tein coilovers? TALK HERE
Originally Posted by 03lancOZ
so basic/ss?
If you race, get SS.
If you're serious about your driving (even if it's just street driving), get SS.
If you just want to upgrade your suspension and don't have a lot of $, get Basic.
^ Bingo. If you want the ability to tune your suspension properly, you'll want the SS kit. If you just want a lowered car with stiffer springs and don't care about precision handling, the Basic is just fine.
So if you get the basic setup will you have to tune them at all? I know people are saying you have to tune the SS ones to put them where you want em. Do you gotta do that with the basic ones too or is that not even available with the basic pacakage?
only thing you can tune on them is the height, the damping force is what you can tune on the SS's, but after reading every post in this thread (yeah, I did it 
) I'm just going to go with the Basic's
) I'm just going to go with the Basic's
hard part is going to be finding the best deal. www.prostreetonline.com has them at $801, but I found a thread from sept where they were offered at a lower price, wonder if they'd honor it still.... hrm....
the useful stuff could probably be condensed into a page or two. ow my eyes hurt.
hell, i already read this thread once all the way through and just did it again today.....kinda forgot i'd already read it until I came to my post.....man thats sad.....my memory is terrible...
Originally Posted by petey pab
all you need to buy is the OZ UPPER STRUT MOUNT and the OZ UPPER STRUT BEARING. thats it. like the other dude said, i picked the mounts up from a similar site to the one he posted for like $39.95. and i got the bearings from my closest dealer for $13. i would have bought them both from that site, but i had already purchased the bearings before i knew of the site. and if youre going to order them from the site, make sure you CALL them as they tend to ignore online orders. http://www.mitsubishiparts.com/default.php look for the link to the online OEM catalog.
I went on mitsubishparts.com, and what they have listed is this:
is this the one i need?
no, that's a wheel bearing. you need to go to Front suspension/Suspension components/strut bumper<------ I think that's what you need. I believe the OZ is the "Sport Line" for your strut mount but I could be very wrong on that.
PM me later on today to remind me to look and I'll see if I can't find the suspension component names in the service manual.
PM me later on today to remind me to look and I'll see if I can't find the suspension component names in the service manual.
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Hey i just got my tein basics installed today. These people saying that it's only for show or "...if you don't care about handling get basics..." aren't giving as much credit as they should. The handling is A LOT not just a little, A LOT better then rolling in your stock struts, shocks, etc.
Just to test out the handling i told 4 of my friends to get in the back and 1 heavier friend to get in the shotgun seat. They were all amazed how my car wasn't swaying when i took sharp almost 90 degree turns. These guys aren't noobs with cars either, they all own "finely tuned for D-1" vehicles.
I'm slammed about 2-2.5 inches all around. I got my basics for $850.00 which included installation. I'll try to post pics of my car asap if you would like. Oh btw I have no sign of cambering, again all my friends were amazed. I give TEIN basics a big
POSITIVES:
-Lower more aggressive stance
-No signs of cambering
-MUCH better handling over stock
-Adjustable ride height
-The shocks are simply amazing
-No fender rubbing even at a 2in drop
NEGATIVES:
-A little bit bumpy, barely can tell
Just to test out the handling i told 4 of my friends to get in the back and 1 heavier friend to get in the shotgun seat. They were all amazed how my car wasn't swaying when i took sharp almost 90 degree turns. These guys aren't noobs with cars either, they all own "finely tuned for D-1" vehicles.
I'm slammed about 2-2.5 inches all around. I got my basics for $850.00 which included installation. I'll try to post pics of my car asap if you would like. Oh btw I have no sign of cambering, again all my friends were amazed. I give TEIN basics a big
POSITIVES:
-Lower more aggressive stance
-No signs of cambering
-MUCH better handling over stock
-Adjustable ride height
-The shocks are simply amazing
-No fender rubbing even at a 2in drop
NEGATIVES:
-A little bit bumpy, barely can tell
Last edited by chrls000171; May 23, 2005 at 08:54 PM.