Tein S Tech
 

I need to see pics of tein s-tech before and after. Does it level the car out by dropping the front more? I already searched. I am ordring enkei RPO3 in 18" with 235/40-18 tires and want to decrease fender gap and drop the front more. Thanks for your help guys

It won't drop as much as you think..you still have 2 fingers gap in front and 1 at rear.

If you like no gap b/w fenders, go for coilover. For tires go for 245/40/18 simply it drives you a better day!

Just right for me! My front spoiler & underside of the floorpan just scrapes in certain places around town and driveways.

the front does drop more. but since the rear stock is already lower sometimes you will notice that they're even, or that the rear is still a lil bit lower.

^Amen.

The drop is just right for me. I wanted something that wasn't going to scrape every time I pulled into or out of a driveway. I didn't want to bottom out on the freeway when going over a bridge.
Asthetically (sp?) it could be a little lower, but I'm not complaining. The price was right, and I believe it has the highest spring rate for the RX8 lowering springs.
They'll fit me just right.....until I buy my coilovers. :ylsuper:

pictures anyone? im also thinking of s techs. i assume it lowers more than mazdaspeed springs yes?

I'll see what I can come up with.

I'll try to post a pic this evening.
Here is one from TEIN, but its with S Tech:
http://www.tein.com/ti/img/lm582.jpg

I agree with that that. Tein S and 245/40's is perfect. Been with mine for long enough to say that firmly.

Lovin' the S-Techs on my car. There's a zillion pictures of my car on this forum so you can check out the 'before'

I haven't posted pics since I put the S-techs on so I'll try and do that tonight.

thanks for posting pics. mad dash, car looks good. where the hell is your fuel filler door?! lol.

s-tech drop has one of the best drops for springs

+1
I love the feel of them. I'm running 255/40/18 in the rear and 225/45/18 in the front.

my hp evo's are by 8's f by 9's r.

I will take a pic for you tomorrow.

also +1. the drop is somewhat subtle, but as i was posting in a thread earlier it is noticably lower than stock and makes the car look...well just right in my opinion. ive had mine a few weeks now and only just tonight hit the front lip and only because i was coming out of a wawa too quickly, which is my own fault. ill try and post pics, but in the meantime...it looks great man. do it.

s tecs ftw

Here's the picture I used for my sig:

whitehot...usually i hate white in white but...yours look amazing!

BTW will this drop on stock struts make them blow? or any change in the way handles?

Tein S-tech on stock shocks (high pressure gas monotube):

https://www.altspace.com/nepoc/josht...s/rx_tein2.jpg

Tein S-tech on Koni shocks (low pressure gas twin tube): (sits lower)

http://ilp303.com/albums/miscrx8/low...shed.sized.jpg

All together now!

https://www.altspace.com/nepoc/joshk...s/PICT8802.jpg

https://www.altspace.com/nepoc/63007...s/PICT8953.jpg

great pics!

So theres no diff. in the way the car handles? better or worse? thanks alot guys

I can't speak for JUST the S-Techs as I installed them on new koni struts. They should seem slightly "stiffer".

I still have stock shocks. It's just a little stiffer with the S. Techs; not super bouncy or uncomfortable. It's good for street driving. The car takes corners flatter and responds a little quicker. (So yes, it's better.)

hey question guy i wanna get some s techs and i got 18x8s right now and i was wondering will it rub or hit the fender with stock shocks? thanks for the help guys

Im tossed up between the

Stech(higher spring rate = win)(kills shocks)

Tanabe GF(lower spring rate = not as much killing)

But when i look at my car, and look at these pics.....my car looks lower already. I have the 40th anny so i have bilstein shocks but really?? I want to lower my car but it seems like id be raising my car with springs.

^lol i dont think there is an aftermarket lowering spring that will make the right height higher :lol:

I ran S-techs before going with coilovers a couple years ago. They will give you a noticeable drop and a comfortable ride

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imm in your same position bro. I cant choose between stech and tanabe gf. They both drop roughly the same amount except the gf drop a big more in the rear. I think ill go with the GF cause of the lower spring rate which will result in less damage to the shocks.

Thanks Pico! I love your photography! I notice the front drops compared to how mine looks now, but i really dont see a difference, my car only has 30k miles on it so its about halfway through its life.

I think i might go with GF too because of the softer spring rate, oem S1 shocks are cheap as fack, my bilsteins are not :(

thanks i appreciate it

Ill take a picture tomorrow in the sun, its something thats been puzzling me, i see the obvious drop in the front but i dont see any drop in the back :p

from what i remember i can wedge just about 2 fingers from the tire to the fender. the front of the car is monster truck high though and has space to deliver a baby.

I know this thread is god awfully old, but I will add my pics of before and after Tein S Tech.

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S-Tech

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...ed/carwash.jpg

...and now RS*R which sits about 1/4" lower than the S-Tech's all around.

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Now I wonder how much more they will drop with D-Specs? Probably another 1/4" because of the low-pressure.

For the record my shocks wore out quicker with the RS*R which has a softer spring rate than the S-Tech, but they are linear, whereas the Teins are progressive, so I don't think the S-Tech's will kill your shocks too quick, but mine are gone at this point.

If you're going with S-Tech's, I would upgrade the shocks at the same time. The stock shocks will blow a lot sooner, and it will be a waste of time and money.

I had my S-Tech's installed on stock shocks that had only 20K KM's on them. On my way home from the install, I hit a small bump on the freeway and blew my passenger-side rear shock.

I ended up ordering some Tokico D-Spec's, which was what I should of done in the first place.

i have a set for sale, 160$ + shipping + paypal 4% if someone wants em. im going coilovers. the springs have 10000km on them

sway bar?
 

what sway bars were you all running with the s techs and tanabe GF? I have the agency power 32mm solid front sway bar plus the rear 19mm solid and they are BEEFY. I'm afraid the tein S tech's plus the AP bars could blow out my stock shocks quickly. Or do sway bars not effect the spring forces seen by the shocks? obviously upgrading the shocks as well would make more sense, but I really don't want to do that just yet. a.k.a broke.

^ I doubt it. Sway bars lessen body roll. If anything, it might help your shocks as they will compress less when cornering. (I ran with stock sways, BTW).

My advise would be to wait until you get the shocks (recommend Koni or D-Specs), then get it installed all at once. Otherwise, you'll be paying twice for labor like I did, which is a HUGE waste of money. Get it done right the first time, or don't bother.

Someone is selling me their tein s tech springs off their rx-8. I'm not sure how much i should pay for the used.. What do you guys think?

Great info on this tread, I'm wondering if anyone can comment on their experience of how quickly the stock shocks go with tein s springs? I've read posts saying not to bother changing the shocks and others saying you should. I can appreciate the huge savings on labor if you do both at once, but realistically, anyone have any idea how many kms/miles one could get on the stock shocks? I currently only have 10,000km on mine (only drive it in the summer), so I'm wondering if it is worth buying aftermarket shocks?

I have over 30K miles on my S-techs with stock shocks. They were on the car when I bought it too so it is likely much more than that.

^ Depends on the current condition of your shocks, how much mileage on them. They *should* be ok if they have low mileage on them.

It's a bit of a ticking time bomb with the stocks as they aren't built for the lower springs rates, and will wear down much quicker.

Im still on the same shocks, no issues yet. I bought the car with S-techs installed at 52K miles. The car now has 96K miles, and they were on the car before I purchased it so it would be a bit more. 40K miles is like 4 years of driving for me so, that pretty darn good.

Sometimes, yes. Not over normal speed bumps though. Usually in construction zones or something like that. Its also impossible to get into the driveway at my apartment but even my girlfriends stock civic will scrape sometimes. It wont be an issue 99% of the time.

^ At 90k, I'd get new shocks as they are more than likely the originals.