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Old Dec 12, 2004
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B&G S3 Coilovers Vs. Tein Basic Coilovers

Which overall is the better coilovers? B&G S3 or Tein Basic?

post your replies and an explanation of why the one u picced is overall the best. Just for these two coilover, no others involved. Thanx
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Old Dec 12, 2004
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why is this question asked every week?

TeinSS are more for performance and do not go as low as B+Gs. B+Gs are also good for perforamnce but bot as good as TeinSS but they go down really low.

I'm lowered almost all the way on TeinSS if you want to check my pics in memeber rides and i think its pretty damn low. But I'm debating if I should get BGs so i can lower the front more cuz i have like half a finger gap in the front but tucking rear easily
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^^ He's not asking about TeinSS...just look at the title of the thread. I have the Tein basics and I ride the front as low as it can go. There is very little gap. I dont think I can fit my fingers in. The rear I have sitting slightly higher (1 finger gap). I also have a dc rear lower tie, and both upper frt and rear strut braces. The ride is a little rough because I have it sitting pretty low I think, but I dont bounce like I used to when I only had springs and oem worn out shocks. I can honestly say that I think the tein basics have a very good balance in the dampening between comfortablity and performance. I now have A LOT more control over the car and there is a A LOT more maneuverablilty on the street, which comes in handy fighting traffic . I picked tein because of their good reputation and they were within my price range. I probably shouldve done more research but I can assure you I have no regrets in my buying decision.
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^^ He's not asking about TeinSS...just look at the title of the thread.
TeinSS and Basic the identical..... TeinSS just have damper adjustment. Other then that they are identical, the drop is identical and so is the system
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thanks i'm sorry if the question is asked every week but it's very hard to find things and search that exactly match up to what you are lookin for. I barely post any of my own threads, so just cut me some slack, I just don't want to make a bad choice, especially with how much true coilovers is. Thanx for the input though
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what do u want to achieve? search reviews on each
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You can launch better with a good suspension too. Its definitely worth every penny you spend IMO.
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i want a nice and aggressive drop without slamming the car and some good handling too. I think I just might go with the b&g's. they seem overall well suited for what I want but just wanted to get others opinions on it.
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how is the price difference comparing b&g's and tein basic..?
so both of them are just height
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look at my pic in sig===B&G max drop scroll up to hustles pic in sig=max on tein.. what u want?

btw im switching to TEIN flex w/ EDFC cause TEIN flex>B&G>SS>basic

tein are god, but SS/basic suck for us rollung 19's cause the fronts dont go lowwwwww.
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