Tein or Omni?

[BlazeD0ut06]

Hey everyone...
i was wondering if any1 had experiences wth either tein or omni or both..what r the positives , negatives???
i know tein type flew with edfc is supposed to be very very good but it also runs around 1400...however omni's have been gettin great reviews on hondatech, clubsi, etc...omni coils setup runs about 650...and people who have used them say they r far better than tein when it comes to handling...
comments.. suggestions..all welcome

[projectsilvia97]

it all depends on what you want. if you're planning on being an auto-x/track whore, go with tein or something that is dampening adjustable. omni does have a good product, but the downside is dampening adjustable. if you're planning on just doing a couple auto-x events, go with the omni because it will save you money, and most people that have dampening adjustable coilovers mess it up. i shouldn't say most, but some people. just my

[projectsilvia97]

tein has good products, but in my opinion, you're just paying for the name. it's like spoon. good products, but hella expensive.

[BullShifter]

i would much rather have adjustable dampening than adjustable ride height. With adjustable ride height you need to align and corner weight the car every time it's changed.

EDFC is a complete waste of money, IMO. I mean how hard is it to get out the car and turn 4 knobs on manual adjustables?

How do people mess up adjustable dampening? The only thing I can think of is they leave it on the stiffest setting blowing out the struts.

[BlazeD0ut06]

is omni damping adj? i dun think iread anything about it being damper adj.
i know with tein ur just paying for the name and good product also..but omni is good..some say too stiff though

[BlazeD0ut06]

is omni manually damp adj.. i meant

[GScivic7]

I don't think the Omni coilovers are dampening adjustable. As for stiffness, they offer 3 different setups. A sport, drag and street setup. The sport setup comes with 10k and 8k springs front and rear respectively if you're worried about it being too stiff.

[Juicy05]

So hands down which is the better option for street/ moderate track applications. ive heard nothign but good about omni.......

[GScivic7]

I'd go with the middle ground and pick up the Street coilovers from Omni.

[kingdave123]

my tax $$ is coming this week and im going with the omni street set up with adjustable upper controll arms. i cant wait to get them and ill post up the installation and of the finished product. it will be a few weeks though, need like an entire weekend to install it because i will be working by myself and its the first time i have ever installed full coil over (i have done springs before).

[GScivic7]

full coilovers are easier than just springs. You just swap out the entire assembly instead of having to the take apart your strut and replace the spring then reassemble it. Although the control arms might take a little time, but those aren't very difficult to replace either.

[kingdave123]

i still need a spring compressor to get the existing springs out right? the ones from omni i have heard come already compressed.

[BlazeD0ut06]

u dun need a spring compressor to get the springs off...infact if ur getting the coil over set up u can just leave the old springs on the old shocks and jus swap in the ur new set up...
but if u have to take the springs off...jus face it away from ur face..the spring will pop out but not so far...
and if u still want a compressor..u can get one from autozone leave a deposit that they return to u when u give the compressor back..



so street or sport???? i know the sport is stiffer...
but hopefully b going to the track this summer...and eventually this will be my track car only..well when the new si is out that is...

[Juicy05]

So with omni do youhaev to use any stock pieces?

[kingdave123]

[quote=BlazeD0ut06]u dun need a spring compressor to get the springs off...infact if ur getting the coil over set up u can just leave the old springs on the old shocks and jus swap in the ur new set up...
but if u have to take the springs off...jus face it away from ur face..the spring will pop out but not so far...
and if u still want a compressor..u can get one from autozone leave a deposit that they return to u when u give the compressor back..



so street or sport???? i know the sport is stiffer...
but hopefully b going to the track this summer...and eventually this will be my track car only..well when the new si is out that is...[/QUOTE

thats what i thought. maybe this wont take as long as i first imagined. i seriously cant wait to get the suspension set up. eventualy im going to do the front and rear sway bars. when i order the coil overs im also ordering the front and rear strut tower braces since ill have the bolts off anyway, and then its off to the allignment shop.