TEIN owners!!!

I just got my Tein's in and would like to know how low you got em and what settings are you going with. I want to ride on the lowest setting and want opinions on what your going with.:huh:

Second lowest I found is the best compromise between lowering and ride. You'll have to play with the shock settings to find out what you like. Probably start them at about 6 clicks from full hard and go from there.

Originally posted by G-Forces
Second lowest I found is the best compromise between lowering and ride. You'll have to play with the shock settings to find out what you like. Probably start them at about 6 clicks from full hard and go from there.

Are you on the 2nd to lowest setting in the photos on G20net? where on the damper is the place where you adjust the softness?

mrc- which spring rate did you get? i got soft ones and it sits about as low as gforces' pict at 2nd from lowest too. the soft spring was suppose to be longer, but it settled in to be about the same height. mine's set at I think 11clicks from full hard front/rear. u might wanna go 3rd perch from bottom

Originally posted by kenchan
u might wanna go 3rd perch from bottom

Isn't that the highest setting then?

Thanks for all the info, I think I got it now.

I am at 1.7" and have stock settings ..

I find the ride good as it is, but maybe that's because I was use to the brutal ride the stock suspension gave me.

Clockwise is to loosen or tighten?

What?.... you cant read Japanese??? RTFM!!! :D



clockwise = tighten (righty tighty, lefty loosey) ;)

Originally posted by atomicfrog
I am at 1.7" and have stock settings ..

I find the ride good as it is, but maybe that's because I was use to the brutal ride the stock suspension gave me.

Clockwise is to loosen or tighten?

waiting to see pics of your ride.... Did you notice the shock clicks like 23 times or something?

mrc - yah, they do click like 23 or 24, but don't use it any softer than 16clicks from full hard (full clockwise, then ccw 11 clicks as your starting point). break those in first too...don't set it up too stiff the first 500miles or so...especially in the cold.

Originally posted by kenchan
mrc - yah, they do click like 23 or 24, but don't use it any softer than 16clicks from full hard (full clockwise, then ccw 11 clicks as your starting point). break those in first too...don't set it up too stiff the first 500miles or so...especially in the cold.

Preciate the info. I talked to Luke and he said something about using 5.
I don't know if it was 5 from the hardest or 5 from the softest. But how hard is it to get to the rear dampers to adjust?

I am at 11 clicks now from full hard .. I will try the car out tomorrow and see how that works for the car.

Thx for all the info guys.

mrc- no prob. :p 5 from full hard is too stiff for street. you'll be hoppin around too much... 11 clicks is probably borderline with comfort and performance from the NA's. if you try other higher performance dampers youll notice that the NA's rebound is on the fast side.

the rears arent too hard to adjust. just pull down the seats, take the rubber trim around the hole to the trunk, take off the clips under the trim, pull out the trunk liner a little bit and you'll be able to access the setting knob. its good to have a flashlight.

I gave the 11 clicks a whirl today. I'm gonna try the 6 clicks - because I found that with 11, the ride wasn't that stiff and not as comfortable. Anyone know how many clicks are the stock settings? When I had them on the stock settings, the ride was great.

direct comparison to the stock ride was about 13 or 14 clicks but the problem is full bump on expressways.

teins recommends starting out at like 6 clicks or something on the manual. under 9clicks is too stiff for street, imo. Id like to use 13 clicks for my commuter.

My Tein's will be on before Friday (12/28/01) ha ha:hehe:. I got my first mod done before 2002. I told them to put it on the 2nd lowest setting at 11 clicks from hardest stiffness. We'll see how it rides and I'll let yall know how I'm riding in Tex. :smoka:

I'd also like to give a shout-out to my dawg Luke a.k.a. ( G22DET ) for hookin dis up. I'll burn a cigarette for ya. :smoker2:

whoaa! you let a shop do your kit? hope you told them not to use an impact wrech on the shaft... kills those teins if you dont assemble it correctly.

hows the ride? :D congrats.

Originally posted by kenchan
whoaa! you let a shop do your kit? hope you told them not to use an impact wrech on the shaft... kills those teins if you dont assemble it correctly.

hows the ride? :D congrats.

It's done. I'm on 11 clicks and it is quite firm. It handles great though. How would I tell if they did use an impact wrench and messed up my tein's? Not too sure, but I think I hear the shocks working in the front. Is this normal? I only hear it when I have the music off and everything is quiet.:bandit:

first thing that those impact wrenches messes up is the shaft itself...see if you can rotate the adjustment knob all the way clockwise and then all the way 16clicks ccw. if you can do that, then its probably okay.

you hear it? what kind of noise? like a piston sucking sound? shuooo shuooo type of sound? my NAs dont make any noise at all....which I was impressed by. :p

Originally posted by kenchan
first thing that those impact wrenches messes up is the shaft itself...see if you can rotate the adjustment knob all the way clockwise and then all the way 16clicks ccw. if you can do that, then its probably okay.

you hear it? what kind of noise? like a piston sucking sound? shuooo shuooo type of sound? my NAs dont make any noise at all....which I was impressed by. :p

I don't really hear it any more, it was the same night I got them. Now everything seems to be perfect. At 11 clicks from hardest, seems like the front is just a tad bit too stiff.

I tried the 6 clicks today, oh mama what a horrible ride :) - bouncing around like crazy... not good :). I'm at 14 now because I know you mentioned it ken, that it's best to "work in" the tein's for 500 miles on that setting. I like the 14 clicks - and after 500 miles, I'll go to the 11 like you have. 6 is just not good for the road. :)

yah, 6 is waaay too stiff for the streets out here. in japan, most roads are extreme smooth...that's why they recommend those settings...but the damping capacity on these NAs arent that great (especially rebound).

14 is a good starting point to break them in. Id like to use 13 or 12 clicks,but there's one expresway I use frequently that has many dips so thats why Im at 11 to eliminate those fullbumps. im hearing that they're planning to fix that part of the expressway in 2002, so hopefully I can go back to my 13 click setting. :) 13clicks is night and day from 11 clicks.

I'm pretty satisfied on the 11 clicks. It's gets a little bouncy when the street isn't so smoothe, but for the most part it is nice and tight. I was driving with 3 other people in the car and it still was pretty comfortable. So compare the 11 clicks to the 13 or 14 for me so I know what I'm looking at. I like 11 but am willing to try 13 or 14 b/c you guys did.:smoka:

13 is close to stock ride...but will cause fullbumps. stroke is too short and sus too soft.