Tein Flex Coilovers
 

Got my Tein coilovers today. I'm installing them tomarrow. Spring rate in the front is 671 lb/in and the rear is 336 lb/in. The ride height adjustment in the front is +.4" to -3.7" and the rear is -.4" to -2.7". The dampening adjustment has 16 settings. They didn't come with camber plates for the front so I don't know how I'm going to set the camber. I will update after I install with more pics, maybe I'll do a writeup.

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A write-up would be great. I'm really interested in how they would ride as I was looking at picking up a set.

yes i also would be interested in the write up, any info at all cause my suspension isnt exactly new :( but i've helped my bro with installing some on his celica before so hopefully it wont be to different.

nice! cant wait till i get some coilovers

Ok 5 hours later and they are in. Still need to adjust the ride height because it is sitting LOW right now. I had to put the back tires on flat rocks just to get the jack out!!!

I'm way too lazy to make a writeup, plus, you need above average skill level mechanically to perform this job so doing a write up for the not-so-swift-wit-them-wrenches people would be pointless. You either know what you are doing or you don't. And can you say 3 foot snap-on breaker bar?

I will tell you this, the passenger front is the hardest one to do because of the washer fluid reservoir. The backs are the easiest thing in the world. Had both of the rears done in an hour by myself in the dark.

I will post pics of how it looks tomarrow.

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At this height I can pull into driveways without ripping my 3" downpipe or exhaust off. I do want it lower in the front.

hmmm the tire gap looks great but i dunno about the height off the ground... how bout a pic from the front :naughty: ?? either way its still an improvement:bigthumb:

I need all the ground clearance I can get dude. I have a turbo back 3" exhaust, and I don't know if you've ever seen that on a supra before but it is like literally 1.5" from the road at all times right now. And I'm talking about the downpipe and test pipe being that low, the muffler is actually the highest part of my exhaust. I still have 2.5" to drop in the front and 1.5" in the back if I had the undercarrage clearance. Trust me, it is low as hell, getting out of the car is a totally different experience, like "whoa the ground is right there!".

I adjusted the backs perfect, but the fronts are being a bitch. When I lower one side the other side lowers by about 10% of the distance the side I actually lowered. Its a confusing mess, my buddy warned me of the hassles with a totally adjustable race suspension, but I don't care its fun taking my wheels off about 30 times each.

And as far as how they ride, well that depends on which setting of the 16 settings you select for the stiffness. I have it on the 8th click right in the middle on all of them and it is rough as hell but tight, can't even push the car down by hand.

I'd suggest waiting a few days before you lower it any more. The springs in coil overs settle less than conventional springs, but they do still settle a bit. Then when you're trying to figure out how much you need to adjust a specific side, have someone who weighs about as much as you do sit in the driver's seat.

Looks good!

why is you dp and test pipe so low? is it a custom job or brand of exhaust? anyways didnt mean any harm

It's ok dude. They are name brand parts Titanmotorspots dp and testpipe, its just how it bolts on. Any 3" downpipe will be low to the ground.

I just lowered the front some more, another 1/4" and now the exhaust scrapes rocks when I pull in my driveway. It sucks, I want it lower too. I also noticed that when you lower one corner, the opposite corner actually raises along with the opposite side lowering its a confusing mess. But I managed to get the front dead even but now the rears are off by 1/8" from rear right to rear left. I spent 3 hours today adjusting the ride height and then I just gave up.

The real test will be if I can pull into my work driveway without scraping.

damn i should have drove by on saturday .

looks cool i can't wait to see another one with the same exhaust as mine

Yeah you should have.

Don't be shy, whenever you feel like stopping by just do it. I get out of work around 5-6pm and I have the weekends off. If I'm home you won't even need to knock on my door, I'll hear you coming and I'll be outside before you shut your car off.

On a related topic, I found out I can still change my oil in my backyard with it lowered. But the drainpan doesn't fit between the ground and the oil pan so I can't lower the jack all the way to drain every last drop out. Oh well.

I switched from Mobil 1 to Royal Purple. And at $7 a quart.......

Anybody run RP 10w30?

Heres where it sits now. I was going to leave it decal free (I have alot of decals from parts I bought, ARP, MSD, HKS, Blitz) but the coilovers came with a whole sheet of decals and a dozen other ones. It even came with a metal badge. I just put 2 decals on, the passenger side has one too.

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omg that is low, lol too low. your car though