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06-13-2007, 02:51 AM
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hi i have decided my next mod is gonna be a set of coilovers. the car is daily use planning on going to autocross or track the car. but i am still thinking of which set to go with. i was first thinking of the tein flex, heard alot of good things about them. like they are good for the price, tein has great warranty replacement ext. but i also heard that on the road they are a bit too stiff but on the track they are a bit too soft. so i am not really sure if i will be very happy with them...
so i just want people that has aftermarket coilovers to share their experience with em
so i just want people that has aftermarket coilovers to share their experience with em
06-13-2007, 02:58 AM
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not really what you're looking for, but i have koni yellows with tanabe springs, and they ride and handle great. not too hard on the street, and great on the backroads. i don't know if you'll be tracking or just autoxing, but i would suggest them as a good middle ground.
06-13-2007, 06:29 AM
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i have tein flex and autox competitively in my region. i also drive daily on them and i like them for both purposes. i personally do not feel that they are too stiff on the road or too soft at autox
06-13-2007, 09:04 AM
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I have the Cusco Zero2E adjustable coilover with the electronic controller. It's hard to get but I'm way stoked on the performance. I've done a few runs through windy roads and the difference is awesome.
06-13-2007, 10:49 AM
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You can also consider AST Suspension from Netherland. Their Sportline I suspension is one of the best in the category! Fair price too!
www.ast-suspension.com
www.ast-suspension.com
06-13-2007, 11:22 AM
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You can also consider AST Suspension from Netherland. Their Sportline I suspension is one of the best in the category! Fair price too!
www.ast-suspension.com
www.ast-suspension.com
06-13-2007, 01:32 PM
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I've driven 2 cars with HKS coilovers and they're REALLY nice!
06-14-2007, 11:27 PM
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I just put on Koni Yellows (shocks) with Sprint springs. It gives a VERY aggressive drop. But I adjusted the rears one full turn out from full stiff and the fronts are around 3/8 out from full stiff. It's a little on the harsh side but wow, the car feels glued to the road. It responds to every input with lighting fast results.
But the selling point on the Koni's for me is the lifetime warranty. That's huge. The only other suspension I found with a lifer warranty is the KW V3's, which are awesome coilovers, but cost double.
The HKS', Tein's, Tokico's, and others only have a 1 year warranty and have been known to blow-out and fail after a bunch of miles.
But the selling point on the Koni's for me is the lifetime warranty. That's huge. The only other suspension I found with a lifer warranty is the KW V3's, which are awesome coilovers, but cost double.
The HKS', Tein's, Tokico's, and others only have a 1 year warranty and have been known to blow-out and fail after a bunch of miles.
06-15-2007, 03:15 PM
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06-15-2007, 03:46 PM
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The TWO RX-8's I drove were both on the street and the hypermax's were AWESOME.
06-15-2007, 03:57 PM
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I just put on Koni Yellows (shocks) with Sprint springs. It gives a VERY aggressive drop. But I adjusted the rears one full turn out from full stiff and the fronts are around 3/8 out from full stiff. It's a little on the harsh side but wow, the car feels glued to the road. It responds to every input with lighting fast results.
But the selling point on the Koni's for me is the lifetime warranty. That's huge. The only other suspension I found with a lifer warranty is the KW V3's, which are awesome coilovers, but cost double.
The HKS', Tein's, Tokico's, and others only have a 1 year warranty and have been known to blow-out and fail after a bunch of miles.
But the selling point on the Koni's for me is the lifetime warranty. That's huge. The only other suspension I found with a lifer warranty is the KW V3's, which are awesome coilovers, but cost double.
The HKS', Tein's, Tokico's, and others only have a 1 year warranty and have been known to blow-out and fail after a bunch of miles.
From another thread - this is why I prefer the Teins over shocks and springs:
The Tein Basic has a few advantages to just springs
A) They are fully ride height adjustable - you can adjust them to any height within the parameters you want, independently, on all 4 corners
B) They are a higher spring rate than just regular springs
C) They come matched to proper shocks - if you drop the car a bit with springs but don't match the shocks, then you're operating outside the intended parameters for those shocks and its not a good thing - you should ALWAYS change shocks if you change springs.
D) The damper rates, while not adjustable, are probably a lot better than the stock car, and the dampers themselves are probably thicker.
E) Everything is ready to go, so you don't need to buy shocks and springs and put it all together.
Coilovers are ALWAYS the way to go -
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=Tein+problems
A) They are fully ride height adjustable - you can adjust them to any height within the parameters you want, independently, on all 4 corners
B) They are a higher spring rate than just regular springs
C) They come matched to proper shocks - if you drop the car a bit with springs but don't match the shocks, then you're operating outside the intended parameters for those shocks and its not a good thing - you should ALWAYS change shocks if you change springs.
D) The damper rates, while not adjustable, are probably a lot better than the stock car, and the dampers themselves are probably thicker.
E) Everything is ready to go, so you don't need to buy shocks and springs and put it all together.
Coilovers are ALWAYS the way to go -
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=Tein+problems
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