TEIN Basic Coilovers!!!

tamadrumr88 · Post by **tamadrumr88** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:25 pm

well everythings finally done so allow me to clean up before i take any pics. i thought i wouldve dropped more but i lost a good 1.5" front and 2" rear.... on 15's i have a 2 finger gap above the tire so figure less on my 16's..... i actually raised the rear because the rear tires were tucked but the camber was way negative visually and they ride a little better when its not dropped as low as possible

best part about this.... 3 wheel fun coming up the driveway and around tight fast corners and no more understeer from my excessively thick 29mm hotchkis front sway bar

the spring rates are 280lb/in at each corner however i was expecting it too be harsh. its not bad at all on 15's but the weak link in the suspension is def the 185/60-15 goodyear eagle ls's.... hopefully my stock 16" wheels with 205/50-16 perform better

dawm · Post by **dawm** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 4:59 pm

why would you lose fender gap by going back to your 16s? are you not running the same overall size tire on either rim?

tamadrumr88 · Post by **tamadrumr88** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:18 pm

uh cuz the 15s are way smaller

185/60-15 -> 205/50-16

just compare pics of srts

thats the srt i got it off of... thats about the same drop but that has much much more tire and rim and thats why it fills up the fender more.

ill make sure to take a before/after pics going from 15s to 16s to illustrate the difference

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:29 pm

have you ever checked out the total overall height difference? I know at 60 MPH the difference is .89 MPH, so I don't think the height difference would be that much, maybe take a picture of one next to the other?

tamadrumr88 · Post by **tamadrumr88** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:26 pm

oh yeah guess i owe some pics...... rear is dropped all the way while the front can come down about .5" more but i like it just where its at now

juicyjay504 · Post by **juicyjay504** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:56 pm

looks good, but thats the lowest they go in the back?

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:55 am

That looks nice! Your car makes me horny. How long was the install? Any help? Any problems? Someone else do it?

teamliviD · Post by **teamliviD** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:02 am

My HEAD still hurts!

tamadrumr88 · Post by **tamadrumr88** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:55 am

juicyjay504 wrote:looks good, but thats the lowest they go in the back?

yes thats the lowest. any lower and the spring starts to get play in it and bounce around

raul-01 wrote:That looks nice! Your car makes me horny. How long was the install? Any help? Any problems? Someone else do it?

install was about 45mins per corner using air tools, and i do all the work myself

teamliviD wrote:My HEAD still hurts!

yes i know, the back seat can be nasty... guys dont take this the wrong way - it was an innocent - i just gave him a ride to the other side of the parking lot... its not what it sounds like

dont worry man, your car(s) are coming along

teamliviD · Post by **teamliviD** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:28 am

.....no, its just the way it sounds!!!! lol, j/k....does have a nice stiff ride. kinda mad i got the tokico adjs!

rt_neon04 · Post by **rt_neon04** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:22 pm

hehehe u got them from fernando...i was suppose to buy the coils-overs tein basic for 600,but didnt have the money when he needed it so he sold it to some guy in PA..looks like that was u...looks nice