AcuraTL2k4

How do people like there ride on stock shocks and Tein S Tech springs. How many miles does your car have and how many miles have the Tein springs been on for.

zooyork123

my car is at 6K miles now. and the tien springs not to long ago and i love the ride feels pretty much the same as stock cept a lil stiffer big bumps are killer though but other then that its good heres a pic of my car on Teins

xcelir8TL

Ditto.

Schulminator

iTrader: (2)

wow! the rear of my car doesn't sit nearly that low w/tein's

xcelir8TL

Mine is similiar. Did you cut the bump stops on your stock shocks? If not, the springs will not settle as well.

Here is mine: (though mine has settled about 1/2" more in front/back and is static now)

VelfarreClubber

It sucks on oem shocks don't do it! Too stiff when i go over speed bumbs and rough roads. sometimes i feel like im in a 4x4 truck or something. I did like it for the first 5k miles but after that drives me nuts sometimes.

Installed at 20k miles currently have 31k

SSMTL04

yeah, one of my friends is riding on Tein S techs on his civic and his stock shocks are blown. I would recommend getting springs and shocks.

AcuraTL2k4

What do you mean cut the bump stops on the shocks. What does the bump stops look like and why would they need to be cut.

Tripnbeats

I LOVE MY STECHS!!!!!!! INSANEEEEE I was doing 130 last night taking turns nooooo problem! on the floor

xcelir8TL

Bump stops are the rubber cylinder pieces that are on the piston arm in which control how high/low the piston will travel with spring compression. When you lower your car with springs, you normally will want to cut a fraction of the bump stop (including a paper that came with the Tein's shows you how much, etc.) so that the ride is not bouncy, etc. I have done this with my past 5+ cars and it has made a world of differene and will prolong you having to replace your OEM shocks.

Ka0tik

how much do you cut them?

and what do you guys think about the h tech springs?

xcelir8TL

Cut about 3/4 of an inch with a hacksaw. H Tech?

Ka0tik

they are the new springs from tein, they are supposed to be a more comfortable ride.... thats all i know about them

http://www.tein.com/htech.html

Tripnbeats

I have a lil sway probl;em in the rear does anyone feel it when ur taking a turn I have the Stechs I love em but the swaying in the back is driving me bonkers! uuuuuuh should i even bother considering the comptech ones or they are the same crap...I'm about to order the sway bar from them too ....whatta u guys suggest?

mio

Someone told me if u only change the lower spring, the stock shocks life will reduce to 2 yrs only, is that true?

AcuraTL2k4

I have the comptech sway bar also.

Do you get a feeling everytime that it rains or snows that the back end can come loose at anytime. Its the scariest feeling.

AcuraTL2k4

My shocks lasted about 5-10k with the stechs and i have 22k on the car.

Tripnbeats

Mio...SHocks is the term used for the whole unit Strut and coil together...I'm sure you mean the struts..... the coils dont usually wear out til they rust through...hahaha kinda obvious at that point! People say you're supposed to change the struts every 50K miles..... on these cars dropped...I'm sure they only last about 15-25K miles.....I'm really not fond of the way the car feels on the road going over 120 with the tein springs on it....it honestly felt great with the stock coils. I'm thinking of either doing the RSB or going back to stock if the rsb doesnt help

AcuraTL2k4

I have the rear sway bar and I think it made it worse. I seem to have more sway than most people.

260 HP

iTrader: (3)

I have the RSB, and honestly I like it. I haven't driven it faster than 120 mph yet, though.

The bar didn't enhance any feel at all when driving straight, because it's not supposed to. When you start turning, the bar comes into play. If you feel that your back end gets squirelly (sp) at times, during rain, loaded, or turning, you gotta get the alignment checked out. The toe might be out of spec.

The soft(er) stock dampers will wear out faster on lowered car because they have to work harder to compensate the stiffer springs, not because it's too low. Well, provided you don't throw away the bump stops. The lack of damping also makes the car feels bumpier and bouncier when you pair the lowering springs with OEM dampers.

mio

oh yeh, the struts...

AcuraTL2k4

How is the toe adjusted. I dont understand toe.

260 HP

iTrader: (3)

Toe adjustment is part of alignment.