Just installed the Tein S-Techs and when I turn the wheel and move forward, as if I were pulling
into a parking space, it makes a few knocking noise. Sometimes louder on accasion. Front driver
side. Drove the car twice to see if it was just me and it's still there. Car rides great. Doesn't
pull to left or right, very nice smooth ride. Any ideas?

 

Did you make sure spring was set in its grove, did it twist while you were tightening the nuts? Mine did at first.

Sometimes I hear a "pop" noise also, but its very seldom. I need to jack mine up again and re-torque all bolts. Should be done within the first 50-100 miles.

They take a little while to settle in (the springs).

Use a flash light and look and see if the spring got turned in the seat down at bottom.....

 

Its all fixed. Stupid install error.

 

Thread Jack...How do you like them? Do you hit on speed bumps and getting into parking spaces?

 

Hehe.. Tein shouldnt be like that! But thats nice to hear thats its all good!

 

i had some cracking noises. But when i did an aligment everything was fine... i got different kind of springs.

 

Ouch !

 

Top plates on the struts were not aligned with the bottom plates. Aligned and all works well.

No probs with speed bumps. Take it easy of course going over them and pulling into and out of driveways and such. Watch out for parking blocks and curbs, you will hit the front spoiler, did it yesterday. (oops)

All in all very good springs, do it yourself install (save money). I recomend.

 

Did you need a spring compressor to install? How long did it take to install them? Did you need an alignment?
Thanks and enjoy!!!

 

You do need spring compressors. I picked 2 up at AutoZone. Rented them for 2 days so to speak. Taking the springs off you need them, putting the new ones in you don't, obviously.

It took about 5 hours with 2 people, we were BS a lot too, just having fun. But took another 1.5 hours to fix the F-up.

The car drives unbeleivably great with no alignement. Honestly I don't think you can align the front of this car. No room for adjustment. Strut bolts right up. I haven't taken it to the shop to get the camber adjusted but it drives fine. No wheel shake at 120 and doesn't pull left or right. I'll be taking it in anyways.

 

from my experience: It took me about 4hrs because i never did suspension work on evo now it would take me probably 2 hours - i did this in my own garage. I got spring compressor (but you can rent one) front: you need to compress before you take the old one out and also with installation to put back on. in rear you dont need to use spring compressor just becarefull it might pop out a little, after that just press the new spring with one hand and use the other hand to put the screw on. (i did aligment the guy told me front ones were ok, but he adjusted a little and also rear ones are a little bit off, and 1 toe was a little bit off. i think you should do aligment - you dont want damage your stock expensive tires

 

I guess it all depends on what speings you get on whether you have to use the sproing compressor or not during isntall. My springs are short so I didn't have to use the sping compressor to install them. I just had my buddy push down and hold in palce the top plate while I secured it on.

I aslo read somehwere on here that the rears are harder to do then the fronts. No way. Rears took half the time of the fronts. My experience anyways.

This was all done in my garage using the stock jack and a floor jack to hold the brake assembly. The floor jack helps in romoving the strut. Lift up a tad and the bolts come right out. Plus when you take the strut out you dont want the brake assembly to dangle, floorjack realy helps.

 

Hey, thanks for the great tip!!!

 

stvbreal, you have a picture yet of how it sits with those springs?
I am looking at either those or the Eibachs, my old car ended up being to low for my liking with the crappy roads, etc. So I am leaning towards the Eibachs, even though the front will still sit up a bit.

 

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well how bout tein H Tech then???