M2 Performance Coliover Conversion Kit
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Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 4,985
From: Denver, CO
Yeah, a bottom-of-the-line set of Teins isn't that much more. And with the stock struts, lowering will blow them out relatively quickly. I have H&R's (which are GREAT springs) and about 2 years later my great condition Touring struts are needing to be replaced.
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Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 4,107
From: fredneck MD
Ive ridden in a car with tiens, i wasnt impressed at all. The car was stiff and seemed like it bounced more then it gripped.
My car rides SMOOTH for a car that its 2 inches off the ground. It is tight in the corners but not so much that it just gets bouncy. Mabye tein ships their c/o's with too strong of springs..
My car rides SMOOTH for a car that its 2 inches off the ground. It is tight in the corners but not so much that it just gets bouncy. Mabye tein ships their c/o's with too strong of springs..
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i doubt the teins have higher spring rates than what i run Bobby... and mine still doens't bounce me that bad thru the curves. I am planning to go to a strong shock in the future though. My Konis are undervalved for 800/600 spring rates.
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Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 993
From: Panama City Beach, Florida
i'm running the JIC FLT-A2s and I love them, personally i would never do aftermarket springs without a shock to match them, and if you try and do springs with some other shock that isn't correctly valved for it.. you can run into some problems.
A full coilover kit is usually your best bet or a already put together spring/shock combo.
The JICs are very responsive and stiff and with my aggressive alignment and some dialing in, i have the car handling where i want. I'm only running about 3 clicks hard in the front and 4 clicks hard in the back out of a possible 16. These things are stiff and responsive, but at the levels i run, they aren't kidney busters.
A full coilover kit is usually your best bet or a already put together spring/shock combo.
The JICs are very responsive and stiff and with my aggressive alignment and some dialing in, i have the car handling where i want. I'm only running about 3 clicks hard in the front and 4 clicks hard in the back out of a possible 16. These things are stiff and responsive, but at the levels i run, they aren't kidney busters.
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Joined: May 2003
Posts: 635
From: Orange County, NY
This sort of relates to my small question: What's the "Softest" way to lower your car? From experience, what gives you the smoothest ride?
Right now my FD is on stock springs with Koni Adjustable shocks. I believe it's on a hard setting, so I am going to adjust it soon.
When I lower the car and if I keep the Koni's, I was hoping to have a smoother, less rigid (kidney bustin) ride for the street, and then reach in and make the Koni's stiffer for the road course's & autox's I'll be attending.
Should I just get some H&R lowering springs and be set? Will 18's make a huge difference than going 17's as far as having a thinner sidewall when all is said and done?
Right now my FD is on stock springs with Koni Adjustable shocks. I believe it's on a hard setting, so I am going to adjust it soon.
When I lower the car and if I keep the Koni's, I was hoping to have a smoother, less rigid (kidney bustin) ride for the street, and then reach in and make the Koni's stiffer for the road course's & autox's I'll be attending.
Should I just get some H&R lowering springs and be set? Will 18's make a huge difference than going 17's as far as having a thinner sidewall when all is said and done?
