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After reading the posts about loose trunk lid letters I checked my roadster and found one that was very loose, l finished removing it, cleaned everything up and reassembled with 3m double sided trim tape, and bada-bing! bada-boom ! All is well.😃
My 2004 Coupe never felt as tight as my 2005 Roadster - I'm the original owner of the Roadster and it's been running on a set of Eibach Pro-Kit springs and stock shocks for a few years now, but it only has 27,000 miles on it. Ride is firm but very controlled.
The Coupe I bought used last year with 75,000 on the clock and going over certain isolated bumps it always felt like the back end wanted to step out ever so slightly. It just felt sloppy compared to the Roadster, which is just odd.
Installed a set of Eibach Pro-Kit springs and new KYB monotube shocks on the Coupe and the slop is gone. Ride is firm, but waaaay better controlled than before. There is a specific bump on the drive to work that always felt really harsh when I'd hit it, and it's impossible to avoid - it's under the transponder bridge on the toll road and it crosses all lanes of traffic. I'm usually flowing with traffic when I encounter it, doing about 75mph. This morning all the car did was make a thump noise as the tires contacted the spot. No little jump or skitter, nothing unsettling in the least.
My 2004 Coupe never felt as tight as my 2005 Roadster - I'm the original owner of the Roadster and it's been running on a set of Eibach Pro-Kit springs and stock shocks for a few years now, but it only has 27,000 miles on it. Ride is firm but very controlled.
The Coupe I bought used last year with 75,000 on the clock and going over certain isolated bumps it always felt like the back end wanted to step out ever so slightly. It just felt sloppy compared to the Roadster, which is just odd.
Installed a set of Eibach Pro-Kit springs and new KYB monotube shocks on the Coupe and the slop is gone. Ride is firm, but waaaay better controlled than before. There is a specific bump on the drive to work that always felt really harsh when I'd hit it, and it's impossible to avoid - it's under the transponder bridge on the toll road and it crosses all lanes of traffic. I'm usually flowing with traffic when I encounter it, doing about 75mph. This morning all the car did was make a thump noise as the tires contacted the spot. No little jump or skitter, nothing unsettling in the least.
Huge improvement!!
Thinking of getting a set of springs for my roadster. Is there anything I should be concerned about? Do I just get the springs and have them fitted and that's it?
I know there are threads on this but first hand info is invaluable.
Thinking of getting a set of springs for my roadster. Is there anything I should be concerned about? Do I just get the springs and have them fitted and that's it?
I know there are threads on this but first hand info is invaluable.
Thanks
Eibach makes two different kits for most cars - Pro Kit and Sport Kit. The Sport Kit lowers the car more than the Pro Kit and, unless you really want to slam your ride really low, I'd stick with the Pro Kit. I have them on both of my Crossfires as well as my PT Cruiser Turbo and my wife's Chevy Cobalt. On none of those cars did I ever do an alignment and the tires on all cars have always worn evenly. On my Crossfire Roadster I'm still running stock shocks, same on my wife's car. We also installed a rear sway bar on her Cobalt and paired with the lowering springs it's actually amazing how flat and neutral that car corners. And it's a lot more stable, too. Back to the Crossfire though - do it, you won't regret it. The ride is not overly harsh but it is firm. Ride height isn't so low that you scrape the top of an ant in the road, but you will need to be cautious on some driveway entries and when parking. But really, these cars are so short lengthwise that there is never a reason to pull all the way up to a parking curb, so damaging the front end of a Crossfire should never happen.
Get the Pro Kit, have them installed, and just enjoy the ride!!
Eibach makes two different kits for most cars - Pro Kit and Sport Kit. The Sport Kit lowers the car more than the Pro Kit and, unless you really want to slam your ride really low, I'd stick with the Pro Kit. I have them on both of my Crossfires as well as my PT Cruiser Turbo and my wife's Chevy Cobalt. On none of those cars did I ever do an alignment and the tires on all cars have always worn evenly. On my Crossfire Roadster I'm still running stock shocks, same on my wife's car. We also installed a rear sway bar on her Cobalt and paired with the lowering springs it's actually amazing how flat and neutral that car corners. And it's a lot more stable, too. Back to the Crossfire though - do it, you won't regret it. The ride is not overly harsh but it is firm. Ride height isn't so low that you scrape the top of an ant in the road, but you will need to be cautious on some driveway entries and when parking. But really, these cars are so short lengthwise that there is never a reason to pull all the way up to a parking curb, so damaging the front end of a Crossfire should never happen.
Get the Pro Kit, have them installed, and just enjoy the ride!!
Thanks, that's all the extra encouragement I needed.
Took mine to a show in Aurora Indiana today. 200 plus cars, that's usually to much competition for my much less than perfect little roadster. Came home empty handed but, I still heard a lot of positive comments about my car and the Crossfire in general. They only had Top 10 for vehicles from 2000-2016 with probably 25 or 30 vehicles in that group. Honestly with cars there today my Crossfire was not a top 10 car, still a couple of the cars they did pick left me scratching my head.
I have heard that America's love affair with the car is dying but, my personal experience tells me that is not the case. Between shows, cruise ins and cars and cpffee the numbers seem to keep growing, at least around here. At the same time the quality of the cars continue to get better and better every year.
Took mine to a show in Aurora Indiana today. 200 plus cars, that's usually to much competition for my much less than perfect little roadster. Came home empty handed but, I still heard a lot of positive comments about my car and the Crossfire in general. They only had Top 10 for vehicles from 2000-2016 with probably 25 or 30 vehicles in that group. Honestly with cars there today my Crossfire was not a top 10 car, still a couple of the cars they did pick left me scratching my head.
I have heard that America's love affair with the car is dying but, my personal experience tells me that is not the case. Between shows, cruise ins and cars and cpffee the numbers seem to keep growing, at least around here. At the same time the quality of the cars continue to get better and better every year.
Nice car! A suggestion, next time you show, open the hood to vertical. I find people are more likely to gather when I did (vs not opening it fully). I have not see many cars at shows that 'go vertical', that were of OEM lineage.
I have done the vertical hood, more so at cruise in and cars and coffee events than shows. I usually have it like in the pic until the judges have been by. The vertical hood gives them way to much light and access to engine compartment.
I pulled the factory subwoofers and trimmed the baskets to fit a set of the Pyle PLPW6D subwoofers. Ready to drop them back in and button up the interior pieces.
I decided to take a week off from shows and check in on two of the three area cars and coffee events around town. The turn out at both was kinda low, not sure why because the weather was great. Here's a pic from the second one, I decided to break up the Beemer party with a little style.
I decided to take a week off from shows and check in on two of the three area cars and coffee events around town. The turn out at both was kinda low, not sure why because the weather was great. Here's a pic from the second one, I decided to break up the Beemer party with a little style.
He who opens hood wider, opens hood higher. Great photo!
My 2004 Coupe never felt as tight as my 2005 Roadster - I'm the original owner of the Roadster and it's been running on a set of Eibach Pro-Kit springs and stock shocks for a few years now, but it only has 27,000 miles on it. Ride is firm but very controlled.
The Coupe I bought used last year with 75,000 on the clock and going over certain isolated bumps it always felt like the back end wanted to step out ever so slightly. It just felt sloppy compared to the Roadster, which is just odd.
Installed a set of Eibach Pro-Kit springs and new KYB monotube shocks on the Coupe and the slop is gone. Ride is firm, but waaaay better controlled than before. There is a specific bump on the drive to work that always felt really harsh when I'd hit it, and it's impossible to avoid - it's under the transponder bridge on the toll road and it crosses all lanes of traffic. I'm usually flowing with traffic when I encounter it, doing about 75mph. This morning all the car did was make a thump noise as the tires contacted the spot. No little jump or skitter, nothing unsettling in the least.
Huge improvement!!
So what I'm wondering is did you have to trim the rear bump stops 20 mm when you installed the Pro-Kit? I found on Tire Rack's website that this is recommended with this kit on the Crossfire.
Curious?
Last edited by dedwards0323; Jul 17, 2016 at 12:27 PM.
Re: What did you do to your Crossfire today?
Nice car! A suggestion, next time you show, open the hood to vertical. I find people are more likely to gather when I did (vs not opening it fully). I have not see many cars at shows that 'go vertical', that were of OEM lineage. 
