Would eibach pro kit blow my shocks?

[nickvrett]

Was just wondering if even a drop this mild (approx 1.3) would ruin my shocks. anyone have any experiences they would like to share? im looking for a cheap way to slightly lower my new jetta without having to change shocks. not looking to completely eliminate wheel gap, just a subtle oem looking drop so I dont think coil overs are worth it, i was thinking of either these or hnr sport springs.
any advice would be appreciated.
thanks
Nick

 

[phil]

Youll be fine with Eibach Pro Kits. Anything more than the typical 1" or so then you might blow them.

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[nickvrett]

thanks

 

[philwest21]

And it will take a while for them to go (depending on current condition)

 

[tbar3894]

I was on h&r supersports with stock shocks/struts which go lower for 15-20k with no problems. When i took them off to replace with coils they were all still fine.

 

[bhmkv]

Poss DG springs?

 

[VMRWheels]

It's always recommended of course, but I wouldn't expect them to blow quickly. You could get a good amount of mileage out of your stock ones with those springs.

 

[4Motioner]

Had a Prokit on my old A4 B6 with the stock struts for about 40 000km before the shocks started to go bad. A Prokit won't destroy your shocks, but you need to remember that the life time of the shocks depends on so many things. You could hit a pot hole one day and a shock could be blown.

I just replaced my original shocks and sportline (-20mm) factory springs at 156 000km and 2 shocks were bad. One had leaked out most of the oil and was unusable and one had a smaller leak. The 2 others were fine. I replaced them with Bilstein shocks and an Eibach Prokit.