How To Improve Handling In Your Passenger Car

If you’ve ever watched automotive racing and felt the urge to get behind the wheel of a car built for high speed, you might be shocked to learn that the biggest difference between your everyday passenger car and a performance car of the same make carving up the race track is not mainly horsepower. Sure, engines get modified for faster acceleration and top speed but the biggest difference is the suspension system.

A car that handles better will always be faster than a car that has stock suspension. Do you have to race to have a car with the best suspension? Of course not. In fact you can get Eibach components for your passenger car that will not only make your car corner and handle better, but the added precision it brings will make you safer on the road.

Springs Make The Ride

A spring is not just a spring. They aren’t just coiled up steel that bounces down the road, although some stock springs might feel that way. When you look at precision springs, like the Eibach PRO-KIT spring set, you get springs made from very select steel that is forged in a particular way, and wound in a precise fashion for a specific spring rate. Spring rate is the measure of how a spring compresses and rebounds. Stock springs are designed in the most general way possible for a comfortable ride for a wide range of drivers and passengers. There are also fuel economy standards that come into play, too.

Eibach PRO-KIT springs are designed to do several things to boost overall performance. They lower the center of gravity of your vehicle and reduce uplift from wind as you drive. The spring rates are set to keep the tires in contact with the road more than a softer system. Another design feature is that the springs help reduce G-forces as you corner. As you enter a corner, a vehicle’s mass will push to the outside of the turn, raising the inside wheels and reducing traction. The faster you go, the more the G-force and gravity increases with mass and speed. The PRO-KIT helps reduce this effect with springs that have rates designed to counteract gravity pull as you corner to help keep the inside wheels planted in a turn.

With some performance sedans, like the popular Subaru WRX or Toyota GR Corolla, you get a car that comes from the factory with enhanced suspension and increased engine performance. However, adding the right parts from Eibach takes these vehicles to a new level. Adding the Eibach PRO-KIT spring system to the suspension has a dramatic impact in handling and acceleration. The kits work with the stock shocks and struts and help keep these cars planted to the road and corners. It also helps keep the tire in contact with the pavement, which makes for better acceleration and a more enjoyable experience behind the wheel. When you add the PRO-KIT in addition to other Eibach components, that's when things get really fun.

Stability Is Key