1 - Someone mentioned in the groupbuy thread that they need the upper mounts from the stock struts or something... is this true? Is there some part I will need to buy? I'm already running Nex SS coilovers and I sold my Comptech springs together with the stock struts still attached, so am I missing a part from doing that, or if my Nex are installed the Teins will install the same way?

2 - What is a good number of clicks to start off with for a medium-stiffness (so I don't bottom them out) but not overly stiff ride? What click setting are you running? How much stiffer do you have the front than the back?


Thanks.

 

You need the top strut mount (cap)...you can order one from Honda...its like $20 maybe...

 

1) oh oh...like moomaster said you need the OEM top mount for your strut.

2) see sig

 

don't u use the stock shock tower upper mounts with your NEX???

 

I hope so! I dunno. People were acting like the Teins needed some special stock part that people might not have for some reason ( ). I have no idea if I have the part so that's why I asked. I would assume if my coilovers are in, the Teins should be fine too. Unless they come without some part my Nex came with?

 

i don't think you need anything else. i didn't

 

oh hold up....the NEX comes with the upper mount. The TEINS do NOT!

If you swap out the NEX coilover system you still have to buy the stock upper strut/spring mount from Acura!!! Dude...if this isn't making any sense please let me know because I don't want you buying the TEINs and not being able to put them on!!!

 

Ugh.

Can someone provide the part numbers I'll need for all four upper mounts or whatever so I can get them ordered?
Thanks.

(2001 CLS)

 

When going from stock suspension to Tein, you reuse these parts: 6,7,18,8,7,11,9 for the front.

Front shock assy

1,8,9,3,8,10,2 for the rear.

Rear shock assy

I have my Tein set to 6 clicks in the front and 9 in the rear. I think I may go a little stiffer, although what I'd really like are stiffer springs. Height is set at 7 spins front and 11 spins rear.

 

how easy is it to adjust the rears, i mean do you have to dis-assemble anything or do you just jack the car up??

 

fronts: you forgot part number 20 the nut
rears: you forgot part number 18 also the nut

otherwise it looks good

 

adjusting the rear's kind of a bitch. The height adjustment is easy...just jack up your car and reach in the wheel well to turn the bottom spring perch. You don't even have to take your tires/wheels off but it might make for interesting times if your jack fails

to adjust the struts you have to take out the rear seats to reach the little adjustment knob on top of the strut. It basically sits about 3 inches away from your speakers. I'm going to figure out a way to cut holes so I can reach them easier...

 

Okay so I need to order:

front: 6,7,8,9,11,18,20
rear:1,2,3,8,9,10,18

Correct?

And I'll need double the amount shown since I'll need two rear ones and two front ones. Damn this is gonna be at least another $100.

Also, when talking # of clicks and spins, you are talking from the tightest and the highest settings, yes?

 

opps...I guess you should already have that nut if you have your NEX's in...nevermind about that.

clicks is from the stiffest setting 0 = stiffest 16 = loose
spins is from the lowest setting 0 = slammmmmed!!!! 1+ = 4X4

 

My Tein's came with new top nuts. Yours did not?

 

Order the qty shown on that page. The qty they have there is for both front shock assy (notice that spring p/n has req qty of 2).

Thus order 006x2, 007x4, etc etc. So the same for the rear. Ya, it's gonna cost you around $100, but you'll have brand new parts! Just like what the manual says to do!