Re: Re: Differences between Tein coilovers
Hey nils!
What settings do you run your Teins on? i.e. the 1-16 position? I believe I have mine set for the middle (assuming the stiffness is linear and not progressive somehow) - but they're still pretty firm.
You know my Supra is pretty much my weekend car, and sees some track time, so I'm not too concerned, but for the occasional long(ish) road trip, it would be nice to soften it up.
Also, have you heard that running the adjustments past the last softest setting will damage the shocks? John Minert told me this - said there were like 24 adjustment points, but only use down to 16 or they could get damaged. FYI, when I got my car back the first time, they were bottomed out to the 24th/softest position.
I mentioned this because I wonder if some of the excessive stiffness is from damaged shocks? Maybe not.
I guess between the Teins, TRD swaybars, low-profile tires, and the added rigidity of the 4 point cage, my car is going to be pretty tight no matter what. Maybe I can get a ride in another car with Teins sometime to get a comparison.
(oops, had to edit for one more quck question)
Are you running the uppoer pillowball mounts? I heard from an good authority that these add considerable stiffness since the top of the strut is mounted into a solid metal ball/receiver vs. the OEM units that use a rubber bushing. Originally I intended to just run with new OEM mounts.
nils said:
Les,
I highly recommend the the Tein HA's which suit me perfectly for street/occasional track use. I actually just bought my second set of TEIN HA's for my 240 =). The RA's are similar to the HA's except they are aluminum bodied, hence lighter in weight. Not too familiar with the HR units.... but bang for buck you cant beat TEIN in my opinion.
take care,
nils