i didn't measure, it's around 1.5 inch i think

 

I was able to put Arthur through some paces yesterday on his new set-up and I'm fairly impressed.
My time through Wolfpen Gap was lower than average and I didn't even push it. The tire squealing is almost completely gone; g-force feels greatly improved.
I said wow several times; even the wife commented that she "didn't feel like puking at all." Rock-&-roll is now reserved for the radio; the car stays flat.

On the nitpick side, the stock dampers can't handle big surface irregularities; a healthy dip or bump yields some air under a wheel and some pucker-factor if it's in a curve.

The long/graceful curves of US-129 were devoured with ease and I flat-out dusted a Mustang GT (previous gen, maybe a 2004) near Blood Mountain and Neal's Gap.
So, if you have fairly smooth roads, you might never want anything more than the springs and swaybar. But since this is a Dukes of Hazard-road area, I'll have some Bilsteins on my wish list.

All while never exceeding the posted speed limits, of course.

 

I thought Eibach was only 1.2 inches! Nice!

 

Thanks for the info rwk317!

sirr6,
I usually go to Summitracing.com to avoid sales tax. But, I checked, and they are about $40 more than minicorsa.com (in Van Nuys). So, that's more than the sales tax diff.

Anyone else know a cheaper place to buy Eibachs?

BTW, I just noticed your in the bay area, too. I'm in SJ.

 

I have to agree with you on that point, at speed when I hit a healthy dip or bump as you say, I think the reduced travel from the lowering springs has a direct impact (yeah pun intended) on how well the car handles the situation. Everything else about the lowering springs I can accept but I would like better control with big hits. It's not like it bottoms out but more like it hits the bumpstops hard and bounces back just as hard.