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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 12:22 AM
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Question for Tein basic owners...

I think im going to buy the tein basic damper setup but have a couple questions.
Do they make noise. I have heard some noisy coil over setups...
How much firmer is the ride over say my eibach pro kit? I saw that the spring rates are almost doubled...
Thanks...
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 03:17 AM
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https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/top-songs-147221/

This is a good link w/ some good info. As far as noisy... I have not seen/heard (yet) anybody w/ that issue. And ive been doing alot of research on them, as i plan to get them very soon
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 09:57 PM
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good question
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 11:06 AM
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The ride is firmer than stock but not stiff. If I were to make a scale of soft suspensions vs firmer suspensions on a scale of 1-10 (1 being OEM and 10 being the firmest) it would look like this. Again this is subjective so view it how you like:

A-Spec Suspension - 3
Eibach Suspension - 3
H&R Sport - 4
K Sports on softest setting - 6
K Sports on firmest setting - 9
OEM Suspension - 1
Tanabe Pro S-OC Type II - 3
TEIN Basics - 5
TEIN High Techs - 3
TEIN S-Techs - 5
TEIN SS on softest setting - 3
TEIN SS on firmest setting - 6
TEIN SS-P on softest setting - 4
TEIN SS-P on firmest setting - 7
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 08:01 PM
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I should have the SS kit on Thursday from excelerate...
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Excelerate
The ride is firmer than stock but not stiff. If I were to make a scale of soft suspensions vs firmer suspensions on a scale of 1-10 (1 being OEM and 10 being the firmest) it would look like this. Again this is subjective so view it how you like:

A-Spec Suspension - 3
Eibach Suspension - 3
H&R Sport - 4
K Sports on softest setting - 6
K Sports on firmest setting - 9
OEM Suspension - 1
Tanabe Pro S-OC Type II - 3
TEIN Basics - 5
TEIN High Techs - 3
TEIN S-Techs - 5
TEIN SS on softest setting - 3
TEIN SS on firmest setting - 6
TEIN SS-P on softest setting - 4
TEIN SS-P on firmest setting - 7

Hey man that is a great list!

Marcus
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Old Dec 7, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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I got the kit today and put it on after work. The ride is perfect and the car looks great as well. Thanks to Excelerate and everyone that helped me make a great decision...
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