Eibach Pro-kit / Leaking Shock :(

[CRzMarkus]

So I've been riding around for about 7,000 miles now with my Eibach ProKit Springs on the factory honda shocks/struts. I put my car up on the lift today to do an oil change and noticed my right rear shock is soaked in oil. I never thought 1" was enough to blow a shock out but i guess it finally happened. So the search is on for a decent set of shocks/struts for this car. I'm working on a budget and would rather stay away from any type of coilover setup. Im happy with the stance of the 1" ProKit drop. My car is daily driven on the forever-****ty Long Island roads. I checked with KYB, Bilstein, and Koni, seems like all 3 havent developed anything for the CRZ as of yet. My plan is to run this as long as i can until one of these companies drops something worth holding up for the CRZ. Any thoughts??

[JCRZ]

Only spoon and Showa for now.

[Scotty001]

^ Made me go out and look.. I'm still good..

But thanks for posting this.. Good info.. especially for those who have to drive on fracked up roads..

Who was it - ah - Whocares - who was - (too many who's) forcasting these issues - but agree - not sure I would go with coilovers - come with their own set of issues on fracked up roads.

Maybe just replace the right rear with a new factory shock and keep an eye out..

Yea - I don't see anything other than what JCRZ mentioned..

[CRzMarkus]

Scotty, if i do that i have a feeling it would only happen again. I guess ill play the wIting game for now. Eibach has a full coilover kit on the way out but im not sure i want to drop that much money on suspension. I really wish Koni made something.

[northbridge]

Bilstein makes a set but they are 2k+ and then you have to ship them from Japan.

I also wish Koni made a set..

[KamiSpeed]

Originally Posted by JCRZ

Only spoon and Showa for now.

and J's racing, but its all showa shocks haha

[mechanix59]

Mine just went out, too. Same shock, right rear, Swift springs. It happened on Friday. I went over a speed bump and all I heard was a loud pop. I didn't know what it was. I first thought i bottomed out on the way down, checked this morning after I heard some unusual noise, and noticed oil on the shocks. I also checked the brake line just in case. it was fine. Sucks. I'll wait until it starts to rain to replace or until something comes up.

[mechanix59]

Just called the dealership, it cost $96 for a replacement. I think I'll wait.

[northbridge]

Lots of suspension issues on the forums lately.

[Scotty001]

Yep - about that time to start seeing results.. Will be interesting to see how those members who were first have issues - or don't - I'm still good on the Eibachs as a DD - but roads are good and am relatively low mileage.. Just hit 10K..