I was wondering if anyone knows anything about the tanabe sustec pro. How does it compare to going the route of KYB AGX/Eibach Prokit? How much adjusability do the tanabe's have?

Thanks, Jordan

 

6 way adjustable in the front, 8 way in the back. Drops the car a close to 4 inches at its lowest point. I have my heart set on them. The only proof that I needed was that Signal auto uses them on all of their drag cars.

 

Where do you adjust the firmness? Also are they predetermined setting like the KYBs, or not predetermined like the Konis?

Also, how many miles can they last (thinking about getting a used one from my friend), and are they rebuildable?

And can you refer me somewhere where I can find more information (such as a website or thread)?

Thanks, Jordan

 

http://www.mackinindustries.com/pro.html

HTH. Also, I think Malken over at www.preludeonline.com ma have had the Sustec Pro perhaps you can get in touch with him.


[Modified by Chris93Si, 2:08 PM 1/4/2002]

 

You adjust the firmness on the outside of the shock body. Mackin industries distributes them, optauto.com sells them. I don't know how long they last or if they're rebuildable.

 

Outside like the KYB? Also, do you know if they can be adjusted while the wheels are on and the car is on the ground? Or do you have to do the same procees as adjusting coilovers?

Sorry for all the questions, I have just never had adjustable struts or coilovers, so dont really know.

Thanks, Jordan

 

Yeah, like the KYBs. I would jack the car up while I was adjusting the heighth, but I'm sure that it is necessary.

 

I have the Sustec Pro SS kit on my 93 si and i love them.The adjustments are on the top and can be changed with the car on the ground.Ride height the car must be jacked up.I also have the upper pillow ball mounts and the ride is still better than my old setup with eibach/tokico illuminas.

 

Cool. Someone told me you cant fit an aftermarket rear sway bar on the car witht he sustsec pros; has anyone heard anything like this?

-Jordan

 

I have the Sustec Pro on my 5th gen and I love them. I also have to the Front and rear sway bars from suspension tech. No problems yet and the car handles great.

 

Do you know if these are rebuildable? Also how many miles acan they go? Its just because I am considering purcahsing these used.

-Jordan

 

Sorry I really don't know if they are rebuildable or how long they would last. My guess is that they will last for a long time. And if the ones that you can get are used not too long by the previous owner, I don't think there's anything to worry about. But thats just my opinion. Sorry I couldn't help.

 

Thats cool. Its just that he says he used it for one year and doesnot know how many miles. Its like $600 which is pretty cheap, so Im not sure. He says he has all the hardware, but no paperwork.

-Jordan

 

anybody have any idea what it is made of?

 

are you talking about the s-s or the s-oc coiolovers and what is the difference?

 

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They have redesigned them. They only drop the car about 2.75" all around. As said before, the adjustments for dampening are made up top and the car needs to be jacked up to adjust the ride height.

If you can find the first generation Tanabe Sustec Coilovers, they can drop your car about 4". I have the first generation set although it is the Pro Streets(no dampening adjustability). I've had them for almost 3 years now and no problems whatsoever.

My only gripe with my set is that the ride is not stiff enough. I still give the Tanabe Coilovers a .

The dampers themselves are made by KYB. The collars and perchers are made of aluminum. I believe the damper is aluminum too because I have yet to see a sign of rust on my set. Good luck.

 

Sustec Pro's really stink in contrast to the market that they're competing against. This isn't the same with the Sustec Pro II's as I haven't seen those in person so I can't say but the Pro's really suck. Why? Because their input shaft is thinner than stock and while the shock body is shortened the diameter was left the same as OEM. What does this mean? It means the shaft displaces much less fluid than OEM then attempt to dampen the motion so to compensates for this Tanabe needs to shim the hell out of it to get the shock to dampen enough. In the end, less fluid = less control and the Tanabe Sustec Pro's don't have much control at all. This is the only $1k+ (at the time, probably cheaper now) coilover system that I found that was ignorant enough to do this. Teins use a thicker input shaft and a shorter and wider tube. Koni's for the same price can do the same. No idea why Tanabe decided to half *** it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TimeRacer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sustec Pro's really stink in contrast to the market that they're competing against. This isn't the same with the Sustec Pro II's as I haven't seen those in person so I can't say but the Pro's really suck. Why? Because their input shaft is thinner than stock and while the shock body is shortened the diameter was left the same as OEM. What does this mean? It means the shaft displaces much less fluid than OEM then attempt to dampen the motion so to compensates for this Tanabe needs to shim the hell out of it to get the shock to dampen enough. In the end, less fluid = less control and the Tanabe Sustec Pro's don't have much control at all. This is the only $1k+ (at the time, probably cheaper now) coilover system that I found that was ignorant enough to do this. Teins use a thicker input shaft and a shorter and wider tube. Koni's for the same price can do the same. No idea why Tanabe decided to half *** it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

where did you source this info? Tanabe uses KYB struts for all there coilovers. and when you say Sustec Pro... do you mean Pro S-0C or Pro SS or Pro DD or what? Also the Pro SS and Pro SS type II are the same shock with different spring setups.

 

I believe it was the Pro SS. My information was directly from a Tanabe dealer and looking over the coilovers myself. They maybe KYB cores, there's no reason for me to doubt that but measuring the input shaft, length of the strut and OD on the dampening tube just yeilded these conclusions. If the Pro SS and the Pro SS II use the same strut, I wouldn't use either one of them.