jarring as the Accord was, so I'm happy. When I'm driving I definitely notice that I am lower.
The Ingals control arms were a fantastic buy. They came very close to hitting the inside front wheel well arch, but after correct camber was set I have plenty of clearance and there is no hitting. The overall ride is excellent now and the CL feels like it has a brand new suspension. Very quite, very tight, very controlled and the car does not scrape when I go up my driveway like the Accord did. Now with the CL I can drive without fear that I will hit every rock and scrape on every bump.
This was an almost complete rebuild of the suspension. The technician was very happy that I supplied him with all the correct pieces instead of just doing a hack job of one piece at a time, and he was able to get a precise alignment done. The technician said that the Eibach springs do not settle but all the new rubber fittings will settle and adjust, so I get a free re-alignment in 30 days.
The first image below is before and the second is the after.
1. Eibach Pro System Plus purchased from Tire Rack (Pro Kit Springs, Eibach Struts, Eibach F & R Sway Bar, new bump stops). If you only buy springs you don't get new bump stops, so you either need to trim your OEM bump stops or buy new ones.
2. Moog front sway bar end links (much heavier and beefier than stock links and they come with grease fittings on the bushings). I used the old existing rear links.
3. New F&R OEM top rubber strut mounts. These rubber mounts are what squeak a lot so it pays to install new ones if you install new struts.
4. Rear Ingalls Camber Kit.
5. Ingalls upper control arm with supplied ball joints (-1 to -4 adjustment). These are very low-profile and give a lot more clearance that stock control arms do, which is why installing adjustable ball joints on stock control arms isn't the best option as the top of the control arm will bang.
6. I have stock tires (Yokohama 50-Series) and stock rims.
The drop now is only moderate but the ride is 100 times better than stock. I had a '94 Accord with Ground Control Coil Over sleeves using Tokico struts and Suspension Techniques sways, and while the Accord was way lower and handled a bit better the trade-off was that I scraped on every driveway and speed bump. The CL gives a nicely lowered and very tight and solid drive that isn't as jarring as the Accord was, so I'm happy. When I'm driving I definitely notice that I am lower.
The Ingals control arms were a fantastic buy. They came very close to hitting the inside front wheel well arch, but after correct camber was set I have plenty of clearance and there is no hitting. The overall ride is excellent now and the CL feels like it has a brand new suspension. Very quite, very tight, very controlled and the car does not scrape when I go up my driveway like the Accord did. Now with the CL I can drive without fear that I will hit every rock and scrape on every bump.
This was an almost complete rebuild of the suspension. The technician was very happy that I supplied him with all the correct pieces instead of just doing a hack job of one piece at a time, and he was able to get a precise alignment done. The technician said that the Eibach springs do not settle but all the new rubber fittings will settle and adjust, so I get a free re-alignment in 30 days.
The first image below is before and the second is the after.