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I'm getting rims and tires in a few weeks and then I'm gonna get coil-overs. At first I planned on getting Ground Control w/koni's but would i be better off w/ a full body coil-over? I don't want to spend much more than a grand, and about how much would I pay for installation?

 
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gc $300+
koni $550+
total: $850

tein ss: $1050

do i think its worth the extra $200 yes.. #1 installation on tein ss is cheaper then koni install. probably like $100 less.. n not only do you get damper adjustment but you have shocks that are actually designed to work with the spring..
installation is about $80-120 for teins and $200 for koni cause you have to cut up the strut..

 
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go with tein ss. vnlilman got point there. get shocks that are actually designed to work with the springs. +damper settings

 
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but isnt tein coilover need to used some stock parts, its not a full swap~

 
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yeah, go with teins my friend has them on his 00 civic and he loves them. i am going to get the full set-up when i get the money, for now im with my skunk2 coils

 
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yes its not a full swap but neither is a koni+gc. koni's you have to cut your front struts.. teins you dont.

 
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ya tein ss uses stock parts . its not hard installation compare to koni +coils/springs

 
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what stock parts does the Tein SS use?!

I thought it came with the steering arms? I thought it just swapped right in, non?

 
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close, it is still bolt on but it isnt exactly a straight swap.
you need all the upper peices.

 
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hmm...

ok, thats still way better than the KONI option, IMO.

Interesting...yet annoying. a straight swap would have been nicer, but if its just the top guts, no worries.

VNlilMAN - what DONT you know about suspension? hehehe

 
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where do I get tein for 1050?

 
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yeah I'd like to know to, I've looked all over the Net & the cheapest price I could find was $1150 for the SS & i don't think shipping was included. that may be a little to high for me I might just go with the Basic for $900. If anyone knows where I can get a good price on either the SS or the Basic, let me know please. thanks.

 
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i heard people getting them at local shops for 1050. online shops sometimes have sales on them for 1050. i know torn had a groupbuy on them for 1000. search and i'm sure you can find it for that price...
if www.StreetSportsOnline.com had their store open i'm sure you could have gotten it cheap there.. the store has yet to open tho...

if you want a straight swap, go with tein flex but its going to cost you... $1600, straight swap.

there's alot of things i dont know still...
but ya sorry to everyone i havnt been on the suspension forum much..
looks like you guys are doing ok without me tho, got alot of knowledgable people here..

 
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try you local shop if they carry tein products, cuz shipping is expensive.......or ask one of mebere~ihkskim~ mabye he can hook up u a good price.........~

 
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ihkskim, isnt selling anything anymore. well atleast for the time being, no

 
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How much does teins ss drop? I want a 2.25-2.5 drop all around.

 
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look Here for the answer to your question. I did a lot of research before buying my suspension. I wanted the tein flex but couldn't justify the extra cost. The SS is just as good but you dont get the upper pillow ball mount. Good luck

 
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So whats the difference in tein ss or tein flex??

 
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i believe that tein flex u can adjust hight, damping force by computer anytime you want, cost around 1600, and that tein ss which by adjust by hand........

 
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no its not... as far as i know you cannot adjust height with ANY true coilovers. only AIR or Hydro. the damper adjustment with the computer your talking about is the edfc.

tein ss: height adjustable, damper adjustable, no uppermount
tein flex: height adjustable, damper adjustable, and SPRING RATE adjustable. YES uppermount, which allows for a straight swap. also includes adjustable front camber plate.

 
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Also let it be known that the edfc does not fit the coupe. It might fit the sedan ( but I dont own a sedan so I dont check on that as much)

 
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Tein SS: $1100
Install: free
Spring Compressor rental: $6/day
Missing tools for the job: $20
Alignment: $64.23 ($59.99+tax)
Celebration beer: $7.00

Total Cost: $1197.23

 
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Hey artychris where did you get your Tein SS for 1100

And what kind of beer. I would need a Corona

 
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i got my tein ss for 1060 including tax from a local shop. but they were having a huge groupbuy on it. i really dont know how much it is online since i dont look anymore, but just wait until someone has a group buy on them.

and installation pretty simple. just reminder, loosen the nut that holds the whole strut assebly together while its still on the car.

 
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so did you all get camber kit? I'm getting Tein soon, dont know if i really need camber kit, now i'm running with crappy firestone tire *stock*~

thanks,

 
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Yeah I got some crappy firestones to. I am going to be getting some OZ Crono Evolutions and some Yokohama Spec 2's soon and then getting either the Tein Basic or Tein SS not really sure on the Teins yet because I am debating one which ones to get. The I am going to get a camber kit for the front and back to be on the safe side. I need to find a good site to get some SPC's front and back.

 
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the Tein SS's from what everybody says are supposed to be really good, i'd like to get them. But i would have to save up for like half a year to get true coilovers vs. my springs i have right now

 
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Here: if you need SPC camber kit, 154shipped~ cheaper than tornactive like 159 shipped.

http://www.danscreations.com/spc

 
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you asked this questions like 100 times already hehe
all depends how much you lower your car with tein. i dont have camber kit with my tein ss. but i do see negative camber . not much though i have about 1 finger gap on rear.myabe not even

 
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Hey Thx MIT