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Old 11-06-06, 10:21 PM
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They are Tein SS Coilovers and are going to be installed this week!!
Old 11-06-06, 10:55 PM
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nice throw em on and post some pics.
Old 11-10-06, 07:40 PM
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Ok here it goes.
Before:

After: Took this one in my high school parking lot. Sorry for the bad quality took this pic with my phone.
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Lookin good!
Old 11-10-06, 08:20 PM
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is that 18"?
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Yes those are 18's
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hows the ride quality?
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Well, I can definately feel the bumps in the road easier. The ride is not that bad compared to stock. Yes, the ride is stiffer but it's certainely daily driveable. I say if you want ride height adujstability and dampening adjustability for a decent price, go with the Tein SS. You cannot go wrong with these coilovers and I'm planning on getting the EDFC soon.
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yea, bc right now i have espelir springs w/ tokico blues and the drop is awesome but the ride is AWFUL. i run TEIN SS on my acura cl-s and they are perfect balance between performance and comfort.
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on a thread.. someone mention a special screw needed to put them on.... did you need an additional screw to put them on? DId you buy the pillowball thing for top? Excuse me I don't know much about these Coilovers but I do want a set and I did the search but there was no clarity
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You reuse your OEM top mounts on these. The special screw your referring to you probably the bolt/screw on top of the OEM mount you can reuse this screw as well. Everything you need is pretty much supplied with the Tein Basic system with the exception of the top mount. Installation is pretty straight forward on these if I can remember.
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Originally Posted by daSC4
how much lower than that, can it go?
Old 11-14-06, 06:13 PM
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I'm not exactly sure but I know it CAN go lower. It's pretty low right now I can't even stick my finger in there anymore. I don't think I would want to go any lower, I'm scraping enough as it is.
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looking good
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Tein SS is probably the best for street driven sc, had these but decided it was too soft so i sold them. looking good!

i want the silkroad or stance.


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