streetlancer02

Hey does anyone have the TEIN coilovers? how are they? do they give u a bad ride or is it ok?

majestic lancer

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talk to smoktout or urbanknight.. they have the teins on their rides. im about go buy them myself pretty soon too. the ride is good because you could adjust the dampening of the shocks and could either make the ride a little bouncy or really stiff. talk to those two members if they dont post here today.

streetlancer02

k thnx

livelyjay

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If I had the money I would definitely get the adjustible Tein coilovers. Since there are no aftermarket struts for our cars, I see it as the only way to lower the car and be safe. Plus they offer the most adjustability, durability, and a nice name brand that is trusted. I'll be getting them sometime in the future, unless something else comes out to change my mind.

TURBOit

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im not sure if this is entirely true, i have the JIC setup, im not sure why people dont buy them.. mainly because what everyone forgets about the TEINs is that you need to spend extra for the camber kit, JIC comes with it, and i believe JIC has far more abilities than the TEINs

streetlancer02

if i get those, i will be getting 18's, this guy i know have the coilovers with 18's on his lancer, and he said they dont rub at all bcuz of how stiff they are, i kno a couple other ppl who have 18's that rub alot w/o the coilovers

uranium9v

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I have the teins...you can adjust your drop on both the production and RoadRace versions. Roadrace Teins just dont have the damper adjustment (so the area cheaper )

urbanknight

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Road Race sells both versions, the adjustable damper and the non. As for buying the Tein over the JIC, it was cost. At the time, Jics cost $1900 and Tein cost $1190 (and I got a "camber kit" for $40). I recently found out Tein does not make camber plates for the Lancer, so if I need more than just my camber kit, I'll be talking to JIC anyway. But other than the camber kit, they seem to be about equal. I still don't see an advantage of the inverted strut???

Anyway, I love them, they make a big difference in the ride characteristics. Not too bumpy, but you do need to really stiffen up the rear of the car to get some drift back. But I am making major advances in my autocross region after dialing in the Teins.

edit: and why didn't I see this thread earlier? I usually go to the suspension forum first, but this it usually the second one I go to now. Moving to suspension tech anyway.

pjal84

There's also p911t and uranium9v who have the Super Streets, blackmantis and the Road Race shop car with the Basic kit.

bobaab

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how much are the JIC sets?

TURBOit

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jic is 1500, so what is it, a couple hundred difference, go with the jics, you wont be disappointed

yellow_lancer

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i like mine ... better ride... better handle over all... but becareful to set them all the same around... or the ride will be ****ty

black030z

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i just got the teins for my car and have the back installed but im waiting on parts to finish the front.

03RallyLancer

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hey turboit... i remember back a in another thread when ppl where discussing tein vs JIC someone was just about to get the JICs but they had to go to a shop to have them properly fitted... is that true... or was that just b/c it was a test car?