Do any of you guys know anything about te TEIN springs? I'm trying to make a christmas list and my suspension needs some tweeks.... thinking about buying the KYB struts with TEIN springs. Just tell me what you guys think. Here is a link to the springs..... http://www.z1motorsports.com/product...oducts_id=1236

Thanks

 

don't have any experience with those, but eibachs have been proven time and time again and they're relatively cheap.

 

From what I've seen, Tein makes some high end stuff. $$$$ wise. So quality wise they're prolly o.k. I would look around at some lowered z's tho. A 1.5" drop is quite a bit, imho. There's a good chance you'll be scraping alot of paint off here and there. I think the eibachs and the .8" drop are more appropriate.

Don't forget all of the other parts you'll need if you lower it.......

 

I just realized that you have eibachs already. If you feel like you need stiffer suspension, add the kybs and maybe some polyurethane bushings. If you still want stiffer, start working on strut tower bars and all the other suspension stuff available.

 

Yeah I have the Eibach's. The guy I bought the car from put them on there. But my rear struts need to be replaced soon and i was looking around and found those tein springs and loved the stance of the car in the pic. But i got to thinking today that if i did lower the car that much I would have to get something to adjust the camber. So I may just get the struts. But what else would I have to get if I lowered it? Just the camber adjustment stuff? and I don't want my wheels to rub.

 

Add sway bars. They will probably make the most noticeable handling improvement. They're fairly inexpensive and fairly easy to install.

 

does any one know if anyone makes camber plates for the front wheels?

 

http://www.specialtyz.com/300degree.htm

http://www.specialtyz.com/suspension.htm

is that what you're looking for?

 

I'll be making myself a set of those in the next month or so. I usually make a few extra parts if you're interested and can wait.

 

yeah the adjustable upper arms.....I just did some research and found some of those.....little pricey! My suspension's camber is off by like 0.01 degree on the front and im guessing some of those would fix that. Thanks guys. I think im just going to go with the KYB AGX struts for now then look in to maybe some springs and I deffanlty want some of those upper arms but I just can't afford them right now.

 

they're cheaper on ebay.

 

Honestly, just save for coil-covers. I have KYB AGX adjustable shocks, with eibach springs, and I wish I would of just saved for coil-covers. I think i spent like $700 or $750 on my shocks and springs, and i wish i would of just saved for coil-overs.

But...... since you already have the eibachs, i'd say yes, it's a GOOD setup... I mean dont get me wrong, this setup KICKS ***, just not as good as coil-overs. I got my shocks on ebay from an "ebay store" for like 50 less than everywhere else. So yah go with it. And if you have eibach springs, you need to do some camber stuff, it will mess your front tires up bad. Why don't you just get the camber correction kit from 300 degree? I have it, it's great, no camber problems from me. and it's only 80 bucks, and it's made specificaly for the eibach kit...

http://czp.us sells it I think....

as far as getting better springs, the eibachs are just as good as any of the other ones out there. The only BETTER, actually better, not equal spring i've seen are the stock springs from the 88 shiro, which of course wouldn't work for you...

 

If you want a NICE set of coilovers at a competitive price, PM me.

 

One last question....do I need to get upper control arms for the rear if I drop it an Inch. I noticed today that you can adjust the camber for the rear.

 

hello? were did everyone go? look at last post plz

 

TIEN suspension is rather expensive.

your buying the name basically

Just look at the cost for the hood Dampners, $130.....

 

From what I've heard the rears aren't adjustable. They might be adjustable in a way to make minor corrections to the stock setup. But I don't think there's enough adjustment to account for lowering the car. Alot of Z's that I've seen lowered haven't had the rear camber corrected. It will most likely take adjustable rear uppers to properly set the camber

I plan on making my own 300 degree style front camber kit and my own rear adjustables. My problem is that it takes me 6 months from the time I decide what I'm going to do until I actually get started on it.

 

Plan on needing adjustable upper arms. The fronts are not adjustable and the rears have a very minor adjustment; which likely won't be enough to make up the difference when you drop it an inch.

 

Thanks guys. Im just gonna go ahead and put the arms on my list when i order everything. Thanks for all your help.