Tein Basic or Flex?
09-15-2006, 05:11 PM
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Tein Basic or Flex?
Right now I'm in a bind about getting suspension. I hear Tein Basics are great and same thing for Flex. But the thing is it worth spending a couple hundred dollars for Flex? I know for the Flex coillovers I can adjust the Dampening. I'm a newbie about suspension so what is so great about dampening?
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If you are worries the basics may be stiffer than you'd like, get the flex... but I ride on Basics every day for a 3 hour round commute and they feel just fine to me. I took the risk of them being too stiff to save a bunch of money, and Im glad I did.
09-15-2006, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by SoFL_RX8
If you are worries the basics may be stiffer than you'd like, get the flex... but I ride on Basics every day for a 3 hour round commute and they feel just fine to me. I took the risk of them being too stiff to save a bunch of money, and Im glad I did.
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Dampening is the reboud force the shock has on the spring. If your dampening is soft, the car will bounce more over bumps, and will handle more loosly, but the ride will be soft and smooth. With harder dampening, or no dampening controll (set dampening like the basics) you get what you get, like I said, the basics feel almost stock except when going over pot holes or speed bumps, and HARD bump feels hard, but the ride on well paved streets is just as comfortable as stock.
A big reason why people get dampening adjustable coilovers or shocks is so you can adjust depending on track conditions. If you're only driving the car on the steet, you need not mess with dampening, the basics have just the right amount for daily drive-abilty, but enough stiffness to make the car really corner precisley(sp?)
I would seriously recommend the basics... you've read my review, you know what I think. I shut up now.
A big reason why people get dampening adjustable coilovers or shocks is so you can adjust depending on track conditions. If you're only driving the car on the steet, you need not mess with dampening, the basics have just the right amount for daily drive-abilty, but enough stiffness to make the car really corner precisley(sp?)
I would seriously recommend the basics... you've read my review, you know what I think. I shut up now.
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Originally Posted by SoFL_RX8
Dampening is the reboud force the shock has on the spring. If your dampening is soft, the car will bounce more over bumps, and will handle more loosly, but the ride will be soft and smooth. With harder dampening, or no dampening controll (set dampening like the basics) you get what you get, like I said, the basics feel almost stock except when going over pot holes or speed bumps, and HARD bump feels hard, but the ride on well paved streets is just as comfortable as stock.
A big reason why people get dampening adjustable coilovers or shocks is so you can adjust depending on track conditions. If you're only driving the car on the steet, you need not mess with dampening, the basics have just the right amount for daily drive-abilty, but enough stiffness to make the car really corner precisley(sp?)
I would seriously recommend the basics... you've read my review, you know what I think. I shut up now.
A big reason why people get dampening adjustable coilovers or shocks is so you can adjust depending on track conditions. If you're only driving the car on the steet, you need not mess with dampening, the basics have just the right amount for daily drive-abilty, but enough stiffness to make the car really corner precisley(sp?)
I would seriously recommend the basics... you've read my review, you know what I think. I shut up now.
09-15-2006, 07:01 PM
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I have the basics and they aren't that stiff at all. The ride is pretty comfortable, and improves the handling of the car as well. If you don't plan on racing all of the time, then they are perfect.
09-19-2006, 05:41 PM
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Go with the flex's. spend a couple dollars more for dampening. my flex's feel better than stock at soft settings. my integra has some omni-power coilover which are extremely stiff. The flex's feels like im riding in a limo when compared to my integra.
09-21-2006, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by bbybmrzmr
Go with the flex's. spend a couple dollars more for dampening. my flex's feel better than stock at soft settings. my integra has some omni-power coilover which are extremely stiff. The flex's feels like im riding in a limo when compared to my integra.
A couple more dollars? I saw them on one of the vendor's sites for nearly DOUBLE the cost of the basics.
Frankly, most people would buy the Flex simply to SAY they had adjustable dampening - Id est, if the dampening is dialed in right from the get-go, there's no need to adjust.
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