re: Tein Questions???
11-04-2002, 02:39 AM
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re: Tein Questions???
3 Questions for all who have the Tein SS' on their cars:
1. Have you experienced the springs bottoming out when hitting bumps during normal driving? If so, have you been able to correct this?
2. Has you tried a different spring rate for this setup. If so, was the change better?
3. How would you overall rate the Teins vs. CT's and aftermarket shocks (i.e. Tokiko, Koni, etc...)?
O.k., so it was really pseudo 5 questions, never liked math anyway. Thanks in advance for your answers!!
1. Have you experienced the springs bottoming out when hitting bumps during normal driving? If so, have you been able to correct this?
2. Has you tried a different spring rate for this setup. If so, was the change better?
3. How would you overall rate the Teins vs. CT's and aftermarket shocks (i.e. Tokiko, Koni, etc...)?
O.k., so it was really pseudo 5 questions, never liked math anyway. Thanks in advance for your answers!!
11-04-2002, 10:04 AM
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1. Never bottom-out.. then again I only lowered my car 1.5" front and 1.25" rear. So, I guess it depends on how much u lower your car. IMO, you could get any kind of Spring/strut setup, and if you overly drop your car, you will bottom out your car regardless.
2. I checked with TEIN, and they want $200 total to swap my spings for the higher spring rate set. Still considering it.
3. N/A
Hope this helps.
2. I checked with TEIN, and they want $200 total to swap my spings for the higher spring rate set. Still considering it.
3. N/A
Hope this helps.
11-04-2002, 10:43 AM
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I bottom out every once in awhile. but the roads out here are much much worse than Cali's.
Have not swapped springs, I believe JRock was talking about doing it.
don't have experiences with other setup.
Have not swapped springs, I believe JRock was talking about doing it.
don't have experiences with other setup.
11-04-2002, 10:44 AM
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Re: re: Tein Questions???
Originally posted by The Inside Line
3 Questions for all who have the Tein SS' on their cars:
1. Have you experienced the springs bottoming out when hitting bumps during normal driving? If so, have you been able to correct this?
2. Has you tried a different spring rate for this setup. If so, was the change better?
3. How would you overall rate the Teins vs. CT's and aftermarket shocks (i.e. Tokiko, Koni, etc...)?
O.k., so it was really pseudo 5 questions, never liked math anyway. Thanks in advance for your answers!!
3 Questions for all who have the Tein SS' on their cars:
1. Have you experienced the springs bottoming out when hitting bumps during normal driving? If so, have you been able to correct this?
2. Has you tried a different spring rate for this setup. If so, was the change better?
3. How would you overall rate the Teins vs. CT's and aftermarket shocks (i.e. Tokiko, Koni, etc...)?
O.k., so it was really pseudo 5 questions, never liked math anyway. Thanks in advance for your answers!!
2. Nope.
3. Haven't tried it.
11-04-2002, 03:17 PM
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Thanks guys for your input.
97124: If you get the new springs, make sure you do a post of how they are. I'd be really interested in hearing your opinion.
chikai: I'll PM JRock, thanks.
Peiqinglong: Nice set up! I work down in the So. Bay, so if you're still going to SJSU, let's hook up sometime so I can check your bad boy out!
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97124: If you get the new springs, make sure you do a post of how they are. I'd be really interested in hearing your opinion.
chikai: I'll PM JRock, thanks.
Peiqinglong: Nice set up! I work down in the So. Bay, so if you're still going to SJSU, let's hook up sometime so I can check your bad boy out!
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11-04-2002, 10:03 PM
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Originally posted by CLS2001_97124
1. Never bottom-out.. then again I only lowered my car 1.5" front and 1.25" rear.
1. Never bottom-out.. then again I only lowered my car 1.5" front and 1.25" rear.
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11-05-2002, 05:24 AM
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Re: re: Tein Questions???
Originally posted by The Inside Line
3 Questions for all who have the Tein SS' on their cars:
1. Have you experienced the springs bottoming out when hitting bumps during normal driving? If so, have you been able to correct this?
Yes. No.
2. Has you tried a different spring rate for this setup. If so, was the change better?
No because while stiffer springs might fix the problem, it would remove the awesome ride quality of the Teins. If I went through all that, basically I would spend a total of $600 to put me right back where I was with the Nex SS coilovers.
3. How would you overall rate the Teins vs. CT's and aftermarket shocks (i.e. Tokiko, Koni, etc...)?
I had the Nex SS coilovers before these and I would rate the Nex as a more performance-oriented set. Stiffer with a trade-off in ride quality.
O.k., so it was really pseudo 5 questions, never liked math anyway. Thanks in advance for your answers!!
3 Questions for all who have the Tein SS' on their cars:
1. Have you experienced the springs bottoming out when hitting bumps during normal driving? If so, have you been able to correct this?
Yes. No.
2. Has you tried a different spring rate for this setup. If so, was the change better?
No because while stiffer springs might fix the problem, it would remove the awesome ride quality of the Teins. If I went through all that, basically I would spend a total of $600 to put me right back where I was with the Nex SS coilovers.
3. How would you overall rate the Teins vs. CT's and aftermarket shocks (i.e. Tokiko, Koni, etc...)?
I had the Nex SS coilovers before these and I would rate the Nex as a more performance-oriented set. Stiffer with a trade-off in ride quality.
O.k., so it was really pseudo 5 questions, never liked math anyway. Thanks in advance for your answers!!
Plus the Teins are squeaky as hell. The Nex were 100% silent. And the whole trunk area sounds like I'm missing some sound deadening because every thump noise from back there seems amplified since the Teins went on. I can only guess this is attributed to the stiffness setting of the strut on the Teins.
Still, the springs are very soft for a car as heavy as ours.
I'm only running a 2.1" drop with them.
I had the Nex at 3.8" drop and didn't bottom, just rubbed the tires a little sometimes.
Honestly, I wish people had been more honest with me about how soft the Tein springs are. I wouldn't have wasted time and money switching to them and just dealt with the Nex SS stiffer ride.
11-05-2002, 11:21 AM
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Originally posted by ktgumbo
If u went such a minimal drop, how come u did Tiens and not a CT drop? Aren't Tiens like $1,000!
If u went such a minimal drop, how come u did Tiens and not a CT drop? Aren't Tiens like $1,000!
Almost like stock..
11-05-2002, 11:37 AM
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Originally posted by ktgumbo
If u went such a minimal drop, how come u did Tiens and not a CT drop? Aren't Tiens like $1,000!
If u went such a minimal drop, how come u did Tiens and not a CT drop? Aren't Tiens like $1,000!
cause by the time you buy the CT's and shocks you are looking at around 800$, and for that price you can get the tiens.
11-05-2002, 12:17 PM
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Originally posted by The Inside Line
Peiqinglong: Nice set up! I work down in the So. Bay, so if you're still going to SJSU, let's hook up sometime so I can check your bad boy out!
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Peiqinglong: Nice set up! I work down in the So. Bay, so if you're still going to SJSU, let's hook up sometime so I can check your bad boy out!
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11-05-2002, 04:39 PM
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Originally posted by The Inside Line
Peiqinglong: Nice set up! I work down in the So. Bay, so if you're still going to SJSU, let's hook up sometime so I can check your bad boy out!
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Peiqinglong: Nice set up! I work down in the So. Bay, so if you're still going to SJSU, let's hook up sometime so I can check your bad boy out!
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11-05-2002, 04:40 PM
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Originally posted by ghander
cause by the time you buy the CT's and shocks you are looking at around 800$, and for that price you can get the tiens.
cause by the time you buy the CT's and shocks you are looking at around 800$, and for that price you can get the tiens.
11-05-2002, 09:37 PM
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Originally posted by ktgumbo
I go to SJSU, lets do a mini-meet!!! We tried this a little while ago, but it never happened!
I go to SJSU, lets do a mini-meet!!! We tried this a little while ago, but it never happened!
11-06-2002, 01:43 AM
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Originally posted by The Inside Line
I'll PM you to decide on a date, then we can post a "meet" if anyone else is interested in joining. I'll also email you too, peiqinglong.
I'll PM you to decide on a date, then we can post a "meet" if anyone else is interested in joining. I'll also email you too, peiqinglong.
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