hi, everybody:

i got some money saved up but cant decide what i should get for my TSX

should i get the whole set of mugen body skirt (the lip one) which cost around $2000
or
should i get the tein SS coilover which cost around 1100

please give some comments on what i should do.

THANKS alot tsxers.!

 

You can get the Tein SS from Mr. HeelToe (One of our board vendors) for less than $1100. I believe he was charging $950 with tax and shipping included if you live in Cali. If you don't live in Cali you might be able to get an even better deal since you don't have to pay tax.

It's hard to compare the Mugen Body kit to the Tein suspension because the there is a big price difference.

A Mugen bodykit might even cost more than $2000 after painting, shipping, and install. Where did you get your quote?

 

how can i contact him?

any website or email?

 

Here you go: https://acurazine.com/forums/members/mrheeltoe-162175/

 

What do you look for?? Looks or performance??

if you want your car to look good, big change.......go for the kit.... and what color car you have???

if you want performance, go for coilovers.... and addition, if you lower more than 1.5".. when people can see a diff.... they will think it looks better as well~

 

If you have $2K to spend, I'd get the Tein Flex suspension, a rear sway bar, Ingalls rear camber kit. This will be about $1500. Throw in a couple hundred more in your budget and you can get the OEM body kit if you're into body kits.

There are 2 problems w/ buying a body kit only: 1) If you go with Mugen, that's a pretty aggressive looking kit. I don't think it will look right unless your car is lowered. 2) Body kit gives you zero driving enjoyment. You can enjoy how your car looks from the outside, but once you're behind the wheel, the car feels exactly the same.

This is why I would personally do the suspension first - b/c it gives immediate, noticeable performance improvement (better handling), will actually enhance appearance due to lowering, will make the car look even better when you put the body kit on, and is actually cheaper than the $2K Mugen body kit.

 

ok guys

thanks a lot for these suggestions

if i do have around $1500- $2000, what should i get

now all of you guys say is better to go with the coilover

i guess coilover, which will cost around $1000, and im also gettin the swaybar

what else should i get for the left over
is the Ingalls rear camber kit a smart choice?

 

I agree; suspension first. The kit won't look right anyway until you're lowered and have rims.

The Ingalls kit is a great choice; less than $150 shipped from a number of sources.

 

You will spend about $1500-$1550 for Tein Flex + Comptech rear sway bar + Ingalls camber kit.

If you go with Tein SS, you will spend about $1200 - $1250 w/ the same sway bar and camber kit.

This will leave you about $500 to $750.

If you still want a body kit, I think you can buy the OEM kit for about $750 - $800. But, I would suggest not getting the body kit if you are still on stock rims/tires. THe reason is, a body kit will make the stock rims/tires appear to be too far inside the wheel well - especially if the car is lowered. I would recommend saving the $500-$750 for now, accumulate some more cash, then buy some rims/tires - go with 18s for lighter weight, more daily durability, cheaper cost. Go with 19s if you really want a show car look.

Personally, I would spend the extra money and go with the Tein Flex suspension b/c it is a complete unit w/ upper pillow ball mounts which means simple plug and play installation. It also allows height adjustment independent of spring pre-load and suspension travel. This is a big advantage for corner weighting and maintaining ride quality.

 

okok.. thx a lot guys for all these comments

if i decide to just get a tein SS is that good enough??

or is there a big difference between the SS and flex

thx!

 

Other than what I've already mentioned, the US spec Tein Flex comes with stiffer springs than the SS and the Flex is EDFC compatible. This means, you can hook up an in-car damping adjustment controller to the Flex, but not on the SS.

In terms of installation, the SS uses your stock upper mounts. Installation will require spring compressors to disassemble your stock suspension assemblies.

Seems like the SS should be more than adequate for your needs.

 

coilovers, hands down...

They make your car look better too.. plus body kits look better on dropped cars.

 

What's more expensive the Tien SS or the Flex?

 

The flex is a couple hundred more.

 

i would say go with TEIN SS, if you're only going to use it for daily street driving. FLEX if you're going to go all out on your car. SS can save you around 300-400 i think

 

i have another question

i heard that the 2004 TSX is not EDFC compatable

thats what i heard from my friend, it doesnt work for the tsx

is that true???

 

Dzuy's EDFC seems to work on his 2004.

 

The EDFC can be used with the Tein "Flex" on the TSX.

 

i say get the mugen front lip and get the euro r sides and rear.

 

Hell that's ugly IMO

 

does anyone know where to get the cheapest tein SS suspension and mugen grill???

 

Cheapest Tein SS is probably our vendor excelerate .. 870 shipped. Mugen grill... I'd say King motorsports?

 

Boom Plus Toys

 

how can i contact the vendor excelerate ???

 

Here you go: https://acurazine.com/forums/members/excelerate-25144/

 

I would lower it first! You can get the Tein SS for about $1000, the OEM body kit for about $8-900 an use the extra $100 or so to go toward your camber kit.

Good luck!

 

I'd hit coilover first, slam it like you mean it before you wear any skirts. hell, drop it like it's hot and it dont matter if ur wearing skirts or not

Coilover > Ground kit
Performance > Looks

-KC

 

if i get a suspension and lowered my car
do i have to get Ingalls camber kit?

 

you should, so yes

 

ok, then wut is the actual use of an Ingalls camber kit

 

The rear suspension on the TSX is a multi-link setup. When you lower a TSX, the rear tires will look like this: / \

You want them to look more like this: l l

Too much negative rear camber will create understeer and also prematurely wear the insides of your tires, especially if you're running soft performance tires.

The Ingalls rear camber kit replaces two of the multi-links per side with adjustable links that allow your alignment specialist to dial in the correct camber. Factory spec is max -1.5; I'm at -1.0 with my Ingalls kit and Tein FLEX with a 1.7" rear drop. Without Ingalls I'd be well in the -2s.......

 

ooo THX guys

is $139.00 US , a good price to get the ingalls camber kit?

 

Yes if it's brand new with shipping included, and no if it's used. Should be around $100 for a set of used ones.

-KC

 

i really duno if i should get a tein SS or a basic now
cause SS cost like $1200, which is a lot
and basic is only around 900.

is it worth it to spend the money on SS or basic is already good enough

 

I'm pretty sure that the SS are around $900 and the Flex are about $1300.

 

and Tein Basics are around $650-$750

 

I hope that's Canadian, cause those prices are way off

 

these are US.
u know where to get cheap tein coilover???

 

Excelerate or HeelToe both sell Tein.