Eibach spacers fitted

[Fudger]

Guys, thought you may be interested!

I was having a chat with a service technician at Tony Purslows in Guildford regarding road holding and cornering of an SL after I had had the Eibach springs fitted. His experience was that the springs were a good first step but the rear track width also made a big difference in improving cornering so I thought for £85 I would give the +50mm Eibach spacers a go.

Well, the result is that the car turns in much quicker now and seems to corner much flatter than it did previously. So together with the springs, the cornering is much improved over stock and also makes the car look a bit better IMHO

We discussed shocks at length but we concluded that for our 'quality' UK roads it was best to stick with the stock shocks especially as the new springs do stiffen things up a fraction.

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[GrahamC230K]

Good result.

Just need your 10J rear wheels to get the stance right in that last pic.

 

[Fudger]

I would like to get 2 x 10J wheels of the same sort but not sure they did them in that style.

I am a bit of a lazy sod when it comes to cleaning the car and the wheels that are on are so easy to clean I don't want to change the style

 

[jeremytaylor]

Good mod.

I fitted spacers to my Boxster S. They had a marked (good) affect on the steering and handling. As with your SL they are also a good way to fill the arches out nicely without going to the expense of wider wheels/tyres (which might make the steering heavier, suspension worse, etc.).

 

[C240Sport97]

looks great

when I was checking out 129 SLs, the ones with 18" wheels handled a lot better, with only a slightly compromised ride

 

[nickg]

looks great - as does the car overall. lovely in black....