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Old 05-30-06 | 11:56 AM
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i ran the Supra silk roads for stiffness
it was rated at 18 front and something like 10 rear.
i do agree that SS are too soft, but for people that want to keep ride comfort BASICS and SS are best bet.
the basics are mainly drop
ss are drop and some features.

the HA or HE or w/e they make for us is the best i believe we can get from Tein
Hipermax is daily driveable as i believe the rear is soft while the front is hard(something like 6 in the rear)

The Kei Office was the other real rough suspension out there, but yea...GL getting it
Old 05-30-06 | 12:05 PM
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umm, okay I guess. But why post this? Why start this thread? What's your goal here?
Old 05-30-06 | 12:10 PM
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Yeah I know the Tein Flex's are the best and the price reflects that....

Is there not a comparable Coilover to the Tein Flex's out their for a better price?....What about the HKS, and others, anybody know info on those.....

Tein Flex's for $1300?????Yipes...You can almost buy a used, beat up and salvaged 92 Sc4 for that much.....
Old 05-30-06 | 12:17 PM
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nope, all the performance oriented coilovers are pretty costly.
i've heard of people managing 800-1000, but everyone i KNOW with coilovers was ~1500
Old 05-30-06 | 04:33 PM
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A lot of folks are raving about these JIC Magic FLT-A2 coilovers, surely it can't be all hype?
Old 06-03-06 | 11:05 AM
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If you really want bang for the buck do what I did and hang around the Supra forums until someone has upgraded and ****** up their old ones. I got a set of coilovers for £40 ($60) that way.
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Originally Posted by SimonR
If you really want bang for the buck do what I did and hang around the Supra forums until someone has upgraded and ****** up their old ones. I got a set of coilovers for £40 ($60) that way.
So it is the 93-98 Supra Coilovers that are compatable with the SC's? Do the same coilovers come off the non TT supra's too?
Old 06-03-06 | 12:25 PM
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JZA80 coilovers are a straight swap on the JZZ30. I believe that the suspension is the same for TT and NA Supras.
Old 06-03-06 | 05:48 PM
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My Flex's are to soft and when I adjust the dampning nothing happens.
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Originally Posted by BigWaveSC
My Flex's are to soft and when I adjust the dampning nothing happens.
That sucks, but the flex's are known to soften up things, and that what gives you better traction out of the blocks...Handling suffers.....
Old 06-06-06 | 11:51 PM
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if i were to purchase coilovers again id probably go with...JIC Magic FLT-A2 14kg/10kg. or possibly HKS Hipermax-RS 10kg/7kg. right now i currently have HKS Hipermax-PRO 22kg/16kg and im happy with them they handle verry well but with these kinda rates the ride quality does suffer keep in mind.
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