Lowering my VB WRX with Eibach PRO-KIT + SuperPro WRX - RCA - JDM RHD 2022 WRX
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Time to lower my 2022 WRX with the @EibachUSA Eibach PRO-KIT. This will lower the VB WRX about 1 inch front and back making the car look infinitely better without worrying about being to low its that the car will scrape over everything. Step by step instructions how to install the Eibach lowering springs and SuperPro WRX rear lower adjustable control arms. 2023 2024 Subaru WRX.
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Julia is SO cute ... I have an 8 year old girl myself and we enjoy our rides together in our WRX as well. Love your content and Amelia loves to see your daughter wrenching too.
Thats pretty cool to hear. My daughter Julia is also 8 right now and she still enjoys the WRX when the boost kicks in. Thanks for watching.
This is probably my favorite VB channel. I like how you keep it real and the edits are great! I really like the look of the drop. I might have to get these same springs, especially if it improves the ride quality!
Best VB videos on TH-cam. Can’t even begin to tell you how helpful you’ve been in my build journey. & as a soon to be new father, I love the family content.
That's so awesome to hear your enjoying my VB videos. Congrats on becoming a father. Being a Dad is the biggest blessing and responsibly. There is nothing I wouldn't do to protect and take care of my family. I love having my girls in my videos occasionally. Have fun with your VB WRX mods and see you on the next one. th-cam.com/video/9QC9EnE-Scw/w-d-xo.html
Nice having a helper in the house!
You got that right! My little Julia is a life safer. She works the camera, steers the cars, holds the brake when needed and even operates my camera for me.
Thanks for the video! These installs are cool to watch, but are priceless when you are actually installing the parts! (Talking from experience, thank you for the awesome speaker replacement series!)
Thanks so much. Makes me feel good that you find these videos helpful. See you on the next one.
I’ve found myself on your channel many times in the last few days looking at VB content. New subscriber!!!!
Awesome! Thank you!
If you drop the rear seats and open the rear door you can reach the nut on the inside without help FYI.
Nice video man really like how you show different products than the trendy TH-cam ones. Much love all the way from CA 💪🏼
Appreciate you watching and giving my channel some love all the way from California. See you on the next video, lots more VB WRX vids to come. 👍
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Love the video! I just put Silver's coilovers on my '23 and got everything aligned today. I considered Eibach springs but wanted to avoid the headache of rebuilding everything and dealing with spring compressors so I'm glad I passed on them after watching this lol. Nice alternatives you found on how to get everything straight though. Ride looks good!
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I have owned many sets of full coilovers from Tein to Ohlins! I can tell you that the Eibach will not leave you feeling disappointed. They feel far better over the stock suspension and that ride height makes the car look epic!
Great Review, Great ride height. I gave up on lowering springs because I thought the ride was going to be too stiff. Thanks for changing my mind. I like the lifestyle section. So great that you can share this with your daughter. #family
No problem 👍Thanks for the channel support with the #family! See you on the next one.🔧
I let 425 motorsports use my 22 wrx to fabricate a bracket for seats. When i lived in Everett. Great guys there..
That's awesome, I would love to get myself some Recarro Sportster GT seats someday from 425 Motorsports. The car definitely needs these to get to that next level.
Dang nice man! Was looking at Coilovers lately for the next upgrade but I think I will take this route as it fits my budget a bit better. Also the only thing I am questioning myself on is the part about trimming the Bumpstop. I've never worked with suspension before so I'm confused. Thanks for another great install video! #Family
Trimming the bump stop is very easy. My battery died and I missed the footage. Just make sure not to damage the shock assembly when cutting. Thanks for watching!
Hey Josh, good job doing all that suspension work which is dirty and even a little scary sometimes.
Those 2 shops in Everett, I'm kind of amazed because I lived in Everett for several years and I don't think there was anything like that there at the time. There was a good alignment shop in Bellevue at one time that did good chassis and suspension work on my Talon. They put H&R springs and KYB struts on it for me, and lots of other stuff. But that shop has gone downhill since then I think.
Thanks for showing that clip at 22:57 because I didn't know 425 was doing stuff like that either. But Speedware had an awesome shop that did high-end fabrication work on people's race cars. The guy that runs 425 was the shop lead man at the old Speedware that was in Bellevue. It looks to me like he is turning 425 into a reincarnation of Speedware, which I'm glad to see. He is the guy who told me way back in about 2005 that my Talon would be able to pass Washington emissions without a cat. I wasn't even a customer of theirs, I just called them on the phone with some questions.
Really enjoyed the Kirkland lakeshore scenes! #family
Glad you enjoyed the video content. Thanks for watching
Great video. Subbed. I love the detail. PS: I miss when my kids were that cute!
Yeah, they sure grow up fast. My oldest 2 are 17 and 19 already. Thanks for watching and subscribing to my channel.
You’re doing everything I want to do to mine!
Thats nice to hear, sounds like we have simular tastes. Hope my videos help you when you start installing parts. Thanks for watching Chuck!👍
#family. Looks like a nice functional ride height.
Thanks for the support #family I appreciate you Joseph. Yes sir I love the ride height and car feels and drives much better especially at speed on the highway, no more bounciness.
Looks cool. Thank you for the video!
You bet Eugene, glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!
Looks great, but where i live we get substantial snowfall, and it sits too low. Don't wanna be a plow.. lol 😅
I totally understand that. Even with my car just 1 inch lower, my exhaust sometimes scrapes over speed bumps and I have trouble not scraping the front end over sidewalk curb getting onto my driveway.
Really good review and install. Thank you.
I have those on my VB. Looks amazing. Corners like it's on rails. Not overly bouncy. Unless you hit a bump or a pot hole at higher speeds. It hurts!
They will settle quite a bit. Ride height is actually perfect. Not too low to cause scraping, but low enough to look more aggressive.
I've had mine for about 4 months. After all said and done. Good if in a pinch. But I'm definitely going to be upgrading to full coilovers for comfort. Either the Revel Touring or Cygnus Comfort. So just a little regert.
IDK if H&R would be better. My guess is it's not. Though both are German companies, Eibach are made in the USA!
Thanks for all of your feedback in the comments. Glad to hear after 4 months your conclusion is about the same as mine. The Pro Kit definitely enhances the look of the VB. Now I need to get the Brembo brakes on and fix the plastic cladding. More to come, stay tuned!
@@JDMRightHandDrive I actually like the cladding. But I do neeeeeeeed better breaks.
Have you noticed any unevenness in you car since you installed the springs? I just put mine on a week ago and the passenger side is a few mm higher. Maybe it’ll correct itself once the springs settle a little more?…
@@saysizzlehopefully In theory, they definitely will all settle. Are you sure the spring was aligned properly on the shock?
@@mattsiegel1446 I had a shop install them for me so I’m assuming they aligned everything correctly. I didn’t notice the unevenness until I put on aftermarket wheels/tires….
Love the install vids❤ I have Fortune Auto’s on my VB and wow… we’re they worth those pretty penny’s but hey, I’m not sure you can beat free. 😂
Thanks Edward, glad to hear you enjoy the WRX install vids. I was looking the the Fortune set up, but I wanted to get the 2019 STI Brembos 1st. Thanks for watching, lots more to come. 🔧
amazing video, did exactly what i did with mine. i did notice though, on your rear shocks i think you installed the springs upside down.
I will have to take a look at that. My car feels and handles awesome still today.
Rad and nice video!
Glad to hear you guys enjoyed the video. Thanks for working with my channel on this one. My car feels solid on the street and looks infinitely better. 👍
Want to see the performance on the turns. I'm finding the stock dips significantly when breaking before a turn. Unstable for sure.
helps shift to weight to the front brakes
hey man, just did those on my 2019 and only droped 1/2 inch, am a bit dissapointed. Also my mechanic wich is a friend? charged me 620$ cash to do it. How long did it take you to do the mod? Im curious to know how much of a friend he really is. Thanks!
I did the install in about 4 hours. My springs took a little to settle to get the full 1 inch drop in ride height. I personally think this ride height is perfect and still find it challenging to scrapping over speed bums and step curbs or hills. I definitely would not want my car any lower than this. I would like some sway bars though.
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Thanks for your channel support, I appreciate that #family
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#family, that is awesome James, its nice to have your support. My family is my biggest sense of self identity and being able to share some family stuff on my channel with you guys is the best.
You didn't put back the little black rubber seal cover in the trunk after screwed the shock absorber.
Your right I totally forgot to put that in. Thanks for letting me know I just put it back on today.👍
I’m going to the track on the 18. I will share some testing data.
Hey! 23 wrx owner here! What’s the difference between the pro-kit & sport line? Awesome video btw! Very informative!
Sportline is about 1/2 inch lower which would make it more challenging with daily driving. Slightly stiffer as well, good question. Thanks for watching!
Can I ask what your wheel and time specs are / were at the time of installing these lowering springs? I like the look of the fitment overall, thank you 🙏
My wheels are Volk CE28 18x9+35 with a 265 35 18 tire size.
@@JDMRightHandDrive Awesome thank you ! Some websites say there are fitment issues with anything bigger than a 245/35r18. I think fitment industries says “trimming required” for 255s. Did you have any fitment issues at all? I definitely want to go wider like you did.
@@JimzOnDroid Had to slightly trim the rear plastic fender trim. Very easy 10 minute job. But everything fits perfectly and the 265 tire size offers lots of grip.
Hmmmmm I changed my order from a 2022 wrx to Elantra N.. still grappling with myself about this decision.. both cars so good
I considered the Elantra N myself as well. I found the interior to be a little tight in the Hyundai and I need that AWD her in the Pacific Northwest. You interior in the Elantra N is so much nicer than the WRX, especially those N seats are awesome. Your right, both cars are awesome. Thanks for watching.
Would definetly love to know your opinion on these they are exactly the ones I'm thinking of getting down the road specially since I'm not interested in adjusting height so coil overs for me arent necessary.
3 weeks in and far better than stock with all that excess bounce. Seem to make the car corner better around sharp corners IMO, but I am running wider 265 tires now too. More to come, track content testing in a few weeks
@@JDMRightHandDrive will be keeping an eye out love the content u can definitely feel how stiff the OEM suspension is at times so looking for something that can smooth it out a bit.
Silly question, but would it be safe to drive without cutting the bumpstops?
I didn't remove my bump stops. I left them in and my car rides perfectly.
Good video , but have to be honest I followed everything on this and the control arms are no good , 2 local shops told me get rid of them the design is no good and should spent little more on better ones caused me a lot of heart ache and has anyone get noise from the spring when hitting Decent bumps
I have not had any issues with these control arms and I have been running them for over 6 months, my alignment is perfect and tires are wearing evenly. I dont get suspension noise over bumps with my car. The only noise I hear is tight turns into a parking spot at slow speeds, the front springs make a little noise.
IMPORTANT QUESTION! I ordered lowering springs for my wrx 23 without the rear adjustable control bars, bad idea to install without?
You will have inner toe wear on your tires and have to replace them sooner without LCR's.
Do you only need rear control arm? What about front?
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Great content
I'm hooked now!
Did you track it with the Eibachs? Curious how it performed.
Glad to hear your enjoying my WRX videos. I did not get a chance to track my car yet, driving on the streets through some twisty road, the Eibach springs are perfect. I dont think I will ever spend the money later to buy coilovers. I will be tracking my VB WRX this spring and making a track videos. Thanks for watching.
@@JDMRightHandDrive thanks for responding.
Looking forward to the track vids! Hoping to get the Eibach, but want to know if I can do springs first for track rather than spend a fortune on coils.
Did u cut the bumpstops??
I just installed mine recently and it’s making a weird noise when I turn left and right is there any advice you can give me to make that noise disappear?
My front suspension does this occasionally as well. I brought this up to Eibach and am not sure if they have done anything to address this.
@@JDMRightHandDrive are they having trouble to do your front wheel alignment??
Great content. I love watching your VB build. I just bought the sportline springs and lower control arms. I’m gonna install myself since most shops around me are quoting $6-700 for install. Could you list the torque specs by chance?
I just looked up the torque specs for a VA WRX rear lower control arms torque specs. The VB arms are the same, so I used the same specs. So awesome your going to get the install work done yourself. Have fun with it, I am loving my suspension, car looks and drives so much better.
@@JDMRightHandDrive I’m kind of nervous since I’ve never installed lowering springs but it doesn’t look to difficult. I got the Eibach Sportline springs and with the 1.5” drop with my 255/40 I’m worried it’s gonna rub but hopefully not….
@@saysizzle kinda late but did it rub at all? I have the same tire spec but was curious how far I can lower without it rubbing
@@amarrupnawar Hi surprisingly they fit pretty well with the 1.5” drop but the rear did rubbed a little when I hit bumps at higher speeds. After I shaved a little off of the rear fenders it was fine.
I’ve been eyeing these springs for my 23. I’m just curious how the ride is compared to the stock springs.
The ride is a nice improvement over stock springs, gets rid of the bounciness on the freeway. Does better at soaking up bumps at speed. Still feels stiff like stock springs at low speeds in the city. Not to mention the have the ride height of the car lower makes the car looks so much better. I would definitely recommend these. You will love them. Thanks for watching.
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Thanks for the #family. Hard not to incorporate my family into the vids, that’s who I am as a man and a father! Thanks for the channel support.
Whats the specs of the wheels and tires you are running? Did you get any rubbing or scraping? Im thinking of running 18x9.5 et 38 with these springs but Im worried it will rub after watching your video.
My wheels are 18x9+35 and running some 265 35 18 tires. I had to trim my rear plastic factory over fenders. I dont have any scrapping issues. If the car was lower +38 would work better and maybe a 255 max tire width.
Would you recommend getting the adjustable toe arm for the rear? What about an adjustable front swaybar end link? I see many of the coilover kits come with one.
If I could redo it, I would install the toe arms at the same time. Nick was still able to get the alignment into spec with the stock toe arms though. He just said for this set up it would have made sense to get the toe arms for the best suspension geometry and that the oem ones left us somewhat limited. Good question and thanks for watching.
@JDMRightHandDrive which toe arms would you go with if you had installed them with this setup?
How much you charge?✊🏿
I personally dont do installs on the side, but you could reach out to Nicolay at B Line Auto, he could definitely get you taken care of.
@@JDMRightHandDrive will Do ASAP
That's a base wrx, does it have short throw shifter???
I installed the STI shifter in my car and later swapped the STI out for the Billetworkz set up. m.th-cam.com/video/JnL-CqMSoeI/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUTSmRtIHJoZCBiaWxsZXR3b3Jreg%3D%3D
Is that 1” drop? Or more?
Ride Height:
Front: 1" inch lower
Rear: 1.1" inch lower
I wouldn't want it any lower because my front bumper already scraps over things. Good question and thanks for watching.
@@JDMRightHandDrive thanks for the info once I have the car Im gonna copy yours 😂
Hey man, just installed these on mine as well as blox lca in the rear. I’ve noticed some clunking in the rear on speed bumps and the dip in my driveway, I righted everything while under load n not sure what’s causing it. Did you have any issues like this after install?
Mine does not make any clunking sounds. I see those BLOX arms have poly bushings, so I dont think they are making any extra noise. I am not sure what would be causing it. Good luck, I hope you get it sorted out.
Thanks for the reply, I contacted them and they said the washers need to go on the inside of the lca so I’ll see once I switch them around if it’s any better.
What mount are you using for the Cobb Accessport? @21:20
Its the one suppled in the box from Cobb. Just double sticks to the dash.
Just curious now about a month later any updates on ride quailty with factory struts and ebiach springs? simlair to stock ride? bumpier? stiffer? etc.
After a month and the springs have had time to break in and settle a bit, I think the suspension feels awesome. It feels more planted with high speed handling. It feels less bouncy on the freeway too. I would say that maybe it feels slightly stiffer at low speeds over bumps. But overall it is much better compared to the oem suspension. My plan was to buy HKS coil overs later on, but I am perfectly happy and will be keeping my Eibach springs on my car.
@@JDMRightHandDrive awesome I’ve had them in the past on other cars and tend to agree I like eibach springs, I was wondering if it was worth to buy some coil overs but to me I just don’t see the value in it I’ll never track or auto cross the car personally… so I guess springs for me it will be, I was trying to wait out for a company to make after market struts with some dampening capabilities but seems like that’s gunna be a while still…
Ride is definitely better, feels way more planted, perfect height for me anyway and definitely not as bouncy as stock.
any main differences after a month compared to stock? No issues? Looking at getting eibach as well but I've got the TS (GT equivalent in Aus) so coils is not an option for me. Stock height is just too atrocious
After a month and the springs have had time to break in and settle a bit, I think the suspension feels awesome. It feels more planted with high speed handling. It feels less bouncy on the freeway too. I would say that maybe it feels slightly stiffer at low speeds over bumps. But overall it is much better compared to the oem suspension. My plan was to buy HKS coil overs later on, but I am perfectly happy and will be keeping my Eibach springs on my car.
@@JDMRightHandDrive thanks for the reply! Going to get eibach on my one too! can't wait. Was thinking if i would get H&R over Eibach but most people in forums said Eibach is more OEM shock friendly and more comfy
Just installed mine over the weekend and now im noticing spring noise binding when turning slowly. Do you have the issue?
I am not experiencing this with my set up. Did you make sure the coil was set correctly against the spring perch on the bottom of the strut? I hope you get it sorted out. Thanks for watching.
@@JDMRightHandDrivewill give it a look after work today. Appreciate your help and what you do for the WRX VB community!
Is it comfortable enough?
Yes the suspension is more comfortable compared to stock. Car is smoother on the freeway for sure, no more bouncy feeling. Car also feels more planted at high speeds. I let my friend drive my car last week, he owns a stock 22 wrx. He was very impressed with the suspension as well.
yea hellllll no lol props to you man
Thanks for watching, your band is pretty awesome BTW!
Doesn't seem worth it
Springs are usually never worth it. Ride like shit.
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#family Thank you so much for the support. See you on the next one.
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Thank you for all of your support with my channel #family
Nice ingenuity! Mean stance on the VB.
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You got that right, definitely did not want to make a trip to the store and buy more tools. Thanks for the #family support. We will see you on the next video.
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Thanks for the support Ian #family. So glad to hear so many of you guys like some of the family stuff in the videos. See you on the next one.👍
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#family Thanks Chewy. It helps out so much you staying to the end of the video and leaving a comment. I appreciate you consistently staying to the end. See you on the next one brother.
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Thanks Bryan, family always comes first. That is why this video was delayed, lots of family projects around the house the last 10 days. I will share an update for what home improvements we have made.
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Thanks so much Byron. #family all all the support from everyone on the channel makes me an my daughter feel good.
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Thanks Steve, glad to see one of my Nissan Skyline friends watching some WRX videos. Thanks for hanging out with me and supporting the family!
@@JDMRightHandDrive of course man your content is always cool too me
Great Video. Do you experience some clunky noises while driving below 10 Miles per hour and turning steering wheel?
Yes, only at slow speeds turning into a parking spot and cranking the wheel all the way to lock out, I can hear the front springs make some noise. The rears dont make any noise at all on my car. I have provided this information to Eibach and they are supposed to be addressing this. Thanks for watching.
@@JDMRightHandDrive The Same Issue I have
By far my favorite cc on TH-cam. Keep it up! Your vid’s are awesome!!! #family
Thank you so much, that is awesome to hear! I spend lots of time trying to make the videos high quality. #family, we appreciate your support.
Thanks for making this video. So the front camber can be adjusted back to the factory spec? Any inner wear on the tires?
Good job with your car, some of your mods I certainly will do on my car as well. I just got one 23 base vb for myself and I really like it so far. are you going to add the fog light to yours? I was wondering how hard is to add those to it's front. It really feels something is missing when I look to the fake plastic ones.
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#family Thanks for all the support on the channel Josh!👍