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Old 02-28-2005, 07:11 AM
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Tein Super Street Coilover

Does any one here use Tein Super Street Coilover? $1250 not a bad price, you get the option of the EDFC (Electronic Damping Force Controller) too. Sound like a cool product!
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Old 02-28-2005, 07:20 AM
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Does any one here use Tein Super Street Coilover? $1250 not a bad price, you get the option of the EDFC (Electronic Damping Force Controller) too. Sound like a cool product!
im getting my set mid may early june
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JSC Speed has it for a bit less. BUT, they state that the spring rates for both front and rear are 504lbs! Not sure you can get them less stiff or not, but I may check into that today.

I DO like the remote adjustment!
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Old 03-01-2005, 12:19 AM
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Let us know how you like them when you got them fitted.

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Old 03-01-2005, 12:00 PM
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504lbs/in?! that's too waaaay too stiff for street on a MCS.

Even the springs I use on my 3500lbs car is max 463lbs/in!
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Does any one here use Tein Super Street Coilover? $1250 not a bad price, you get the option of the EDFC (Electronic Damping Force Controller) too. Sound like a cool product!
I would stay away from the low-end Tein stuff. You've got to get into the upper midrange of their products to find anything worth spending money one.

As to the comment about spring rates... that's a pretty standard starting point with the JDM companies. High spring rates have become a test of manhood for all the ricers.
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im getting my set mid may early june
Did you get it yet? Any reviews?
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Old 07-01-2005, 11:34 AM
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spring rates

Not sure how acurate this is, but this is the mini cooper s info on tein usa's website.

http://www.tein.com/ti/g74.html
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Old 07-01-2005, 05:57 PM
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500lbs/in ... that is just plain stupid for street. can you say hop hop hop
hop hop hop rattle rattle rattle crack! (that was your back breaking).

the S-Tech rates are about where you need to be.
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Did you get it yet? Any reviews?
sorry, spring rates alone drove me away.... they would've been great on a track

i got koni shocks and eibach springs.. yet to know its capability on the track but ill be soon going to shannonville in ontario...
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I have the coilovers with the EDFC. Love them, as I had said in other posts, no harsh ride or problems. With the EDFC you can adjust on the fly. Check my other post I put a link to the install. I have a Porsche with the PSS9 kit, love it too, but a pain to change, dont know where it was before on clicks and with the EDFC you pre-program 3 memory buttons - soft medium and track if you want. Don't knock them until you try them. Great option.
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