Tein Springs
Foxnake42
08-20-2003, 12:25 AM
They are a pretty wll known product in Japan, and I was wondering if anyone has tried the Tein Springs out. Says about a 1.5 drop. Cheap too, like 160
mynismo
08-20-2003, 01:18 AM
get them. all the springs work just about the same...
i have intrax and they work great
i have intrax and they work great
Suislide
08-20-2003, 02:58 AM
screw springs, i'm going whole coil-overs when i get them. Tein will probably be the way i'll go, though.
mynismo
08-20-2003, 08:11 AM
coilovers are very expensive. also do not get the $75 coilovers on ebay, they are crap and you have to weld them to the struts in order to have them work.
go with springs and struts unless you have $1200 laying around.
go with springs and struts unless you have $1200 laying around.
grncivicdhr
08-20-2003, 01:57 PM
i agree, the spring/shock combo is the best bet if you're on a budget. i have tanabe gf210 springs and tokico hp shocks. they don't go on til next week but totalled they came to less than $500 brand new on ebay.
badicalradical
08-20-2003, 02:17 PM
im going w some nice springs and KONI's. i heard that tokikos blow out alot on 240s for some reason. not that the dont on other cars. but once i can im going w/ tein CO's or hks hipermax II if i get a good price on them @ work
RalphCare
08-20-2003, 05:51 PM
i wonder how the ZEAL or the Kei Office CO sets are.
Kei Office is made by the drift king, but i dun think they are adjustable. and the ZEALS are nice and look beefy :cool: they are 6 way adjustable too.
Kei Office is made by the drift king, but i dun think they are adjustable. and the ZEALS are nice and look beefy :cool: they are 6 way adjustable too.
Suislide
08-20-2003, 08:12 PM
Zeal's are supposedly one of the best. i haven't heard too too much about them yet though. my top choices are Tein FLEX or JIC FLT-A2's. i'm willing to spend the money for them to make sure everything performs to the top standards, since i plan on actually drifting my car in competitions and what-not.
J SPEC SilEighty
08-20-2003, 08:32 PM
you might want to read this before you buy them. http://www.240sxforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13314 If your not a member then you will need to register to read it.
240-kid
08-20-2003, 08:36 PM
dont need to register here
These fucking suck! I got them and isntalled them recently. I'm now 100% set on how badly these suck after seeing a black base kouki on the way home from work in a parking lot. The spot next to it was empty, so i was like "damn, this is fuckin perfect time for comparison". So I did a u-turn and drove back and pulled in and parked next to it. I got out and they were both the same height almost. My car was less than half an inch lower. Unless you look REALLY clsoe (and I mean REALLY close), you cant tell the difference. My buddy Peter, as well as my gf, and a few other people, cant even tell its lowered. Peter told me (alot of local nico members know him, hes got s14 zenki with sr20 swap, using tanabe springs, which are awesome) he couldnt tell the difference either. When driving the car, it doesnt feel lowered at all. The springs arent even stiff. I installed KYB AGX shocks with them and my car doesnt handle any better. I like the shocks but theyre no good with such shitty springs. The springs are also nowhere near as stiff as sportlines, not even close. My buddy John has sportlines on his car, which is black kouki just like mine. I've ridden in his car and it feels nice and stiff, and super lower. My car feels completely stock unless I put the shocks on a super stiff setting, and then the car just bounces. I'm seriously displeased with these springs, theyre no better than stock. My buddy Jeff helped me insall them, when I was inside getting a drink, he was pulling apart the front stock assembly on the passenger side. He told me (After htey were installed and i was like "wtf? it feels no different!) he put them both next to eachother and there was barely any difference, and when he stepped on them with his weight, they both compressed abnout the same. Which is really sad since the Teins are fresh and my stock springs have 65k of abuse on them. I'm convinced these springs fucking suck to the extreme. I'll go by the parking lot that I saw the kouki in when I borrow my friends camera, since it was an apartment complex lot. If hte car is there, I'm gettign pics of my car next to it. To prove to everyone how badly these springs suck ass. If the car isnt there, I'll go by Enjuku and get pics of my car next to Kens. His car is an SE, but since its riding on stock susp, it should be a good comparison still. I hate to see how bad they are after they break in and get even softer. I made this post to warn everyone, since I dont want anyone else going through all the trouble i did, just to get majorly dissapointed. As of current, I spent 540 on the springs and kybs before tax (got it from Enjuku, who rocks majorly) and feel like a made the biggest mistake ever. Damn me for wanting to save 30 bucks by not going with the sportlines. DAMN IT!
These fucking suck! I got them and isntalled them recently. I'm now 100% set on how badly these suck after seeing a black base kouki on the way home from work in a parking lot. The spot next to it was empty, so i was like "damn, this is fuckin perfect time for comparison". So I did a u-turn and drove back and pulled in and parked next to it. I got out and they were both the same height almost. My car was less than half an inch lower. Unless you look REALLY clsoe (and I mean REALLY close), you cant tell the difference. My buddy Peter, as well as my gf, and a few other people, cant even tell its lowered. Peter told me (alot of local nico members know him, hes got s14 zenki with sr20 swap, using tanabe springs, which are awesome) he couldnt tell the difference either. When driving the car, it doesnt feel lowered at all. The springs arent even stiff. I installed KYB AGX shocks with them and my car doesnt handle any better. I like the shocks but theyre no good with such shitty springs. The springs are also nowhere near as stiff as sportlines, not even close. My buddy John has sportlines on his car, which is black kouki just like mine. I've ridden in his car and it feels nice and stiff, and super lower. My car feels completely stock unless I put the shocks on a super stiff setting, and then the car just bounces. I'm seriously displeased with these springs, theyre no better than stock. My buddy Jeff helped me insall them, when I was inside getting a drink, he was pulling apart the front stock assembly on the passenger side. He told me (After htey were installed and i was like "wtf? it feels no different!) he put them both next to eachother and there was barely any difference, and when he stepped on them with his weight, they both compressed abnout the same. Which is really sad since the Teins are fresh and my stock springs have 65k of abuse on them. I'm convinced these springs fucking suck to the extreme. I'll go by the parking lot that I saw the kouki in when I borrow my friends camera, since it was an apartment complex lot. If hte car is there, I'm gettign pics of my car next to it. To prove to everyone how badly these springs suck ass. If the car isnt there, I'll go by Enjuku and get pics of my car next to Kens. His car is an SE, but since its riding on stock susp, it should be a good comparison still. I hate to see how bad they are after they break in and get even softer. I made this post to warn everyone, since I dont want anyone else going through all the trouble i did, just to get majorly dissapointed. As of current, I spent 540 on the springs and kybs before tax (got it from Enjuku, who rocks majorly) and feel like a made the biggest mistake ever. Damn me for wanting to save 30 bucks by not going with the sportlines. DAMN IT!
mynismo
08-20-2003, 09:17 PM
yea that sucks dude, dont get used suspension parts.
tokico blues rock, ive had mine on 6 mo with no problems. they are the most popular for 240 suspension upgrades, everyone has them
just make sure you get good springs, that's where the handling comes into play. struts are only good if you have springs to back them up.
good springs:
eibach sportlines
intrax
tein
tanabe
just get a good name
tokico blues rock, ive had mine on 6 mo with no problems. they are the most popular for 240 suspension upgrades, everyone has them
just make sure you get good springs, that's where the handling comes into play. struts are only good if you have springs to back them up.
good springs:
eibach sportlines
intrax
tein
tanabe
just get a good name
Soyo
08-20-2003, 09:58 PM
www.nissanperformancemag.com used zeals on their 240 and I was reading up on them, 6 way adjustable, seems like a good set to me
Suislide
08-20-2003, 11:15 PM
www.nissanperformancemag.com used zeals on their 240 and I was reading up on them, 6 way adjustable, seems like a good set to me
most adequate sets are 6-way adjustable. doesn't really determine a good set from a bad set...it's how they perform. different sets perform differently (obviousley). you just have to find the set-up that's right for your budget and your driving/racing needs.
most adequate sets are 6-way adjustable. doesn't really determine a good set from a bad set...it's how they perform. different sets perform differently (obviousley). you just have to find the set-up that's right for your budget and your driving/racing needs.
badicalradical
08-20-2003, 11:54 PM
hks hipermak II are 30 way adjustable. kyb arent really good. theyre just pop-proof pretty much
klohiq
08-21-2003, 01:09 AM
so whats the cheapest set of springs and shocks that are still really good? And how much difference would you notice on the street with sportlines and Tokicos (or some other spring/shock setup) versus Tein Flex (or HE) coilovers?
RalphCare
08-21-2003, 08:12 PM
so whats the cheapest set of springs and shocks that are still really good? And how much difference would you notice on the street with sportlines and Tokicos (or some other spring/shock setup) versus Tein Flex (or HE) coilovers?
coilovers lose alot of the comfort of the ride, but help ur car go to wherever u wanna point it. specially with 240's since they are supposed to handle amazing.
and the shock spring combo cant compete with the coilover setup which has taken thousands of man hours to design to get it working symmetrically throughout all four ends of the car. but that depends on what u wanna do, if u wanna drive around, then get the shock spring setup, if u wanna drift, or go auto-x get the CO's. or coidgers as ZeldaKid would say. :lol:
coilovers lose alot of the comfort of the ride, but help ur car go to wherever u wanna point it. specially with 240's since they are supposed to handle amazing.
and the shock spring combo cant compete with the coilover setup which has taken thousands of man hours to design to get it working symmetrically throughout all four ends of the car. but that depends on what u wanna do, if u wanna drive around, then get the shock spring setup, if u wanna drift, or go auto-x get the CO's. or coidgers as ZeldaKid would say. :lol:
klohiq
08-21-2003, 08:17 PM
I want Tein Flex COs, but I guess (for now at least) that I'll get shock/spring since I probly won't find the 500+ dollar difference worth it.
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