hi, was wonderin if anybody have been in or have used the JIC a1 coilovers since theres a sale in the wheels/suspension forum https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=918639. im curious because jic products are pretty pricey but the one shown is only 845 shipped and i recieved a quote one tein ss for the same price pretty much. so my question is, which is the best. i heard many many praises on the tein ss. the A1s are only 5adjustable dampening, and the teins is 16. any comments help, i'd appreciate it. thanks.

JICFLT-A1
Adjustable Damping

Available for most applications w/ 5 ways adjustability. With this features, you are able to tune your suspension dampening up to your spec.

Upper Pillow Ball Mount

Available for most vehicles for the front application and vinyl bushing for the rear application. Adjustable camber plate also included for most vehicle application with Mac Pherson strut suspension systems.

Cool Bend Linear Springs

Linear springs manufactured using chrome silicon metal alloy with cool bend process.

Twin Tube Nitrogen Gas Damper

High pressure nitrogen gas filled twin tube design w/ special stable viscosity index oil that will not be effected by wide temperature change.

Duralumin 6061 Seats

Made out of durable and lightweight alloy. Manufactured using machining process.

Adjustable High Lower Bracket

More durable than factory bracket with adjustable ride height ranging from 0.5'' to 0.25'' drop without scarifying the suspension travel.

front 10kg/ rear 7kg = 90-93 integra
front 7kg/ rear 5kg = 94-01

tein ss
front 9kgf/ rear 5kgf = 90-93integra
front 8kgf/ rear 6kgf = 94-01
http://www.jic-magic.com/produ...s.htm

 

I've never experienced JICs in an Integra but from comparing the two...

JIC A1 --fixed dampening, pillowball uppermount.
SS -- 16 level-dampening, pillowball optional.

I have the Tein HAs...which is pretty much the SS but in better form (discontinued BTW).

I would pick the SS's since they have stiffer springs and you can still adjust the dampenings.

NRg

 

no body tried the jics?

 

I wouldn't get either. The rates are really soft on both.

 

I would read a post in the Type R forum before purchasing the JIC's. Many type R owners had major customer service problems with their coilovers.
Just a heads up

 

dont tein tend to rust?

 

The lower end models have no rust protection, I believe. But the upper end models do.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=878754

 

I got jic flt-a2 and it has a heck of a lot of adjustability. Its basicaly as good as it gets.

 

thanks for the heads up on jic. still deciding which ones tho,

tein = rust, 16 dampening, green, no pillowball
jic = bad customer service, 5 dampening, stiffer, purple, has pillowball

decisions, decisions

 

I have JIC FLT-A2s, and I love em! They ride supper nice even with the stiffer spring rate I have.

 

You could always put something on the Teins yourself to protect them from rust.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by silenttones &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thanks for the heads up on jic. still deciding which ones tho,

tein = rust, 16 dampening, green, no pillowball
jic = bad customer service, 5 dampening, stiffer, purple, has pillowball

decisions, decisions </TD></TR></TABLE>

Does the color of the shocks even matter?

And as far as rust...the preventive measures are to spray the rust-prone area (which is located at the top perch where you adjust the dampening) with some WD-40 or if you want some anti-rust coating you can get at any auto store.

Pillowball mounts aren't nearly as necessary. If you know you'll be tearing your car through autoX or road racing then I would recommend it.

If you are just mainly going to use it for daily driving then the SS is for you.

Trust me... The spring rates are not bad. The dampening makes up for it .

I've set mine on the highest and tore it up on the street. It literally felt like I was on rails...or it could just be me.

NRg

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IntegraBoy04 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You could always put something on the Teins yourself to protect them from rust.</TD></TR></TABLE> Since a while back, tein has been rust coating their SS, so its cool to talk about that one year ago but not at the current moment.