Best coilovers for street/track use? - Page 2

Andy STI · 02-03-2007, 05:09 PM

How much "daily driver comfort" is lost when using the linear spring in the rear vs. a progressive one? Also, how about a pillow ball vs. group N in the back? I most likely will be buying Tarmacs or V3s but I don't know which one yet.

06sti4me · 02-07-2007, 07:44 AM

. . . +1^

Saabaru STI · 02-07-2007, 01:21 PM

ooh...no mention of Tein's yet.

I wonder if I got the right coilover set.

I have flex's, and I'm happy with them.

***evilSTi7*** · 02-07-2007, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saabaru STI

ooh...no mention of Tein's yet.

I wonder if I got the right coilover set.

I have flex's, and I'm happy with them.

I think the reason they havn't been mentioned is because the Flex's are considered by a lot of people to be harsh on the road. On the track i'm sure they preform pretty well though. If you're happy with them though, that's all that matters.

import111 · 02-07-2007, 03:45 PM

My Flex's work very well for street and track use. Sometimes I wonder if JIC would have been a better choice, but oh well.

Shocker6 · 02-07-2007, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by import111

My Flex's work very well for street and track use. Sometimes I wonder if JIC would have been a better choice, but oh well.

I have Flexes and a while back I talked to Luke Russel (One Lap of America & his STi fame) about his Flexes. I figured he had a custom setup for his Flexes and to my surprise they where off the shelf ones.

He had custom JIC for the 1st one (2 years ago) & Off the Shelf Tein Flexes for the second one (last year). He said the Flexes so outperformed the custom JIC ones by far and look at where he placed last year.

I'd say be happy with your Flexes I have also heard horror stories about JIC customer support and that the coilovers don;t last long at all before needing rebuilt.

Matt

import111 · 02-08-2007, 07:18 AM

Yea, my old JIC's on my 2.5RS-T had a problem too. The front passanger side adjustment knob got stuck on full stiff. Wasn't a big deal to me cause I use full stiff all the time, but I still didn't like the fact that it was stuck.

I have had my Teins for about 9 months now and I have had 0 problems.

**RaceComp Engineering** · 02-09-2007, 08:28 AM

Anorexic dude,

We are going to weigh the RCE's for you soon. Waiting for our new scale.

- drew

lovesmysuby · 02-09-2007, 10:25 AM

^^^My best Paris Hilton impression, "thats hot". Very nice can't wait to buy a set.

AndrewSS · 02-09-2007, 11:34 AM

stop posting so many pictures of them... we cant handle it... hahaha

looks good even the 3rd time

02-03-2007, 05:09 PM	#16
Andy STI Professional STI Racer Car: '05 STi Fav Mod: Britax Roundabout Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 818 IWSTI Addict since: Sep 2005 Trader Rating: (5)	How much "daily driver comfort" is lost when using the linear spring in the rear vs. a progressive one? Also, how about a pillow ball vs. group N in the back? I most likely will be buying Tarmacs or V3s but I don't know which one yet. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

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02-07-2007, 07:44 AM	#17
06sti4me Junior STI Driver Posts: 84 IWSTI Addict since: May 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	. . . +1^

02-07-2007, 01:21 PM	#18
Saabaru STI Grassroots STI Racer Posts: 503 IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	ooh...no mention of Tein's yet. I wonder if I got the right coilover set. I have flex's, and I'm happy with them.

02-07-2007, 03:45 PM	#20
import111 The Next Petter Solberg Car: Silver 05 WRX STi Location: Tucson, AZ. Posts: 933 IWSTI Addict since: Dec 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	My Flex's work very well for street and track use. Sometimes I wonder if JIC would have been a better choice, but oh well.

02-08-2007, 07:18 AM	#22
import111 The Next Petter Solberg Car: Silver 05 WRX STi Location: Tucson, AZ. Posts: 933 IWSTI Addict since: Dec 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Yea, my old JIC's on my 2.5RS-T had a problem too. The front passanger side adjustment knob got stuck on full stiff. Wasn't a big deal to me cause I use full stiff all the time, but I still didn't like the fact that it was stuck. I have had my Teins for about 9 months now and I have had 0 problems.

02-09-2007, 08:28 AM	#23
RaceComp Engineering Authorized Vendor Car: 2008 Pinarello FP5 Fav Mod: New Underwear after a 147mph slide into turn 17 at Sebring in the rain....still got 3rd.. Location: Columbia, Maryland Posts: 3,410 IWSTI Addict since: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (10)	Anorexic dude, We are going to weigh the RCE's for you soon. Waiting for our new scale. - drew

02-09-2007, 10:25 AM	#24
lovesmysuby Junior STI Driver Car: 06 WRB STi Fav Mod: All stock Location: Bakersfield Posts: 193 IWSTI Addict since: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	^^^My best Paris Hilton impression, "thats hot". Very nice can't wait to buy a set.