Bilstein 5100s and Eibach2.5” Springs

Okay full disclosure, I’m a dumbass who in the heat of battle, assembled my 5100s incorrectly. The lower perch is upside down (lol) with the stock springs and it’s making my front suspension seem maxed out. CV angles are all out of wack and one inner boot ripped already. I have a set of Eibach 2.5” springs waiting in the wings. Note I am running an AAL in the rear.

Will the Eibachs even fit the 5100s and will they keep a rake with my current set up? Or should I keep the stock springs and and reassemble correctly on maybe the 2nd clip setting?

FRONT:
Bilstein 5100
Stock spring on lowest setting but INCORRECT upside perch
JBA uppers 1-3” lift

REAR:
Bilstein 5100
AAL

Feel free to name call I deserve it for being a dumbass. But when the garage owner is gettin on to get yer shitbox out of the garage ya fall under pressure.

 

What, exactly, do you mean by "Eibach 2.5" springs"? Do you have a model number or something? Eibach does make springs that can be used on 5100s. But they also make coils that fit 2.5 shocks which won't fit on 5100s. So it kinda depends which ones you got.

Also, what lift height are you wanting to achieve? You can get close to 2" with the stock coils on 5100s, maybe a bit less if you have a DCLB. I don't imagine you are getting much more than 1-1.5" of lift in the rear with that AAL. So probably no point in using different coils since you will want to stay under 2" to keep some rake. You're likely best to just reassemble them correctly and follow the clip setting instructions for the amount of lift you want.

 

Yea sorry. I have Eibach PN: E30-82-007-03-20. Figured I should just use the stock springs on setting 2 once I reassemble these.

 

Yeah it looks like those are specifically for their coilover shocks, so not a universal coil that will fit on the 5100s.

 

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