Just got my CT springs installed... love the performance...

don't think i like the visual look ... any opinions.. does it grow on you?

 

ttt

 

Any pics???

 

i like h&r sports better (i dont have them but i saw pics of both comptech and h&r..) but id get coilovers, they are da **** :p



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acura-tl ...

what's the differences in the amount of drop??

 

the " raked look " is sweet! i love the way my car looks!

 

I love the raked look, it makes the car look more aggressive and sporty. Apparently many others like it too, as my car routinely gets looks and, occasionally, comments in parking lots wherever I go. It looks and feels MUCH better than stock.

 

I love my comptechs. Both performance and looks. It takes a week or so to settle. When I first got them installed it look wierd...like they were uneven or something...but after a week, it looked perfect.

 

to all those who have them installed...while i'm sure the performance of the car is improved greatly, how is the ride comfort? are bumps, potholes, and the like more unfriendly in a tls with comptech springs installed? let me know. holla.

 

Wabone --

i'm going back to stock later this week b/c the ride is TOO rough .. granted, i'll lose all the AWESOME performance gains... but if you hit a pothole,..you'll cringe everytime... i cant live w/ that anxiety. There is more road noise from the unevenness of the road..etc

bump cause more jutter in the steering... steering itself is now "guided" by grooves or "waves" in the road...


the ride comfort, imho... goes down the shi**er

 

Wabone--I had the fortune to ride in not only my TL-P with the base 16 inch wheels and stock suspension, but also a TL-S with stock wheels and Comptech springs belonging to a member of this board. The ride is slightly harsher than my stock TL-P was, but was VERY tolerable. In addition, there is slightly less body lean in the curves (sways improve this more though), and little to no squat or dive with acceleration or braking. I made the decision on the spot to get those Comptechs, I've had them for 14 months, and driving my car is like playing with Hot Wheels.

You won't be sorry.

 

You need to give it a couple of weeks to settle, Peter, and you also need to get an alignment after that time. My ride quality is not as bad as you describe. The steering was a bit jittery until I had the dealer do an alignment, and things went back to normal.

 

Hey Pete, got your PM, and figured Id post here.

About the looks of the Comptechs; I personally love the raked look. Even is also nice, but I hate when the rear is lower than the front.

About ride quality, if you thought ride quality was rough with 17's and C-tech springs, try riding on 19's with a 35 series tire!!! It was bone jarring

So you pretty much hit all the reasons why I swapped from my Comptech Springs to Tein Coilovers.

I can lower the car exactly how I like it, and the best of all feature is ride adjustability. It can go from floaty to real stiff in minutes, so lets say on a particular day you want a sportier ride, a few turns of the wrist at each corner is all it takes.

The Teins cost more money, but I wish I just went with them from the getgo. All things considered, I think they are the better value.

 

Would u need a camber kit if u just use the comptech or h&r springs? and how much did u guys pay for your tein coilovers?
thanx
Skemo

 

The ride is a bit stiffer but certainly not intolerable. I found the ride to be a bit bouncy but putting in sways has surprisingly taken care of 80% of that.

I love the look. No offence but didn't you look at pictures before you bought them??????

If you want performance but like the stock look then you should get CT sways and return your car to stock springs.

 

Yeah, Peter...You really need to at least give it a week if not two. H=ll, even when I have my tires rotated (about every 45 days or so) the cars doesn't feel right for about 2 or 3 days later. It seems to take the springs awhile to settle just right...
I hhave 18's and I have no jitteriness at all. Yes, it does provide more feedback to the wheel and I can "feel" the road more through it, but the ride isn't harsh to me. My dad's Porsche is worse, my friend's GSR Integra w/ coil overs and my other friend's WRX ride much more harsh than this...
Certainly, you could never go wrong with TEINs, but that is a lot of $$$ if you really only want modest performance and looks in the long run...