Smitty

p.s. i threw up already...

Allout

DISCLAIMER: I haven't read the whole thread so I'm sorry if I've missed something.

1) How do we know that they're Eibach's
2) If they're Eibach's, does that mean that they are Comptech Springs manufactured by Eibach using Comptech's specs or is Comptech just repackaging the same CL/TL spring that Eibach sells?

Six Shifter

Well ... my rear is currently sitting lower than that, but there could be extenuating circumstances as already discussed above.

bearer of bad news? no, I'd prefer to think of it as an analytical assessment of all factors - present and potential - firmly based in the realm of reality. in otherwords ... An Adult Perspective

Six Shifter

you mean like they do with the Goodridge S/S BrakeLines?

Allout

I've got a set of Silver Comptechs (put on in 12/2002) on the 99' TL-P and I don't have a rust issue. My issue is more with the drop. Has anyone had a sagging issue with their springs? Or just rust and failure issues? This car seems to sit pretty low - even compared to the way the 2003 TL-S used to sit.

Smitty

spoke to CT today.. they confirmed they are Eibach springs.

as for the drop, well I guess you can see above that it is not the advertised drop on the web site.

I guess I will be making another phone call tomorrow to CT and explain my concerns..

the saga continues.

Six Shifter

[QUOTE=spdy0001]My "black springs" are still in the box in the garage and at this point QUOTE]

Jeremy ... is there anything either on the box or on the springs that looks like "the" or a variation of the following part no.

4041.140

This is the part no that Eibach lists for their CL Pro-Kit application

blader

Unbelievable. Did they think we werent gonna notice?

This opens up to all SORTS of problems .. now everyone with the new springs will need camber kits. not to mention their advertised drop is false information .. ughhhhhhhhh. boy am I glad I found used teins

asloudasitgets

teins rule, comptech is just not worth even looking at no more.

Red-CL

Holy shit.

I haven't checked this thread in a few days and come back and read 3 pages of bullshit.

I'm done with Comptech for sure.

My silver springs have yet to rust but soon as the start they're out the door.







Now I just need a suitable replacemnet for my springs. I already got Konis.

Slimey

Very depressing stuff here.

Shawn S

Shawn S

Why would the tire size or the Rim style matter?
Don’t they have the alignment machine that attaches to the INSIDE edge of the wheel?
I know that’s what PAA uses.

mrsteve

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Yes they do.

ChadT

Here is a picture of mine with the new black Comptechs.

This is before I raised the shocks one notch. It's close to being level now. One good thing I noticed is that the car rides much better now. Feels tighter but not harsher if that makes any sense.

ChadT

These might be a good replacement if you want to keep the same drop without the droop.

http://store.acura-tl.com/search/ite...D=1231&vehID=1

ktgumbo

So CT does not make springs. Im confused.

Red-CL

You left out the word "quality".

"Comptech does not make quality springs".

Smitty

correct... CT does NOT make their springs "in-house"... they pay another company (eibach) to make the springs.

spdy0001

[QUOTE=Y2K3CL-S]I will look when I get home

paulff3

This is amazing. I chimed in on page one when I talked to Comptech. Wow... what a story.

Still riding on stock springs.......

Zootking

i checked mine yesterday and for the most part, i didnt see anything out of the ordinary...guess im one of the lucky one's (knock on wood)

blader

Off topic: Chad, is that tail light tint you have on your anthracite? do you have any pics from the back of the car with it? I was thinking of doing it to my anthracite ..

spdy0001

[QUOTE=Y2K3CL-S]Writing on the springs is as follows:
Fronts:
Comptech
110-135R Front
139 457A

Rears:
Comptech
110-135R Rear
133 420-1A

The box is just a plain white box with a small sticker on the end that says:
Comptech Sport and the models they fit.

Six Shifter

Tischer would not do an alignment with the Servos on the car ... the shop foreman was concerned about scratching the Servos, so they put a set of '03 TL wheels on the car and aligned it using them instead.

Six Shifter

Here are a few quick and dirty of the Comptech (Black) drop on Neuspeed/Koni Yellows. I don't think it came out too badly.

before

after

before

after

ChadT

Man that looks awesome!! I think I remember you saying they were going to lower the fronts one notch on the Neuspeed Konis and raise them to the highest notch on the back. Is that what you have there? My fronts are on the middle notch and I raised the back one notch. Mine is close to level now but still looks a bit droopy to me.

Smitty

so the million dollar question is:... did you need a chamber kit?

Six Shifter

Yesterday when I saw the car the rears were on the top notch and the fronts were in the middle, and the rears looked a hell of a lot lower than these pics show. I just checked b4 coming online, and the rears are still on the top perch and the fronts are on the bottom perch. It may be the light, but to me the pic of the passenger side rear looks like there is more space than on the drivers side rear, but I can't understand why both rears are higher than they were yesterday with only the front being dropped (plus all the stuff OEM stuff is out of the trunk so maybe it was more of a factor than I thought). I just wanted to take some pics based on yesterdays posts to this thread to provide a visual.

Six Shifter

Carl - there is no camber kit at this time. One of the techs suggested I might need one, and the service manager (who is also aftermarket friendly and proactive) told me that if it was his car he wouldn't mess with the kit unless the wear became intolerable. I'll just have to moniter closely and see, but no sense investing the bucks now if the kit isn't necessary.

Six Shifter

Yesterday when I saw the car the rears were on the top notch and the fronts were in the middle, and the rears looked a hell of a lot lower than these pics show. I just checked b4 coming online, and the rears are still on the top perch and the fronts are on the bottom perch. It may be the light, but to me the pic of the passenger side rear looks like there is more space than on the drivers side rear, but I can't understand why both rears are higher than they were yesterday with only the front being dropped (plus all the stuff OEM stuff is out of the trunk so maybe it was more of a factor than I thought). I just wanted to take some pics based on yesterdays posts to this thread to provide a visual.

mrsteve

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Good to see Lenny, Brandon, and crew took care of another satisfied customer.

The drop looks very, very nice by the way...

Six Shifter

thanks Steve ... I'm very pleased with it right now.

Smitty

so can you explain the perch thing to me.. I am new at Konis and I will be purchasing Koni Yellows shortly to go with the new (black) CT/eibach springs..

I should set the rear perch on the highest setting and the front perches on the lowest setting? so I get a raked or even look?

mrsteve

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The Koni's allow for minor height adjustments. I believe the maximum difference from lowest to highest is 1/2"

Jonesi

My car has settled alot.. I'll try and take some pics tomorrow.. I will go get a alignment and see if I need a camber kit..

I put a call in to Comptech to see what the new ride height is and/or to see how much it is lowered.. No call back from Joe yet..

mrsteve

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surprised?

blader

wait a minute .. I'm confused.

the adjustability on Koni's are for height adjustments? I always though they were adjustable for dampening like the tein's. does adjusting the koni's change the dampening of the shocks?

spdy0001

The multiple mouting perches change the height and the stiffness is adjustable from the top of each one by turning the "screw" with the supplied tool

mrsteve

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Konis are adjustable for both height and dampening