although tein doesnt make the ss for the ep3 or so their website states what is the difference between the two suspension? which one is better and for what reasons?

 

SS is meant more for the street, where as the Flex are meant more for the track. Both are good, but the Flex come with a teflon coating which prevents rustings. Plus there are more settings and adjustments you can make to the flex that you can not do to the SS. You can adjust the height with out sacrificing performance.

 

flex's are height and stroke adjustable with camber plates

basic are only stroke adjustable

 

SS for the EP3 isn't a great solution. I'd get the Mugen Lowdowns first.

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i think it depends on what you do with your car. if you just want to drop it, might as well just get the ss since its cheaper.

if you go auto-x or road racing, i'd get the flex since they have stiffer spring rates. i've heard from some people that they're still not stiff enough, but dunno if that's true and i forgot who said it.


the thing i find wierd is that the coupe/sedan's spring rates for the ss and basic is exactly the same for the si's basic. the coupe ex weighs about 200 lbs less than the si's and probably has a slightly different weight distribution. so for some reason, i have this feeling tein just did a rush job or just didn't care for the si's basic damper instead of doing research finding out what a good spring rate is for the car (even though it costs a lot more). my opinion tho

 

The Flex's also come with the pillowball mounts, unlike the SS dont.

 

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whats wrong with tein ss fullcoilovers for ep3?

 

arent the mugens madd expensive and non ajustable???

 

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They're only like 1k for the kit. Perfect for someone who is using there car for a daily driver and will more than likely never mess w/the ride height once its on the car.

Are the SS's even available for the EP3 yet?


Modified by Buetang at 3:22 PM 10/28/2003

 

Are the SS's even available for the EP3 yet?


no, not as of yet

 

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whats wrong with tein ss fullcoilovers for ep3?
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Due to the suspension design, I personally think you need a coilover that has adjustable stroke height and adjustable perch height. The SS do not have adj stroke on the shock body, and if you lower the car too much, you'll be riding the bumpstops.

Unless Tein decides to make the shock body shorter than oem, but their other SS models have not followed this form. Plus I personally hate the valving on the SS. Even at full stiff it is obvious the shock was made for the street. The Flex is valved firmer. And I have not personally driven the Mugens, but I do have experience with their lowdows for the DC2.

 

Maybe we should be talking about the Tein Basic and the Tein Flex since the SS aren't out... Unless you guys know something I don't.

The comparison between Tein Basic and Tein Flex seems a little pointless though, unless he's trying to figure out why he would want more of a race application v/s a street application. I'm still unclear on what the thread starter is trying to achieve/wants in his car.