Tein "Street Basis" coilovers

[JimSouCal]

18x7.5, 43mm offset, 5Zigen GN+ with Falken 225/40/18
30mm spacer in the rear. I have a 20mm spacer for the front but havent installed it yet.

Nice...
How is your efficiency affect by your setup?

About a 20-25% hit on range.

Really? More than I thought it would be!

[nader]

Bumping this badboy from the dead! If anyone is interested in the Tein kit I have one that was used for about 1.5 months sitting in my garage. PM if you are interested.

[palmermd]

Hows the custom setup? Do you have it installed now? I'm assuming so given that you are selling the Tein.

[RedLeader]

PM sent.

[TRONZ]

Looks Like RSR has two coilover offerings too (in Japan of course). They also have drop springs too.

http://www.rs-r.co.jp/e/script/itemsear ... suspension" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Drop Springs:



Coilovers:

Has anyone gone for the RSR coilovers yet?

[DaveEV]

Has anyone gone for the RSR coilovers yet?

Biggest problem is getting them - have you found a source that doesn't include getting it shipped directly from Japan?

[BradW]

I put coilovers on my 99 Cobra Mustang, Griggs Suspension. This was more for track use but was my daily driver. I noticed they were a little noisy as the spring would move around a bit which caused some some spring noise and little clunks when driving over the bumps. I also have a friend with an Integra with coil overs and he has said his coilovers also have similar characteristics. So, I wonder if all coilovers do this or is it just the few I have ran into? But something I would ask about.

[aqn]

I put coilovers on my 99 Cobra Mustang, Griggs Suspension. This was more for track use but was my daily driver. I noticed they were a little noisy as the spring would move around a bit which caused some some spring noise and little clunks when driving over the bumps. I also have a friend with an Integra with coil overs and he has said his coilovers also have similar characteristics. So, I wonder if all coilovers do this or is it just the few I have ran into? But something I would ask about.

That doesn't "sound" right... The spring in a coil-over-damper is captive and normally under tension. Like a normal separate-spring-and-damper arrangement, actually. The only time the spring can rattle is at full droop when the damper is at full extension.

Some coil-overs have a "tender spring" on the end of the main spring. A tender spring is an overly soft multi-coil spring that would normally be completely coil bound because the main spring's rate is vastly greater. When the damper approaches full extension, the tender spring starts to unwind and keeps the main spring from flopping about.

In any case, if a coil-over rattles, there's something wrong somewhere: something's loose, due to incorrect installation, for example, or maybe due to crappy quality resulting in too much clearance in wrong places.

[DaveEV]

Found them for under $1000 - not sure what shipping will cost: $984.13 @ http://www.nengun.com/tein/street-basis-damper" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Anyone still running them? What are your thoughts?

nader - how is that custom setup you're running doing?

[RedLeader]

Found them for under $1000 - not sure what shipping will cost: $984.13 @ http://www.nengun.com/tein/street-basis-damper" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Anyone still running them? What are your thoughts?

nader - how is that custom setup you're running doing?

I saw these a few months ago on that site, they were going for ~$1200 then. Looks like they've come down in price. Nice.