im not sure if its true or not but i was told tein coilovers rust in rainy conditions. maybe someone else knows for sure.

 

What do you guys think of the H & R coilovers? Any difference or coilovers coilovers?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by JDMDEUCE
[B]im not sure if its true or not but i was told tein coilovers rust in rainy conditions.

 

ya, i just did more research. Teins do rust except for the type RA which uses alluminum instead of steel, and they are painted over. the other types aren't.

 

This is just a silly rumor. The vast majority of shocks and suspension pieces are painted steel. They will rust if the surface is damaged and it makes no difference.

 

Hey S2oooboy, I'm the younger bro. that helped with the Tein RA install. We paid $3200 Cnd. Tax In at a local performace/stereo shop- Kennedy HI-FI. It was there last set! There is a Tein dist. by the Niagria Falls area that wanted $3900 +tax, +shipping CRAZY M.F.!! In this case shopping around really did Pay Off! Which goes to show NEVER settle for the first price!

JDMDEUCE- I pray to god that these RA's don't rust! $3200 is still a lot of $$ But I do recall that these were made of:

"ultra light and strong aluminum - A7050 which is also used in airplanes." http://www.tein.co.jp/radampe.html

I heard that Tein USA is going to establish a shock re-building facility at their Torrance, Cali. head office?? Can anyone here confirm?

 

s2oooboy, I recommend you call or email TEIN USA and ask them if their is a distributor local to you. If you find that they are raping you, let me know and I'll try to hook you up.

 

THanks guys.

You know, I probably WILL send them an email but 3200 still sounds pretty hefty. Were u guys able to test out the coil-overs? Make a big difference?

Im just thinking that for 3200 u could get a bunch of other stuff that'll improve performance, if not more. Maybe a new final gear, stiffer springs, and adjustable sway bars? all three of those could probably be had for 3200, i think? Still, I guess if u want it done right, you'll go with the TEIN's.

 

Hey s2oooboy, you've got a good point. Coilovers in general are pretty expensive, but once the shocks are tuned properly with the right height adjustment, you've got a killer machine that can hug the corners and come out of the turn like a slingshot. Above that the competition's price is just crazy. Mugen's are $3300 US plus shipping and taxes, Toda's Fightex are like $3800US and I think Spoon is $3100US.

My brother and I have unfortunately not been able to test out the c/o due the weather. We hope to give a go on the track in the spring. I hear though that once the c/o are tuned you are able to hug to the corners and slingshot out of the turn. I guess we'll have to wait and see.


Cheers,

 

$3200 CAD == $2100 USD which includes 15% sales tax which should be about $1800 for us in the states.