hi,
i'm just deciding whether i should get tein basic or tein ss for my civic.
i'm not really using it for auto-x or anything. just mostly daily driving, and a little bit of good handling.
just wondering, is the spring rate adjustable on the basic? anyone know the spring rate for both basic and ss?
thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lotusvale &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hi,
i'm just deciding whether i should get tein basic or tein ss for my civic.
i'm not really using it for auto-x or anything. just mostly daily driving, and a little bit of good handling.
just wondering, is the spring rate adjustable on the basic? anyone know the spring rate for both basic and ss?
thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>

spring rate is never adjustable. you can switch springs and get different rates, but you cannot change spring rates by turning a ****.

get the SS. both kits are garbage, but the SS will probably be a little bit more satisfying than the basics.

spring rates on the SS are 9kg/4kg. not sure what they are on the basics.

 

cool.. thanks
what other coilover u recommend that is not too stiff but not too soft that if 4 people in the car, it won't go down that much?

 

if you want Tein, go Flex... SS is WAY too soft for anything... Flex isn't even that hard.

for a DD: check what most people have that won't cost you an arm and a leg!

 

i've heard many good things about flex, but it's way out of my budget.
when people say the rate is 235F/140R, is that in lb? like...what's the metric for that?
thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lotusvale &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i've heard many good things about flex, but it's way out of my budget.
when people say the rate is 235F/140R, is that in lb? like...what's the metric for that?
thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah that's a lb measurement of spring rate. metric equivalent will be the lb/56.

therefore 235/140 is like 4kg/2kg.

as far as the street goes, i'd be on ground controls with koni yellows and spring rates in the 350/300 range. if the car was pulling double duty (a/x or track and daily driving) i'd step it up to a 375/450 or a 425/500 depending on what kind of car you have and how much roughness you can stomach.

the GC/koni setup will cost you about 800 bucks-roughly the same price as the SS, with much better dampers and the same ride ht. adjustability.