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SILVERNTAug-26-03 04:28 PM
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#19573, "I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"


          

installed on saturday, big thanks to Babybeclipse!! ill have pics later this week. its a conservative drop at only 1.3fr 1.2rear, which settles at around 1.5in. very very stiff springs, best $150 i ever spent. www.optionsautosalon.com
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RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, ModeratorEvuLFleA, Aug-26-03 05:20 PM, #1
RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, Clay, Aug-26-03 06:35 PM, #2
      RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, ez, Aug-27-03 08:47 AM, #3
           RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, coppereclipse95, Aug-27-03 09:36 AM, #4
           RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, ModeratorEvuLFleA, Aug-27-03 10:01 AM, #5
                RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, ez, Aug-27-03 01:22 PM, #6
                     RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, ModeratorEvuLFleA, Aug-27-03 02:06 PM, #7
                          RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, ez, Aug-27-03 02:31 PM, #8
                               RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, ModeratorEvuLFleA, Aug-27-03 02:35 PM, #9
                                    RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, jerseystyle1, Aug-27-03 04:22 PM, #10
                                         RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, Remy, Aug-28-03 04:45 AM, #11
                                              RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, TeamMichael_97RS, Aug-28-03 05:14 AM, #12
                                                   RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, Doug96GS, Aug-30-03 06:32 PM, #13
                                                        RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, flossinpnoyracer, Sep-01-03 02:10 PM, #14
                                                             RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, SILVERNT, Sep-01-03 03:08 PM, #15
                                                                  RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, Teamner947, Sep-01-03 04:26 PM, #16
                                                                       RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, John99RS, Sep-02-03 09:53 AM, #17
                                                                            RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, ez, Sep-02-03 10:02 AM, #18
                                                                                 RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, Clay, Sep-02-03 10:43 AM, #19
                                                                                      RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, 98_silvergs, Sep-02-03 10:53 AM, #20
                                                                                           RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, ModeratorEvuLFleA, Sep-02-03 12:31 PM, #21
                                                                                                RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, TeamMichael_97RS, Sep-02-03 01:24 PM, #22
                                                                                                     RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, flossinpnoyracer, Sep-18-03 06:18 PM, #23
                                                                                                          RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, TKI, Sep-19-03 06:52 PM, #24
                                                                                                               RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!, Amish_Eclipse, Sep-21-03 04:31 PM, #25

ModeratorEvuLFleAAug-26-03 05:20 PM
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#19574, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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I'm also lowered with these springs. Well, highered I guess. It seems like a fuckin 4x4 for me. Do you have before/after pics? Maybe I'm just totally not used to having this much tire gap.

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ClayAug-26-03 06:35 PM
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#19576, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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When you get your alignment done post the results. I'm curious to see the camber specs.


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ezAug-27-03 08:47 AM
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#19581, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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"very very stiff spring" ?! well I guess I'll pass on these then, damn.

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#19582, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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^^^ez, what is that on your sig about 114 octane???

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ModeratorEvuLFleAAug-27-03 10:01 AM
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#19583, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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>"very very stiff spring" ?! well I guess I'll pass on these
>then, damn.

LOL by no means are these stiff springs. These are very low rates.

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ezAug-27-03 01:22 PM
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#19585, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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^That's what I thought too, after seeing those spring rates, they looked ridiculously low. I thought that might even be a mistake. But if SilverNT says they are "very very stiff", it just solidifies my doubts. evulflea, when you get yours see how it actually feels relative to prokits (you had those among others, right?)


Oh, and copper, the sig is about toluene

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ModeratorEvuLFleAAug-27-03 02:06 PM
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#19587, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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Oh they are on the car. They are soft.

I can stand on them and maybe get them down almost an inch if I bounce. On my coilovers I couldn't move them over a millimeter. My coilovers had 550lb springs.

I've had skunk2, sprint, cheap coilovers, intrax, maxspeed coilovers, and now Teins. Skunk2's kind of suck IMO. Sprint probably were one of my favorites. Cheap coilovers were on and off in 1 minute. Intrax were pretty nice springs but not low enough. Maxspeed coilovers really impressed me and are very good for $100. Teins aren't low at all and pretty soft. Almost like a stock replacement. Hopefully it lowers/settles a bit.

It's hard for a car to go much lower then stock when the springs are the exact same height as stock.



Rears are the same also.


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#19589, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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damn you must be an expert at changing suspension now

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#19590, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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>damn you must be an expert at changing suspension now

Ummm. I forgot about a piece from my coilovers. The coilovers have a plate that replaces the little strut cup deal. Anyway, yes this is what happens. But yeah, I can do all 4 in about 2 hours.


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#19592, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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I kinda like my ride stiff! Hey Evulflea, your engine is dirty!

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#19599, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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Not a fan of tein springs for a few reasons.

1. the fact that u have to compress the front springs to put them on pissed me off being I dont have air tools.

2. I need a more aggresive drop. When they settle it drops a little but if you have like 16's on your car , the drop will still look like stock.

3. Has nothing to do with Teins but I need air tools asap



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#19600, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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If you like the stock ride quality with a drop, these sound like a good way to go.

Chris as far as being able to compress stock springs by hand and not the Teins, remember how many miles were on your stockers.

For me it's Eibach Prokit, one of these years.



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#19653, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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>For me it's Eibach Prokit, one of these years.

Hell yea. My Prokits and Tokicos are my favorite mods.

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#19676, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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i have the same springs waiting to be installed but was wondering if you have pics of them on the car...

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SILVERNTSep-01-03 03:08 PM
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#19678, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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rear

front

next=17in rims

  

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#19679, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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wow... i can't really tell that's lowered, maybe .75 inches at the most. weird springs.

my car, however, is way too low. i have the eibach sportlines and wish that i had bought the prokits.


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#19686, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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Prokits are the bomb!






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ezSep-02-03 10:02 AM
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#19688, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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looks stock

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#19689, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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Whoa i second that ^.


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#19690, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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No offense, but i think you wasted your money....

  

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#19691, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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Same springs on my car w/tokico blues.



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#19692, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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The 14s I think make it look deceptive.



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#20018, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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evuflea can you meaure from the tip of your fender to the top of the tire

wat size rims and tires u have

and also could u take a pic of the rear

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TKISep-19-03 06:52 PM
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#20040, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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I have Intrax. They ride good, but they only lowered it about 1.25 inches in the front and rear. They said that they were 2 inches, but I really don't think that it dropped it that much.

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#20081, "RE: I finally lowered!!! TEIN S-TECH Springs!!"
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most lowering springs are stiff because you need a stiffer ride to balance the drop to keep suspension travel the same. lowering your ride height with soft springs is what ruins ball joints. you basically bottom out the ball joints.

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