Hey guys,
I've been trying to decide on lowering springs for a while now. It feels/sounds like I need new struts on the back, so I had thought of doing springs while I have everything apart. The problem is that my 18s have an offset that pulls them out enough that I'm worried they'll hit the fender. The strange thing is that in the front I have plenty of gap between the rim and the fender, but at the rear it already looks lower (there is significantly less wheel gap). So here are my questions:

1) Does anyone else notice this difference in gap front/back with their LS?
2) How much will the Eibach 1.0/1.0 lowering springs stiffen the ride?
3) How would ride quality be affected if I was to put lowering springs on the front and leave the back as is?
4) If my back end is riding lower than normal (it's not under any additional load) how can I correct this?

Unfortunately I can't find any pictures that demonstrate this, and my winter tires are on now. I tested this by seeing how many finger widths clearance I had between the tire and the fender lip. Front was 3 1/2, back was 1 1/2.

Sounds like somethings wrong in the rear. I think my rear is only a smidge lower than the front. In some of my pics the rear looks lower, but thats because my old job had me luggin a bunch of crap around. Lately I've been without the load and its almost perfect.

what is your offset?

The offset is +40 on an 18x8" rim. I got them from a shop in the US, but I just found some on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-x8-4-New-Mirage-DK1-Wheels-5x108-ET-40_W0QQitemZ270054189290QQcmdZViewItem

I like the look of them, but it would look a lot better if the car was lowered.