Tein Basis Coilovers? Yes, no?
12-29-2015, 04:16 PM
#31
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It's definitely the exhaust that hits first... I scrape, but only on pretty gnarly driveways or those super aggressive speed bumps.
Also, I do hit pretty hard on big expansion joints on the freeway. I'm guessing the shocks are bottoming out and hitting the bump stops, because it's very harsh. I feel like I bent a wheel every time it happens
Also, I do hit pretty hard on big expansion joints on the freeway. I'm guessing the shocks are bottoming out and hitting the bump stops, because it's very harsh. I feel like I bent a wheel every time it happens
12-29-2015, 04:55 PM
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...that would be 1.10"
Let's just round that to a 1" drop over OEM.
12-29-2015, 05:16 PM
#34
Tein Basis Coilovers? Yes, no?
And the freeways around me have some gnarly "bumps" in between sections of road, especially where asphalt and concrete meet and form a 2 inch or so lip.
As far as the exhaust scraping... It rarely happens. It is what it is. Everything gets taken at a 45 degree angle. No big deal.
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12-29-2015, 05:27 PM
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I hadn't thought of that.
12-29-2015, 06:02 PM
#36
The EDFC that is available on the more "track ready" Tein coilovers is useless on the street. I had two of their other coilovers with dampening adjustment and it basically varied from "tooth rattling" to "spine crushing" on the street. Great set ups for the track, but forget it for a daily driver.
12-29-2015, 07:24 PM
#37
Tein Basis Coilovers? Yes, no?
/notanengineer
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But to your point, yes adding a 1/2 inch of suspension travel would help a lot. I'm not going to do that, because it looks perfect IMO. Also, the number of times I had to adjust the coils to get it even all around makes me want to never touch them again, all else be damned.
12-29-2015, 08:28 PM
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But to your point, yes adding a 1/2 inch of suspension travel would help a lot. I'm not going to do that, because it looks perfect IMO. Also, the number of times I had to adjust the coils to get it even all around makes me want to never touch them again, all else be damned.
Comments like yours get chalked up in the "leave it" column.I'm loosely planning on Spring 2017 to replace all the end-links with aftermarket, as well as aftermarket front camber arms. Whether or not I have the Tein CO's installed in the front at that time... too early to say. It's still a long way out. But unless something breaks, I'm planning on continuing all through 2016 with this hybrid setup.
12-30-2015, 12:42 AM
#39
I never bottom out on the road, but totally on bad driveways and sharp(or really long) speedbumps. And it's always the Y pipe, when I changed my OEM one out this summer you could see it took a beating from that.
Also when i was at 26" I used to sometimes smack the front subframe on speedbumps.. that was by far the worst part about being really low.
Also when i was at 26" I used to sometimes smack the front subframe on speedbumps.. that was by far the worst part about being really low.
12-31-2015, 10:52 AM
#40
Nope, not at all.
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01-18-2016, 05:53 PM
#42
They are by far the smoothest coilovers I have ever had and I have had a lot of different brands on many cars over the years. They ride basically the same as the stock S suspension 95% of the time. The only roads I notice any difference on are newer roads that the seams are not right and the pavement is wavy. It will feel bouncy in any car on these roads and a bit bouncier with the Tein Basis.
If you have had coilovers before and know how awful most of them are on the street, you will be impressed with how smooth these ride. If you have only owned Buick and Lexus cars in the past, they will feel rough.
If you have had coilovers before and know how awful most of them are on the street, you will be impressed with how smooth these ride. If you have only owned Buick and Lexus cars in the past, they will feel rough.
01-18-2016, 06:50 PM
#43
Like said above of course they are rough compared to comfort luxury brands, but if you're going for that you shouldn't be modifying suspension. I am very satisfied with the ride quality and performance benefits for a daily driver. Never had anybody complain about it.
01-18-2016, 10:35 PM
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I had the OEM sport shocks and OEM springs.
Then OEM sport shocks and Swift springs.
Then Tein Basis coilover components in the rear-only.
All three setups feel very similar, with incremental but worthy handling improvements after each change. So, the comparison to OEM in the RWD Sport seems about right to me.
Then OEM sport shocks and Swift springs.
Then Tein Basis coilover components in the rear-only.
All three setups feel very similar, with incremental but worthy handling improvements after each change. So, the comparison to OEM in the RWD Sport seems about right to me.