TEIN springs

nofrills05 · Post by **nofrills05** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:07 pm

Are these any good? Quality? Any info would help me out.

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OB · Post by OB » Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:58 pm

many people have been having issues with FAKE tein products on ebay. well, people have been having problems with fake shit on ebay forever, but lately, tein is the big company to copy i suppose. be careful.

oh btw to answer ur question, ive heard nothing but great things about damn near everything tein puts out, including their springs for the neon. good luck

Post by **Canada** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:23 am

Now if those are meant for an SRT and not a Neon, would you get a lesser drop, or a slightly lower drop? I know guys run SRT struts for more clearance, and I am tired, so which is it?

OB · Post by OB » Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:31 am

it depends on the spring manufacturer. Tein has all their specs, including drop, for all their applications on their website, tein.com. off the top of my head im pretty sure the neon springs are 2.0 drop all around, but i could be wrong.

nofrills05 · Post by **nofrills05** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:55 pm

well, we're gonna find out, cause I just ordered them.

Will I need camber adjusting kits for these springs or is it just a strait spring swap?

nofrills05 · Post by **nofrills05** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:37 pm

They are great!! The 2 inch drop has really helped this car out, and TEIN customer service is great (I had to call them with a few questions during the install).

Highly recommended.

If you are going to install them yourself be prepared to set aside about 3 hours, possibly more depending on how handy you are.

ewetho · Post by **ewetho** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:55 pm

How is the handling on that puppy? How harsh is it? Which struts are you on? Any sways yet??

Curious over here???

How tight does that back end feel?

nofrills05 · Post by **nofrills05** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:06 am

The handling is greatly improved, even with my stock struts. Before when I took a corner at a relatively quick speed the car would feel as if it were the leaning tower of Pisa, now it holds pretty well, even with my crappy stock 175/60/14 tires.

The ride is not as bad as you would think, though you do feel the road A LOT more. Big bumps suck, and with the 2 inch drop you will scrape the radiator air-dam if there is a slope going into or out of a parking lot. You need to slow waaaaaaay down for speed bumps (as expected with any drop).

The rear end in much tighter, I may go with some strut bars in the future, but I think Poly with come first.

ewetho · Post by **ewetho** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:42 pm

nofrills05 you can get P205/60R14 Traction TA's that should help abuch without having to get new wheels. Probably go their myself. By the way look closely and you find that you are riding on P175/70R14 tires. I know YUCK mine were. I went to traction TA's at P185/65R14 and it was MUCH better. Rode better and quieter than those pesky Goodyear Integrity things called tires. Did I mention they are even better in the snow and all other conditions too.

POLY is GOOD. I got the Dee Engineering ones (Prothane) and they are easy as pie to put in when you get the old ones out. So far since the summer and about 8K miles all is QUIET!!!

You may want to get new rear struts and a set of sway bars. The PTGT 26MM and Progress Adjustable 24MM would be a good set. Then Strut bars.

Have fun.

rmc03 · Post by **rmc03** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:41 am

nofrills, do you have any pics you could show us of the drop? i'm very interested in this spring setup.

Post by **Canada** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:07 am