I know, it's much harder to be a car enthusiast here :cry:. But honestly with how excessive the EPA is getting with going after performance parts companies it wouldn't surprise me if the whole US ends up in a similar situation. At least there is a process in place here for aftermarket parts...
I also reached out to K&N about CARB certification and AEM to see if they were developing an intake at all, and below are the responses.
Response from K&N:
"The process to get a kit approved through the California Air Resource Board (CARB) is a long and costly process and while we try to get...
I emailed aFe Power to see if they were working on getting CARB certification on their intake and I got a response, but it's not looking like us California people will have a legal intake anytime soon. They didn't confirm if they were working on getting certification, but even if they are the...
Pretty much, there are a few more steps in between but it's not hard. I haven't done it to my Maverick yet but it's the same concept on most vehicles. You remove the stock strut and spring assembly from the vehicle. Put a spring compressor tool on the spring to hold the tension. Remove the top...
Depends on how much experience you have. Shouldn't take more than a few hours to do yourself if you take your time. Google says the average for a shop to replace springs is 1.5 to 3 hours.
1. Very unlikely
2. Anytime you adjust the suspension geometry you should get an alignment done. Lowering generally will give you negative camber if you don't get an alignment to fix it.
3. It all depends on what spring rate is being used. These will for sure not be as comfortable as stock...
Here are some height comparisons between H&R and Eibach for anyone interested.
FWD 2.0L Eibach: Front -2.0" Rear -3.5"
FWD Hybrid Eibach: Front -2.5" Rear -3.5"
AWD H&R Sport: Front -1.5" Rear -2.0"
AWD Eibach Pro Kit Performance: Front -2.0" Rear -2.9"
AWD H&R Super Sport (ETA Q1 2023)...
H&R makes good stuff. I'm holding out for the Eibach's because it looks like they are going to offer bigger drop. The second reason is my own personal bias towards their brand, I go to their car meets when they host them in Corona and I like the look of the Eibach sticker on my back window over...
You can buy them from Eibach directly or from a 3rd party seller such as Goodwin Racing. As far as warranty it will probably void anything related to the suspension. It should not affect anything with the powertrain warranty.
I think a moderator updated my original post. That's not my truck, I have an AWD and am still waiting for springs. The 350z though, that is my forever car. I've had it for 11 years now.
The sale says "up to 35% off +free shipping". It doesn't hurt to wait and see but I feel like the mark down on a new product wouldn't be much if at all. But the free shipping could save a few bucks.
Eibach released the FWD and hybrid lowering springs this morning. They're $335. Link below. Now if they can hurry up and release the AWD springs we'd all be good.
https://eibach.com/us/c-56-car-truck-suv.html
Updated with before & after photos: