Wususp I searchg for the tein setting before and it was there. and today i searched for it and it was there i was wondering what is the setting of the damper on your tein Ha's
thank you

 

Go full tight (like a screw)

then back 6 in front, back 10 in rear

HTH
Jeff

 

full clockwise would be 24 on a 1-24 scale where the first 16 settings are the only active settings.

go full counterclockwise to go full soft and add clicks till it feels like you want.

harder rear will induce oversteer.

I run 4 front/6 rear on the streets and 8-10 front and 14-16 rear

 

thanks for all the info i'm gonna try them out right now thanks

 

jeff652 - so you run softer in the rear than the front? If you don't mind me asking, why? do you have a proble with oversteer??

I also start at full stiff (clockwise - thet farthest it will go - full right) then click downward to the left (couter-clockwise) for softer settings.

I usually run 10 clicks left for the front and 8 clicks left for the rear. This is for street.

For track - I run 7 or 8 clicks to the left for front and 3-4 clicks to the left for rear.

For strip I run 15 for font and 1 for rear.

-Nick

 

thats what i run on street and is my base on autox's, i sometimes go to 4 f and 10r if the course is really tight..

 

.Jordo - but doesn't that induce understeer??? you are essentially making the front stiffer than the rear

 

turning full counter clockwise is actually 24 clicks stiff not the normal 16. THe shocks are rebuildable to 24 clicks but only have 16 adjustments. I have been advised by TEIN in the past NOT to pass 16 click from full soft (Counter clockwise)

 

no i start from softest and go up from there, so my rear end is tighter then my front...

 

Tein HA:

Front: 14
Rear: 12

"Get ready for a bumpy ride"




[Modified by Blazin ITR, 1:59 PM 9/11/2002]

 

Ouch.

 

my apex n1 99 spec are annoying, i cant feel the clicks all that well, do you have to "click" for it to be at the next setting, or will it change if in between clicks?

 

wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong

Don't believe me!?!?

Page # 7 - Read

http://www.tein.com/ti/inst/kh48u.pdf

 

THANKS JEFF652!!!!! - Its incredible the number of HA owners who do this the other way around. I've explained to them many time but it never sets in.

Most of these guys have had their suspensions for over a year now and have been doing it incorrectly. they all have been starting at full soft!! Imagine what they have been missing.

When I set mine to 16 all the way around, the suspension feels too too soft. Alot softer than stock. Imaging setting it below that!!!

I know most of you have been very careful in keeping the clicks below the limit but you may not knowingly caused some damage already.

Thanks for the PDF!!

-Nick

 

I learn something new everyday. This brings up so many thoughts. What will the car feel like when done right. Could there be shock damage . . .

THanks to Jeff for the info.

Nick I don't recall you correcting us on this topic around here before

 

wait so i am suppose to go all the way stiff and then dial back?

edit i have Tein RAs


[Modified by Jordo, 4:54 PM 9/11/2002]

 

found it, im gonna try it next time iw ork on my car, im gonan try their "standard" settings

 

applies to ALL TEIN shocks accoring to the TEIN Rep I was just on the phoe with. Just ordered 2 new springs

 

What does it matter what end you start at? As long as you've got it set where you want it, there shouldn't be any problems...

 

No really because there are more "settings" then the shock is designed to operate in. You run your shocks in these settings (full counter clockwise) you can ruin the valving in your shocks.

 

According to the TEIN Rep at TEIN USA you will ony ruin the adjuster **** by going past 24 and there isn't any real issue with valving damage.

 

Ashai - I didn't mean to come off as preachy but I recall telling a few members. No biggie. Have you tried it the other way? Try full stiff ..... let me know if you've been missing anything?

For the folks who adjusted from full couter clockwise, how difficult was it to "feel" the clicks being so low in the click range?? I know when I reach close to 14, I can barely feel the clicks.


-Nick

 

I will check out my settings on Friday. I am out of town and I have the wifes Chrokee.

I have notice the clicks on my HA's are harder to feel than the clicks at full soft on my NA's were. I just thought it was the shocks. GO figure this could be sweet.

We have a NIGHT auto-x here on Saturday so I will try them out there.

 

So which is the correct way?

Go full stiff and then dial back or
vice versa?

 

read the above posts and the instructions......start at full stiffy and decrease damper to desired setting.