[morando6784]

I bought some bigger tires a few months back and they were rubbing on me so I stop today and pick up some spring spacers just to bump it a little. The spacer is a little bigger than the gap on my spring so stick my fingers in there to see if I could spread them apart a bit, I pull my hand back a this is what happened

 

[firelink74]

sux bro

 

[Blue5ive]

Wow, never seen that happen. Spring looks bad to begin with imo. Which eibach do you have cuz they don't look like my eibach prokit springs.

 

[morando6784]

Sportlines are black ones? Do sudans and hatches have same springs


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[Buickboy]

my sportlines are red. its possible they were black a while ago?

 

[blackraven456]

Hey look at it this way, better now then when you're going down the freeway at 75 mph.

 

[Geezer]

Look at the rust on the end of the spring. It was broke before you put your hand in there. Spring spacers are not the best idea either. They'll easily cause a spring to fatigue at the spacer and cause it to break just above or below the spacer location. Eibach Pros come in black.

 

[Dark 007]

Dayum... that freaking sucks! I could imagined what would of happend if went with the ebay lowering springs. [:0]

 

[DEMENTED SVTF]

Sportlines are red. Any part numbers on them? Eibach always have numbers on them

 

[morando6784]

Ya there's numbers and it say Eibach right on them. It wasnt broke before my hand went in. I pull my hand out thank god and watched snap and kick side ways


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[Slo86GT]

I blame improper install.

Eibach's are coated in plastic. That rust has been there quite some time and weakened the spring. The only way that would happen is improper install or defective product, and I'd lean toward a pry-bar incident before I blamed a house-hold name product like Eibach.

 

[1sloho]

that sux man. let eibach know and im sure they'll take care of u. i know they carry that million mile warrenty so, could be something to look into. and like stated, sportlines came in red. those are pro-kit springs.

 

[morando6784]

The kit was on my car when I bought it 3 years ago. Pretty sure the guy before payed someone to install. I've never touched them. Why would u stick a pry bar in there any ways? I like Eibach stuff I was just surprised this happened


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[QR25DE_SpecV]

I've seen this happen with northern cars a few times, it's got nothing to do with Eibach.

Also those are not Sportline springs, it's the Eibach Pro-Kit.

 

[benkap]

Yeah, the coating that rubbed off and exposed the springs lead to rust, which lead to breaking. That isn't exactly a manufacturing defect.

Still, follow up with Eibach and see if you can file a warranty claim.

 

[EnJoIthaReX]

Sucks though, any news He-man?

How many miles were on them anyway?

 

[Dgc333]

Ya there's numbers and it say Eibach right on them. It wasnt broke before my hand went in. I pull my hand out thank god and watched snap and kick side ways


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If you could see rust right after it broke then the fracture was already there. Could be that pulling your hand out dislodged the ends enough for them jump.

Any kind of inclusion in the spring will cause a stress riser that will eventually cause a fracture.

 

[Blackcatn2o]

o don't worry, alot of Eibach spring owners have this problem. this is the reason why i never bought a set of eibach.