Not impressed by Tein SS...Plz englighten
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Not impressed by Tein SS...Plz englighten I read all over this site that ppl absolutely love their Tein SS. Hey, i was convinced that I would love them too. Yet it seems that I just seem to get endless problems with them, almost to the point where id rather have my stock assembly. The ride is rough, to the point where Im almost scared to drive my car. Its as if my car is going to fall to pieces while im driving. Will some tein advocates please tell me what "good" aspects of these coilovers I am overlooking?
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Originally Posted by allmotor
dam so far i have never heard any negative comments toward them except for there price? How low is the drop? Hows the camber?
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if you have ss then you probly have them set to the stiffst setting. set them to soft that should help your stiff problem . rember these are high performance so ther made more for, race use then st use. but can be used for both. if after you set it to the softest setting and its still to stiff. buy some new springs with a softer spring rate and that will help you as well.
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Originally Posted by dj02
if you have ss then you probly have them set to the stiffst setting. set them to soft that should help your stiff problem . rember these are high performance so ther made more for, race use then st use. but can be used for both. if after you set it to the softest setting and its still to stiff. buy some new springs with a softer spring rate and that will help you as well.
No, the SS are designed for the street, hence the name "Super Street"...
Vinnie, If the shop you took it to couldnt get your camber to factory spec take it some where else and ask why. also, a little negitive camber isnt a bad thing, because camber isnt what eates tires, Toe is. so as long as they were able to adjust toe to with in factory spec, then you shoudl be fine.
Also, what do you have your dampers set to?
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Rep Power: 0 Im not terribly worried about the negative camber because both boilmaker and zzyzx agree that as long as my toe is good, that it wont eat my tires.
Now concerning the dampining, Im slowly going through trying out each, I will report when I find the number I like.
I have this problem too, which boilmaker has been helping me understand:
http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...22#post2647622
Now concerning the dampining, Im slowly going through trying out each, I will report when I find the number I like.
I have this problem too, which boilmaker has been helping me understand:
http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...22#post2647622
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Rep Power: 0 I have the SS and they are OK, the roads all suck out here but more the most part I'm happy. The manaul recommends 6 clicks front and back, also the manual says "for off road use only" but who reads those things...
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Rep Power: 304 RobClark was explaining something about springs to me, I think progressive get stiffer as they compress where as linear retain a constant stiffness through the whole travel of the spring. He mentioned that most true coilovers have linear springs. Would that mean Tein suspension should be more comfortable than someone with progressive springs and Konis? Or the answer is not so easy.
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Rep Power: 607 i have SS and i absoulutely love them. I have them set 6 clicks back from the softest setting. Soooo.........smooth. OEM is just a tad bit smoother. The only time i notice it is when i hit some bumps at higher speeds. But handling is soooo much improved. I have a 2 finger gap all the way around.
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Rep Power: 0 ^^ thats not the lowest, i raised them quite a bit
At first it was as low as hustlelikemofo has it
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http://www.7thgencivic.com/memberrid...r/22082/sort/2
At first it was as low as hustlelikemofo has it
here:
http://www.7thgencivic.com/memberrid...r/22082/sort/2
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Originally Posted by nindoo
RobClark was explaining something about springs to me, I think progressive get stiffer as they compress where as linear retain a constant stiffness through the whole travel of the spring. He mentioned that most true coilovers have linear springs. Would that mean Tein suspension should be more comfortable than someone with progressive springs and Konis? Or the answer is not so easy.
Most proressive springs are made that way so that the ride is softer for everyday driving. You're correct when u say they get stiffer as they compress. Since coilovers typically have higher spring rates and since they have linear rates, they'll be less forgiving on bad roads.
As for your last question, a typical tien coilover is probably going to be less comfortable than a progressive spring set up, but it also depends on how each shock is tuned (if koni is at max stiff and tien is max soft, i don't know which would be softer).
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