Best place to buy Tein Basic for 1998 SC300? How much should I expect to pay?

Ride compared to stock? Trying to keep ride as close to stock as possible. Have had Tein Basics on other cars, and have been very happy with them.

 

I see them around for about $700 shipped.

 

I did some search on the forums, and people kept saying how bad they ride.
So what would be the best lowering, that keeps the stock ride? I don't need to get slammed on the floor. Just a nice drop on 19 inch wheels.

 

I have heard that ride quality suffers with the Basic's, and -of course- there is no way to adjust the dampening on the Basic's. However, if you have had them before and like them, I would say to go for it.

I would try emailing sales@tmengineering.net. From my scouting of Tein CS prices, they have the lowest by a significant margin. Just tell them you are a CL Lexus member and are looking at acquiring Tein Basic's. I bet they can hook you up.

 

yea i've heard tein basics don't ride too well either

if you have comfort in mind over performance i would save up for the CS

 

yeah i want to lower, but COMFORT is key

 

your in SD right? i heard Pann auto can get you them cheap like $700-750 if you pay cash

 

Yeah I got the other Tein Basic from Pann as well. I always pay cash.

 

In most car applications the Tein basics have the softing spring rates, so it should be pretty soft, but not having dampering adjustment kinda blows.

I have the Tein HR on my s13 (got them used from Japan), they're ok but they are not adjustable. I want my next coils to be adjustable.

The Flex are good

 

Well I don't want a harsh ride on the SC300. LEarned my lesson with last SC. This time, I want to keep the smooth ride, but just want to go lower.

 

This screams Tein CS moreso than Tein Basic.

 

So how much are the TEIN CS for the SC?

 

$1260 @ mvpmotorsports.com
email sales@tmengineering.net, and they might be able to get you them a few bucks cheaper.

 

amen

Tein CS is like the best thing you can get for comfort

if you ever make it into a track car then you're gonna wanna go for brands like HKS and Zeal

 

how low does the CS go?