Getting a gen5 lude soon and want to do the basics first. My bro told me that these were what I should look into. Mainly the Tein Type Flex. Any opinions on these?

 

Type SS is hella good as it is..... oh mahn... i dunno bout riding on 5th gen.... but i rode on mah friends 4th gen with Teins Type SS.... DOODE U DONT UNDERSTAND... (actin' like a white boy) TEINS ARE BITCHIN'.....

they are worth the high cost......

i dunno bout Type Flex tho.... may be better... but i dunno the difference...

 

Flex is better the the SS Teins, by far....

 

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with regards to what?

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Spring rates better, preload adjustments, comes with pillowball mounts,and compatible with EDFC(Electronic Damping Force Controller)
Your the parking lot racer, you should know....

 

get a used set of HAs like i have

 

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don't get the ss...save and spend the extra 2-3 hundred bucks and get type flex or TEIN RE's!!!!!!

 

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don't get the ss...save and spend the extra 2-3 hundred bucks and get type flex or TEIN RE's!!!!!!</TD></TR></TABLE>
There are no Tein RE's for a Prelude.

 

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There are no Tein RE's for a Prelude.</TD></TR></TABLE>

my bad, i have sustecs on my lude...but i thought their were? i have those on my eg MY BAD THEN

 

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Your the parking lot racer, you should know.... </TD></TR></TABLE>

easier to change dampening rates, i hate having to run around my car for adjustments. i love being lazy

 

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Your the parking lot racer, you should know.... </TD></TR></TABLE>



i guess for the daily driver, the SS might make more sense. running around with 10k/8k spring rates might be a problem. i was reminded of that today as i drove around downtown san diego and realized that not every city in the world has nicely paved roads like LA does. i swear everytime i go down to SD i have a new rattle, knock, or weird jiggling sound, and i imagine it'd be worse with a stiffer suspension.

but yeah, if it was performance time, the flex (or actually the JIC or Buddy Clubs) would be preferable to the SS. Still i think the SS's can hold their own at an auto-x, for the casual auto-x'er.

 

I've got HA's with upper pillow-ball mounts and I am completely satisfied with them... I just wish I could use the EDFC with them

 

If your want to be adjusting your spring rate for track use, then the type FLEX would be much better, especially with the in cockpit EDFC. I myself am going with the SS because I will be daily driving my lude when it gets up and running. I have seen the SS on Ebay for as low as $870 one time. TEIN also offers the SS with pillowball mounts for an additional fee.

 

How much does the EDFC run for?

 

i heard the HA's have a rusting problem? Is this true? Is it a common problem? I considering picking some up. What are the pillowball mounts for? Is it an important thing that I should have?

 

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i guess for the daily driver, the SS might make more sense. running around with 10k/8k spring rates might be a problem. i was reminded of that today as i drove around downtown san diego and realized that not every city in the world has nicely paved roads like LA does. i swear everytime i go down to SD i have a new rattle, knock, or weird jiggling sound, and i imagine it'd be worse with a stiffer suspension.

but yeah, if it was performance time, the flex (or actually the JIC or Buddy Clubs) would be preferable to the SS. Still i think the SS's can hold their own at an auto-x, for the casual auto-x'er.</TD></TR></TABLE>

we're lucky we're not back east where the roads are always shitty. i messed up my hatchback hitting many a hidden pothole, damn snow.

 

msrp between 300-400 from what i read in the catalog they put out for 2004