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by **phatman3801** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:23 pm

im looking at getting some 2nd hand tein coilovers for my ae111 levin non superstrut, has any one had any experence with these? how do they ride and how low can they go etc? are they a good sort to go for?

by **phatman3801** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:25 pm

any one?

by **Bazda** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:08 pm

I have tein coil overs, they are good, but they are way too stiff for the road, everybump it goes crash bang, and you forever going up and down in your seat.
When u hit a smooth piece of road (very rare) they handle real nice but most corners are bumpy and it sets the car off balance and skips over the bumps loosing traction.
If you think the racetrack is smooth, I can tell you they seem to stiff for NZ race tracks as well!!!!!!!!!
But the ones that you get for say Altezzas, Primeras they dont seem that bad.

by **TRD Man** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:10 pm

Tein is a top brand. Product is very high quality.
If you buy the right set it'll be as good as any other brand.
Like TRD, Tein make a lot of circuit suspension and this can be too hard for street use.
We've found this quite common in some of the cars we've imported and it may be the reason some sets are offered for sale.

by **phatman3801** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:02 pm

my car is going to be purely for the road, so ill think ill look at some thing else then, thanks for the comments

Website · by **Emperor** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:06 pm

If your shocks are worn out, why not get brand new factory ones?
Dad takes coilovers off cars and puts brand new factory on most of the time and they handle good as. My BMW had brand new monroe shocks on it and it was quite stiff but not too stiff for road use.

by **phatman3801** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:09 pm

reason for coilovers is i want to adjust my ride hight, im not happy with the hight it is sitting at with the lowering springs in it.

Website · by **Emperor** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:41 pm

Fair enough, coilovers seem to be way to hard, from the ones i've driven anyway.
Must be some that arn't so hard

by **phatman3801** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:43 pm

yep im probaly going to go with a set branded NEX coilovers, dont no if anyone has herd of them tho

by **Bazda** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:29 pm

you said you were gettign them for $1k If i were u I would have bought them by now cos that is CHEAP as!!

by **phatman3801** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:45 pm

i didnt say any thing bout paying 1k for those teins, im going to get the NEX branded ones brand new for one 1k tho

by **Bazda** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:48 pm

phatman3801 wrote:i didnt say any thing bout paying 1k for those teins, im going to get the NEX branded ones brand new for one 1k tho

I was talking about the NEX sorry

by **phatman3801** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:50 pm

they arnt in stock in nz yet in about a month ill hopefully have a set

by **ROBODISCO_20v** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 12:10 pm

I running TEIN coil overs in my BZ-G & yes they very stiff even on the softest setting. I wouldn't say they're that unbearable but you do feel every bump in the road. Maybe a bit of an overkill unless you're planing on spending some time at the track.

by **CEvans** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 7:59 pm

i would stay away from them personally as they are too stiff for nearly all of nz road conditions.specially those streets local to you like the main drag.

by **phatman3801** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:07 pm

yea from wha ive herd now i think ill be better off getting these brand new nex branded coilovers

by **elliot7** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:31 pm

Well done phatman. I will have those NEX ones here soon, and you'll be hooked up, (hell deal for you as you have waited so long!) and thank god you are patient, talk soon. K

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