Ive recently put my new wheels on my X type, I bought Eibach lowerings springs but i think it might be too low and rub. I just wanted another opinion on what I should do .

 

I doubt it will rub with Eibach springs - they engineer them to not go as low in order to avoid rubbing. Your wheels look pretty high offset and you probably have 225/40/18s on there, which is a factory size. You're fine.

I've lowered mine a little on 18s, too. I don't rub with 9.5" wide wheels.


Edit: note: your car will sit quite a bit higher on Eibachs.

 

it wont rub at all
very comertable ride

 

Don't mean to highjack the thread, but how much will the Eibach springs lower a sport model? I am not for sure if the sport has a lower stance then the others.

 

southernjag, the sport models come straight from the factory with a 1.4" drop. So, by adding the Eibach springs, it is going to keep the sports at their same height.

 

lower

 

When I put Eibachs on my sport, I still got about an inch drop front and rear. Rear was on top of 225/40/18 and front had about 3/4" tire-to-fender gap.

 

that is a nice drop, i cant wait to lower it this weekend

 

so by putting on the eibach springs my car will get higher, not lower im confused

 

goin to bed early so i can wake up and lower this jag

 

i spent the better part of 2 hours on the front springs after i was done, the difference wasnt even noticable.... are there any springs out there that give a lower drop... i didnt even bother do the rears i was so disappointed

 

Did you let everything settle? Take it for a ride around the block, then see if there is a difference.

 

This is were my H&R springs ended up


These are 20" wheels with the same overall diameter as OEM 18s. You can see the rear fender is on top of the tire and there is about a 1/2" gap in front. So it should lower you about 1.5" based on your photo above.

 

I took this picture last night, I doubt it settles anymore than this. I didnt even bother doing the rears because i didnt want my back lower than the front. Im just gonna go KW before the summer is out

 

I think it looks fine that way. EXEXPAT so does yours, they both looks good, if you don't feel any rubs going over speed bumps or railroad tracks, then there is nothing at all to worry about.

 

ive been looking at lowering kits it shouldnt lower the back more than the front. but i didnt know the sport came lower than other models as thermo mentioned. try arden or mina gallery

 

Anybody selling you a lowering kit or "lowered springs" should be able to tell you exactly what the new ride height will be.

The correct way to measure is from the center of the wheel hub to the bottom of the wheel arch. Measure your stock height, and then you can determine what you want the new ride height to be, or how much lower it will go.

If whoever is selling the springs can't tell you what the ride height is using that method, they don't deserve your money.

BTW the measurement for the rear axle will be "less" that the fronts, because of the radius of the wheel arch, that's normal.

 

i NEED to go lower