Nice drop on the S-Techs..im sold!!!

 

The S-Techs look nice, but they go a little to low if you plan on being serious. It's harder to fit wide tires with the big drop. A dremel tool is a great way to cut the bump stop (be careful of melting plastic debris).

 

i trimmed the bump stops to the top of the little black ring on bot front and back. Works very well

 

anybody know about that tanabe gf210's. are these springs anygood. i plan on getting the tanabe's or the stech's. not sure what to get.

 

Sounds like me as well.... Decisions

 

Did any one need to replace the strut? It is longer than the lower spring right? Also I replaced my frount springs and the are making a noise ike there not seated yet? Any thoughts???

 

bluesmaster is that the proper specs for the S type. I need a alignment still. wondering what numbers i should give them so they know what specs to use.

 

ChrisS, please comment on the changes in ride quality and overall handling with your new springs.

 

can u get up your driving going foward? or angled?

 

The alignment specs are the same after the springs are installed. -1 camber front and back, zero toe front and back. Sometimes the camber in back can only reach -.5 or so on lowered Evos, thats fine. These settings will give excellent tire wear and stock like steering and handling. Be careful when entering and leaving driveways, you now will scrape the front very easily with S-Techs. I changed to H-techs (not as low but similar feel) to somewhat alleviate this issue, but it can still scrape if you are not paying attention.
Bluesmaster

 

yup scrapped plenty of tims just the underside of the bumper. Went into a drive and I heard a metal bang. Didnt think my car was that low LOL.

 

Well I've had the springs on my car about... 7 months. Overall the quallity of the springs is ok. The ride is a lot more bumpy now. Im almost certain my shocks are shot. The bumpiness of the ride doesn't really bug me at all. The right rear sometimes bottoms out when I hit a bump in the road (due to bad shock).

The perfomance of the car doesn't seem to be bad at all, but I have not taken it to an Auto-x to actually give numbers, just drive it around town and some twisties up in the mountains and it makes me happy.

The $150 or so I spent on the springs was a good deal.

If your looking more for a performance upgrade more than an apperance upgrade, go with some other brand (or coilovers for the best)

To sum it up, Im happy with the ride, and very happy with the look......

Oh ya.... I scrape a lot too... My drive way really sucks, angle turn, reverse, etc.... still scrape the front....but o well..


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About the bumpstops, I just used a sharp knife to cut them (easy)..(the amount to cut should of came with the springs)

And as far as alingment go, you can get it pretty close to stock numbers, there is plenty of room for adjustment under there!

****DXL007 Did any one need to replace the strut? It is longer than the lower spring right? Also I replaced my frount springs and the are making a noise ike there not seated yet? Any thoughts??? *****

Did you make sure they were "seated" in the rubber bushing up there? Is it making noise when going over a bump? Just try and reach under there and twist it, you might need to jack it up then do this, if this does not solve problem you could get some type of rubber tubing to put up between the top two coils of the spring and it should take care of the problem.... good luck

 

Yeah I got it fixed.. Thanks...

 

is it just me but my nose has a barely one finger gap and my rear has a 2 full finger gap what gives, still looks bad ***, tein s tech on ralli art

 

I didnt cut any off the bump stops Havent had a problem yet. 1000 miles so far without an alignment too lol my tires seem to be fine ,wearing down pretty even.