Tein coilovers
#1
Tein coilovers
Hi guys,
I'm about to buy Tein coilovers, CS or Flex. To current owners of either, do you ever regret your decision of choosing one over the other (CS for comfort, Flex for performance)? Thanks for the feedback.
djl
I'm about to buy Tein coilovers, CS or Flex. To current owners of either, do you ever regret your decision of choosing one over the other (CS for comfort, Flex for performance)? Thanks for the feedback.
djl
#3
Originally Posted by 1993SCTT
myself being an owner of tein flex, i say its worth the 1200
can't tell you about the cs because i don't have it
but the flex comes with things the cs doesn't.
can't tell you about the cs because i don't have it
but the flex comes with things the cs doesn't.
#4
Lexus Champion
the tein flex has 16 levels of dampening force. when set of standard (8 front, 8 rear), ride quality is much more comfortable than oem, when set on 12 rear and 14 front the car feels like it is hugging the road but is much rougher than oem. i just installed two days ago i still need to try different settings.
#5
Thanks for the quick reply.
I just installed Daizen LCA bushings myself, still have to do the rears when the temperature warms up a bit. Really looking forward to the Teins, should improve the handling quite bit.
I just installed Daizen LCA bushings myself, still have to do the rears when the temperature warms up a bit. Really looking forward to the Teins, should improve the handling quite bit.
#6
Lexus Champion
im going to be doing daizen lca soon, where did you purchase? how much were they? how is the handling after that? did you get alignment done once bushing install was complete?
#7
Bought complete Daizen front set w/sleeves and rears from TMengineering.net, check out the website for latest prices. Car corners flatter now and steering is more precise, no slop at all. The only negative is slight increase in road noise transmitted into the cabin, but tolerable. I'll be getting an alignment after installing the rears, hopefully this weekend. The hardest part of the install was pressing out the old bushing, ended up taking it to a local Toyota dealer. Other than that the it was straight forward. Make sure you wear gloves when greasing the bushings, it is sticky stuff.
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#9
The One
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It really depends on your ride quality/handling ratio expectation. I have had both Flex and CS. I liked the handling of the Flex but could not live long term with the ride quality. Many others have no problems with ride quality so you'll have to decide what is acceptable to you. Although I do miss the handling of the Flex sometimes, most of the times I am very happy with the CS.
BTW - I am not saying that the CS handles badly. Not at all. It is just not as flat as the Flex, that's all.
BTW - I am not saying that the CS handles badly. Not at all. It is just not as flat as the Flex, that's all.
#10
Thanks Neo.
Out of curiosity, are any of you guys familiar with the ride of an Infiniti FX SUV with sports package? How would you compare the ride of theTein Flex to the Infiniti as far as stiffness/harshness? Not trying to beat this subject to death, just want some reference point. Thanks again for any input.
Out of curiosity, are any of you guys familiar with the ride of an Infiniti FX SUV with sports package? How would you compare the ride of theTein Flex to the Infiniti as far as stiffness/harshness? Not trying to beat this subject to death, just want some reference point. Thanks again for any input.
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I am going fo Tein RA suspension - is this way more harder than Flex?
My plan is to buy both Tein CS & RA and swop them over....CS for the winter months....RA for the summer months when I go to racetrack.
I still want to drive the car on the road every day during summer - should I go with the RAs or the Flex?
My plan is to buy both Tein CS & RA and swop them over....CS for the winter months....RA for the summer months when I go to racetrack.
I still want to drive the car on the road every day during summer - should I go with the RAs or the Flex?
#13
The One
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Originally Posted by yoshi
I am going fo Tein RA suspension - is this way more harder than Flex?
My plan is to buy both Tein CS & RA and swop them over....CS for the winter months....RA for the summer months when I go to racetrack.
I still want to drive the car on the road every day during summer - should I go with the RAs or the Flex?
My plan is to buy both Tein CS & RA and swop them over....CS for the winter months....RA for the summer months when I go to racetrack.
I still want to drive the car on the road every day during summer - should I go with the RAs or the Flex?
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Lexus Champion
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Ii was considering the RA when I was researching mine. ultimately I went with the Flex..
The RA needed to be rebuilt periodically and you had to send them to Japan to get it done, there were other things they told me about them but that was enough for me to go to the Flex. This wa all direct from the Tein folks.
Flex on the softest settings are no where near an OEM ride if you ask me. There is added road noise but I can live with that.
Thats my 2 cents.
The RA needed to be rebuilt periodically and you had to send them to Japan to get it done, there were other things they told me about them but that was enough for me to go to the Flex. This wa all direct from the Tein folks.
Flex on the softest settings are no where near an OEM ride if you ask me. There is added road noise but I can live with that.
Thats my 2 cents.
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The One
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Originally Posted by vredniykot
my SS has 29 clicks, so i assume 30 settings?
Originally Posted by morris
Flex on the softest settings are no where near an OEM ride if you ask me. There is added road noise but I can live with that.