ebay springs...???

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:22 pm

anybody ever heard of these or have them?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TENRAI-S ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-Dodg ... dZViewItem

I don't know what would be wrong with Ebay springs...like Skunks and all the other cheaper springs. So far I've liked the drop of the Progress springs the best, but I'm just wondering what could be so wrong with Ebay springs?

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:53 pm

The first ones are probably made in China and will break in half in 6 days.

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:56 am

I had dropzone springs from ebay for 3 years. They were actually nice I though. They rode well, the drop was reallly nice. Believe it or not, I miss them

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 10:52 am

Don't get me wrong though, I got my entire Tokico setup on ebay, struts and springs. They turned out fine! Just watch out for the generic names you never heard of, like Tenrai...

It might be good though, I guess you gotta try em' to find out.

Teampeaklimit · Post by **Teampeaklimit** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:37 pm

The second company used to make illegal Tein Springs. Check out Tein.com

Ifixyawata · Post by **Ifixyawata** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:05 pm

scneonchic wrote:I had dropzone springs from ebay for 3 years. They were actually nice I though. They rode well, the drop was reallly nice. Believe it or not, I miss them

I'm still itching to get those on. I'm waiting to have a whole day off so I can do it all at once. I figure I should do it now because the car needs an alignment anyway.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:31 am

raul-01 wrote:Just watch out for the generic names you never heard of, like Tenrai...

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:01 pm

Ifixyawata wrote:
scneonchic wrote:I had dropzone springs from ebay for 3 years. They were actually nice I though. They rode well, the drop was reallly nice. Believe it or not, I miss them

I'm still itching to get those on. I'm waiting to have a whole day off so I can do it all at once. I figure I should do it now because the car needs an alignment anyway.

I cant wait to see them on your car! better take pics

rmc03 · Post by **rmc03** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:07 am

I actually just bought those Tenrai springs w/ the 1.5" drop, they'll be arriving Friday evening so I'll be lowering it Friday night.

I'll take some pics, etc.

rmc03 · Post by **rmc03** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:12 am

well i installed the springs, HOLY s*** it's more than 1.5" drop!!

i would say it dropped the front about 2" and the rear around 2.3", i really like how the front gap is, but the rear gap is like almost over-lapping the tire. really leveled out the car nicely, i want the gaps to be even front/rear.

i took some pics but they're on my friends camera so it'll take a day or two to post them.

atom · Post by **atom** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:10 am

Im interested in seeing these pics!

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:07 am

atom wrote:Im interested in seeing these pics!

+1

Are these on stock struts? If so, say goodbye to them.

they say 1.5'' drop and its 2''

702Neon · Post by **702Neon** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:31 am

^^^^ yeah give it a couple of months.

Start working on getting some aftermarket struts.
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dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 12:37 pm

-CgPeon- wrote:
atom wrote:Im interested in seeing these pics!
+1

Are these on stock struts? If so, say goodbye to them. they say 1.5'' drop and its 2''

i don't think its the actual drop that destroys the struts.... i think its the spring rate

rmc03 · Post by **rmc03** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:26 pm

i'll get the pics up soon, i'm not sure what i'm going to do, i need to raise the rear a little bit. i'm thinking maybe i'll buy someone's used springs and do a mix'n match job. handling is AMAZING!

actually didn't look bad with the stock setup in the rear and lowered srpings up front ( seemed like it lowered the front, and also lowered the stock rear a bit ) ? i don't know how it would do this..

i was also wondering if the front springs are going to break in and go down any more or if this is just how they are?

rmc03 · Post by **rmc03** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:46 pm

Heres the pics:

The springs:

Before:

After:

Before front:

After front:

After Rear:

More Pics:

The springs actually ride really nice, much nicer than I though they would. The handling is out of this world. I'm really loving them so far. The one thing I do not like about these springs is how my wheel gaps are different. They really level the car out nicely, but I want them the same. I was actually wondering if the 120lbs of bass in the trunk is making the back lower than it should be. I think about a 1" drop in the rear would make it exactly where I want it to be. Does anyone make a 1" drop?

I'm thinking of getting another set of springs to either raise the back to match the front, or drop the front more to match the back.

Let me know what you guys think of the drop and if you have any suggestions on getting the wheel gaps right. Thanks guys -Ryan

rmc03 · Post by **rmc03** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:50 pm

I've been putting a lot of thought into this today and here's what I came up with. Instead of buying new springs I was thinking of maybe making spacers for the rear spring setup to raise the rear to the desired height to match the front.

Any ideas guys?

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:22 pm

I think the drop looks nice.....The front wheel well is a bit taller than the back one, thats why it doenst look even. Mine is like that too....dropped on coilovers and its dropped evenly, but it looks higher in the front.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:32 pm

its always gonna look higher in the front with an even drop

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:01 pm

thread ressurection!.. wondered how your struts are holding up, and if the springs came with any specs when you bought them.. really like how they drop the car.... did you have to align afterwards?, u know, the usual q?

rmc03 · Post by **rmc03** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:18 pm

struts are holding up great, seems like the front settled in a little bit better, everythings still goin great so far. i still haven't gotten an alignment, stock tires aren't an issue tho, kinda just letting thme die slowly - will be getting an allignment before i put the 18's back on.

if you guys are looking for a cheap set of spings i'd recommend these, very happy with them.