Tien Ride Adjustment
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Tein Ride Adjustment
can't figure out which beats me up more, the country road or the hockey game today.
anyway i do drive on some not so hot roads the ride is too jarring. on smooth pavement handling is insane, but for day-day i need some give.
is it possible and how do you soften the tein shocks? - i see a big nut on top. i've adjusted the ride height up for winter.
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anyway i do drive on some not so hot roads the ride is too jarring. on smooth pavement handling is insane, but for day-day i need some give.
is it possible and how do you soften the tein shocks? - i see a big nut on top. i've adjusted the ride height up for winter.
thanks
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that doesn't adjust the stiffness, if you back taht nut all the way off the top, and jack the cat up, the strut will fall out of the spring.
dont' adjust that nut.
you should have a little **** on the top that had a small allenkey hole in the top. turn that, it adjust the damper
btw, what teins are you running?
dont' adjust that nut.
you should have a little **** on the top that had a small allenkey hole in the top. turn that, it adjust the damper
btw, what teins are you running?
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yea i think i have mines on soft but i could be wrong till someone tells us witch way is the correct way
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that doesn't adjust the stiffness, if you back taht nut all the way off the top, and jack the cat up, the strut will fall out of the spring.
dont' adjust that nut.
you should have a little **** on the top that had a small allenkey hole in the top. turn that, it adjust the damper
btw, what teins are you running?
dont' adjust that nut.
you should have a little **** on the top that had a small allenkey hole in the top. turn that, it adjust the damper
btw, what teins are you running?
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why dont' you just turn it fully one way, and push on the car, if it moves up and down like normal it's on soft. turn it fully the other way, and it should be on hard then, push on the car, if it barely moves then you'll have your answer
it's not rocket surgery
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Make sure you read the manual. You can damage the shocks if you soften the ride too much. Like with many Teins with damping adjustments, there should be **** that clicks as you rotate it. Tighten (clockwise) all the way and make sure you don't go more than 16 clicks left (counter clockwise). Confirm with your manual first.
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I love my tien's they are perfect, a little bouncy at times but 90% of the time I love them.
Just wish they weren't sized so I course raise the car a little for winter... I hate snow plowing.
Just wish they weren't sized so I course raise the car a little for winter... I hate snow plowing.
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i have a set of has on my car and i have them set at 12 front and back, so far its pretty stiff but enoguh give for the little bumps, but anything over like a 2-3" bump is pretty intense, makes the subs in the trunk bounce up and down lol
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i backed-off the rears to almost full soft. didn't notice much difference. a little more ragged through the corner.
i think i need to remove the strut bar and go soft front, midway rear. got my porsche setup that way, i like it.
i think i need to remove the strut bar and go soft front, midway rear. got my porsche setup that way, i like it.