what model do you prefer the car will be track on and off .
the car will be daily driven
what are your experiences ???and recommend

 

forgot to add

Tein Flex

Tein HT

 

is price an issue? REs are nice

 

i have the FLEX... havnt done hard driving yet, but they are 16way adjustables. i have them set at stock setting (the setting that the tein sheet tells you to put them at) and it looks good.. not tooo low, but i can go to the floor.

 

not really i currently have the Tein SS
which i will sell and are looking for a new set up since i will be going more often to the track .
I dont think upgrading from Tein SS to Flex is much .....

 

I've got Tein Ha's right now, love the ride comfortability!

 

SS to flex isnt worth it IMO.. i really wanted the HA's (those are the dicontinued ones right??? or was it the RA.. too many damn letters to remember).. but i figured, i would have to drive this car around town also, so lets make if comfy and at the same time a decent setup for the track/strip or anywhere else i go..

the good thing about the FLEX is that you can hook up the EDFC to it, but that is for lazy bums.

 

after spending time with the SUPER GENIOUS tien reps

I would not spend more on there products then the SS I have now. Which I do love BTW

For 1800 bux Advance Design offers probaly the most impressive Suspension on the market.

I would go there. I did on my last car and will again soon.

 

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Agreed. My friend got a set of Tein flex for his WRX. when He took me for a ride. I was not impressed. IMO, the **** is overated.

Zeal.... now we are talking. I'm trying to get some Super Functions and bust out my lower vertebrae.

 

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Just checked the line up again and REs do sound nice.

But a street setup is too soft for track use and a track setup is too hard for street use. Going half way is not the best choice, IMHO. Pick one or the other.

You could always get the REs and put in softer springs and decide later if you want to put in the stock springs.

 

Anyone interested in a set of Pillow Ball mounts for the HA's? It looks like I'll have a set of them in the upcoming months and I don't have a use for the mounts.

 

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i might be.. if the price is right

the pillow ball mounts is used to adjust camber.. correct?

 

nope. Pillow ball mounts give the car a stiffer ride.


Who has the pillow mounts in the front and who is going to buy them for the rear as well.

 

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i might be.. if the price is right

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on a car with independent suspension, shock angle doesn't effect camber.

 

All so have the tein ha and enjoy them very much.

 

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but too bad that two of my friends have Advance Design coil overs.. and although they are great for track and autox use.. both have blown their sets within 1-2 months each time.

however, Advance Design has replaced them free of charge.. not once, but twice (has blown that many times).

my other friend wanted a set for his m3... they asked him if his car had a license plate.. he said "yes", and they said they wouldn't sell it to him. i guess they are getting lots of calls of blown shocks/struts, so they are only selling them to track cars or somethin.

 

tein RE, simply because it can be adjusting the height without upseting the preload. plus, aluminum body and monotube. i dont know about other, but i think its a good setup for street and track.

HA is good for mostly street use. heat up quick on track(road course), i dont like the feeling of HA on track.

what pillow mount does is to give the driver more steering information. if you are good enough you can tell how much area of the tire is touching the ground.

 

but between the RS and RE which and isnt the RS something between the RE and RA ??? also anyone with the RS set up ???

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spoon_ek9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">tein RE, simply because it can be adjusting the height without upseting the preload. plus, aluminum body and monotube. i dont know about other, but i think its a good setup for street and track.

HA is good for mostly street use. heat up quick on track(road course), i dont like the feeling of HA on track.
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Absolutely........good point!

I'll never buy them again. But they are very good for the street and occasional track driving.

 

vote for RA

 

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no, RS is not something between RE/RA. RE/RA basically are same shock, the only difference is RE can ajust the height without affecting the proload(maybe the valving too, but i think they should be the same). RS is like RA but with a remote tank and bound and rebound can be individually adjusted. IMO, i will use RE instead of RA and RS because RA/RS cannot adjust the height individually. on top of that, unless you are very familiar about what you are going to do on track, or else a 20X20 bound and rebound adjustability will blow your mind.

edit, the only draw back of tein suspension is the spring. they are heavy. i would suggest swift spring which is much lighter and give you more stroke on track.

 

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I have to agree with the RE votes. Height adjustment independent of stroke and preload is what makes everything but RE's and FLexs inferior IMO. Flex's have rates that are too low and the RE is a nice design.

I've had HA's and they ride much worse than the nice setups like the RE and Zeal B6/S6. Good at the time but there are a lot better choices now.

 

"the koni/custom rates are for handling not bling."

(someone said that before, but i can't think of who it was...)

 

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I think the custom Koni vs. JDM coilover debate has been beaten to death over in the Road Racing forum, but it is pretty narrow-minded to call my coilovers bling when they are far, far from it.

 

Flex gives you good streetability while still allowing height adjustment independent of stroke and preload. The Flex is the cheapest coilover to do so.

This is just as important for street use as you won't be bounding off of the bumpstops like you might if you slam your car on ground controls and Konis that have not been shortened.

While the Flex is not a good pure racing suspension, it offers far superior handling vs stock and on the new chassis (EP3/DC5) the flex comes with camber plates on the front.