Tein coilovers

[RattyMcClelland]

You want a coilover when you raise/lower the car with the shock and not by compressing the springs. Retain that suspension travel. Tein flex do this just like the Krieger, and bc and are very comfy on uk roads.

[FrontBackSide2Side]

I've never seen any coilovers which compress the spring to lower the car, i can't even see how that's possible lol. Unfortunately i haven't got that kind of money to spend either

edit- Oh i get it now, you mean compressing the shock?

[rob quilter]

Ive heard that Teins are quite soft (spring wise) im after a nice solid suspension. Ill check them out, and price considering etc

Lewis -

Superstreets are solid, even on the softest setting.

[A1ex]

The meister r's are fantastic! Bennyboy will agree I'm sure. Had tein basics before them and the difference is pretty clear.
They we're Jdm tein basics so very stiff, the meister r's are just as stiff tho as Dino spec'd the hardest springs he could get but they're a lot smoother. Plus you have the 32 way damper adjustment so you have lots of options with the setup.

The teins I had were pretty old tho, so not a truly fair comparison as the meister r's were basically brand new

[vtectom]

People rate the Meister-r's because they are cheaper than Tein's imo.

I use Tein because I know they last so well & are top quality.

Flex are quite 'crashy' for uk roads but great on track.

In my experience the longer the length of the shock body the better the ride
quality, but you get less control than a shorter bodied shock.

Its nothing to do with them being cheaper, there far superior to the teins

In your opinion?

Its the overall conception from anyone thats had both, Meister-r also has excellent customer service from what I've seen and being based in the UK makes that aftercare support so much easier.

If memory serves me right @A1ex has a set one his 5th gen so he may be able to give his opinion on them.

http://www.tein.co.uk/product/products_support.html

Also, whenever I have emailed Tein with a query they have always answered the
same day.

[RattyMcClelland]

I've never seen any coilovers which compress the spring to lower the car, i can't even see how that's possible lol. Unfortunately i haven't got that kind of money to spend either

edit- Oh i get it now, you mean compressing the shock?

Superstreets compress the spring to lower.

[vtectom]

I've never seen any coilovers which compress the spring to lower the car, i can't even see how that's possible lol. Unfortunately i haven't got that kind of money to spend either

edit- Oh i get it now, you mean compressing the shock?

Superstreets compress the spring to lower.

So did my old HA's. In effect compressing the spring increases it's rate/firmness.

Most new coilovers have a seperate spring seat & it's usual to set it so there
is no pre-load in the spring.

[bennyboy]

The meister r's are fantastic! Bennyboy will agree I'm sure. Had tein basics before them and the difference is pretty clear.
They we're Jdm tein basics so very stiff, the meister r's are just as stiff tho as Dino spec'd the hardest springs he could get but they're a lot smoother. Plus you have the 32 way damper adjustment so you have lots of options with the setup.

The teins I had were pretty old tho, so not a truly fair comparison as the meister r's were basically brand new

I do indeed have a set of Meister R's. I can't comment on Teins as I haven't had them, but I didn't like the idea of them not really being as adjustable as I was used to.
I had Koni's with Tanabe springs for years and liked them a lot, but the Meisters are a hell of a lot better IMO. Very adjustable, very 'usuable' - by that I mean if you want a stock feel, it's there, if you want to go out on track, there are pretty stiff at the highest setting, too stiff for the roads anyway (for me). And VERY nicely damped IMO.

[RattyMcClelland]

So did my old HA's. In effect compressing the spring increases it's rate/firmness.

Most new coilovers have a seperate spring seat & it's usual to set it so there
is no pre-load in the spring.

Yep thats it.
You preload the spring with a few mm of compression then leave it there so the spring is always at the same preload and you control the firmness with the shock themselves.

On the softest setting my BC are much softer than OEM. On hardest i have not spine left.

[bennyboy]

On the softest setting my BC are much softer than OEM. On hardest i have not spine left.

When I got mine, a well known source said to me that a lot of the current coilovers are basically nearly identical, like the BC's and Meisters. From your description I'd say that sounds true enough!