whos intrested in tanabe coilovers, serious intrest only Options

[urbandork]

I was just wondering if theres anyone else out there interested and ready to getting a set of Tanabe Sustec Pro S-0C Type II's. Im looking for a set and thought i might ask around here.

[airfron]

i am.


Anyone else interested?

[dabazied]

Not able to at the moment, but in a couple months definitely.

[Harold_Fastwaker]

What price were you given for these by the way.

[azian_advanced]

i, too, would like to know what the cost of these will be..
i've seen some in japan and i want to compare.

[malpaso]

yea... money talks

[urbandork]

not sure on price exactly as i thought it was just aaron and i.. but looks like 900 to 1000 perhaps less. let me know what u think and if ur in..

but its guna be with in this month some time....

[808celica]

which ones??? cuz im might get the df springs or the gf......

[urbandork]

this is for the coilovers not the lowering springs

[azn87]

im down to get some depending on price

[urbandork]

1000 maybe 900 pm sent ... Going to shop tmw to tell them how many ppl are in so let me know asap

[trdproven]

I want but only the rear. I would pay for them. I want to keep my full springs in the front for comfort.

[GMHAPPY29]

FYI: Just spoke with a distributor- $1,279 per kit / $1,157 if 4 or more are bought. Hope this atleast gives you a comparison for what you find them for

[airfron]

i talked to a distributor a few weeks ago as well and was told $1026 and one other i spoke to said they would cost him $1250+ so for me he'd sell them for $1300 and he'd only make a profit of $50 . it depends on how honest the distributor wants to be about their profit margin. some people are just too greedy. These kits haven't been built yet so they will be brand new from the factory and will take aprox. 90 days to receive them from japan.

[808celica]

if more are bought then how much?? cuz shipping aint cheap to Hawaii

[GMHAPPY29]

i talked to a distributor a few weeks ago as well and was told $1026 and one other i spoke to said they would cost him $1250+ so for me he'd sell them for $1300 and he'd only make a profit of $50 . it depends on how honest the distributor wants to be about their profit margin. some people are just too greedy. These kits haven't been built yet so they will be brand new from the factory and will take aprox. 90 days to receive them from japan.

I wonder if they quoted me the correct kit because they said it would take two days to get

[erahman85]

I would be interested but it doesn't seem like that much of a discount... if its not a good price I might as well just wait and get my 3sgte...

[trdproven]

Here's an idea, what about KSport Coilovers, they are complete all the way up to the strut mount plate.

[urbandork]

Here's an idea, what about KSport Coilovers, they are complete all the way up to the strut mount plate.

notice anything???

k sport


d2


g4


I personally want to go with tanabe for the following reasons

• made in japan
• name recognition and over all track record of tanabe
• rebuildable in the us
• higher springrate then teins
• i dont have to constantly play around with dampening.. id rather have it clear cut and dry so my car is more predictable all the time

This post has been edited by urbandork: Mar 23, 2008 - 7:37 PM

[urbandork]

finally went down and let the guy know. hes guna get me pricing on 2 sets 3 sets and 5 since im not sure how many of u are serious.

i should have exact prices by thrusday

[urbandork]

so the guy at the auto place is hella lagging it. im guna give him another call tmw and go down too and c if hes gotten the prices.

[trdproven]

My thoughts is that I'd rather go with KSport. They are proven as you can see them in many premiere magazines. I don't mean to sway your decisions but this is my email from Ksport themselves. There are a lot of parts out there that you pay for the name especially top quality brands that don't perform significantly better than average, competitor products. You decide.

Full kit is $900. the kit is complete, no other parts are necessary for installation.

You can call us at 480-829-8100

Thanks,
Nick J.
Ksport Suspension Company
info@ksportusa.com

This post has been edited by trdproven: Apr 4, 2008 - 2:48 AM

[LewFX]

Craig I can get 3 sets of tanabes for you at $975 each

[zero07]

Hey lew, is that shipped?

[LewFX]

craig would be responsible for shipping!

[airfron]

hmmm. $975 only if there are 3 sets ordered?

Still beats most other prices out there. I'd be down. Hopefully Craig can find a better deal than that. Thanks for looking around Jeff.

[LewFX]

thats a minimum 3 sets group buy price

[GotToyota]

I'm up for a GB of either D2's or K-Sports.

For those that don't know, you can get a set of D2's for $890 shipped here:

http://hopupracing.com/d2rasprscosy22.html

-Matt

This post has been edited by GotToyota: Apr 9, 2008 - 11:06 PM

[airfron]

Thanks GotToyota but if i wanted D2's or Ksports or G4's or whatever they are i would probably allready have them now. I like Tanabe as a company and know they are trustworthy parts. I have heard bad things about the Ksports/Etc. and am not interested in potentially having a problem with them that will cause me more headaches. For me this is one of two options at this point, tanabe coilovers or the ground control and koni combo

[GotToyota]

Thanks GotToyota but if i wanted D2's or Ksports or G4's or whatever they are i would probably allready have them now. I like Tanabe as a company and know they are trustworthy parts. I have heard bad things about the Ksports/Etc. and am not interested in potentially having a problem with them that will cause me more headaches. For me this is one of two options at this point, tanabe coilovers or the ground control and koni combo

Speaking of the second option (GC/Koni) how much does that setup usually run?

And how do they compare to coilovers? Because I'd be using my car on the track sometimes, so I'm not sure if that setup would be stiff enough, but I could be wrong.

-Matt

This post has been edited by GotToyota: Apr 10, 2008 - 11:52 AM

[Tigawoods]

ive been into ksport for the past few months. every once in a while i come across a person who says bad things about it.
supposedly they are alot stiffer than tein ss's

i remember researching tanabes. i never go into them for some reason.

would this group buy be for the SOC II? do they have front and rear adj. camber plates?

i dont know yet

i am doing suspension work in may. if i decide not to go with ksports you can seriously put me down for the gb.

[urbandork]

ive been into ksport for the past few months. every once in a while i come across a person who says bad things about it.
supposedly they are alot stiffer than tein ss's

i remember researching tanabes. i never go into them for some reason.

would this group buy be for the SOC II? do they have front and rear adj. camber plates?

i dont know yet

i am doing suspension work in may. if i decide not to go with ksports you can seriously put me down for the gb.

the tanabes dont only have a solid plate in the back and on the front they use the stock ones. airfron and i have both got our hands on cusco upper pillowball mount camper plates for the front.

and yes this would be for the SOC'S still trying to find prices on both the type one (no helper) and the type two's helper spring.

i gave up on the super vip auto shop on valley david is a nice guy but to busy. Im guna call up evasive and if that doesnt work out im going with jeffs guy.... cus i need them now.

[Tigawoods]

those camber plates are pricey. but i guess if u get the coilovers for cheaper it would all add up in the end

[urbandork]

OOOOKK so evasive quoted me 1190 + tax for a set... blah we r for sure going with jeffs guy... we just need three ppl.....

me
aaron


anyone else??

[Tigawoods]

if you are getting them NOW then i cant. give me a month, if not gl with your gb

[airfron]

lol dude, i can't go halfsies on that third set.


Someone else has got to be upgrading soon.

[LewFX]

update:
price on 2 is 1050 each, 3 is 1025,

i got my guy confused with my tanabe quote.

[Tigawoods]

bump. my interest in these have surpassed my interest in ksports

[Daftboy]

What are the spring rating of these and what is the height adjustably?

[dnyluong]

i'm extremely interested in this
but i've gotta get em shipped to canada if that's alright

also

the tanabes dont only have a solid plate in the back and on the front they use the stock ones. airfron and i have both got our hands on cusco upper pillowball mount camper plates for the front.

will i have to buy upper pillowball mount camper plates as well?

PM me please.

[airfron]

Adjustability
Front-1/2~-2 1/2in

Rear -1/4~-2in

Spring Rate in kg/mm
FR 8.0
Rear 6.0

Adjustable camber plates are not necessary as these would bolt on to your stock mounts as well, but would be useful . I got mine for ~$250 from here

As far as shipping to canada... i don't know exactly how that would work out. I think that we would have to recieve them from lewfx and then ship them to you. so it'd take a little longer.

[urbandork]

so is that three sets??? perhaps we should put a group buy together in the FS section??? aaron what do u think?

[airfron]

For a GB in the FS section we'd have to get coomers approval through one of the mod and if we do set up a GB everything would be through Jeff so he'd have to be included in it.

But it might get more interest sparked because more people look at the Buying/Selling area.

I'd say go for it

[LewFX]

you do know that kyb makes these right? they make em for tanabe and slap a tanabe logo and make it exclusively for them

[airfron]

i do now

that is still very assuring..

did you get your tanabe's on the accord yet?

[LewFX]

should be getting them hopefully this friday

[Tigawoods]

i'm down for the GB. wont be for little over a month till i get the money though

[urbandork]

you do know that kyb makes these right? they make em for tanabe and slap a tanabe logo and make it exclusively for them

yup i knew that but it was one of the reasons y i went with tanabes...

[airfron]

sorry guys this took too long and i had some personal things come up that are gonna end up costing me more than these coilovers and i won't be able to get these anymore but good luck

and if you want help with the install Craig let me know i'd like to see these things go on and how to adjust them properly

[Tigawoods]

i'll buy it new then if we cant organize another gb

[urbandork]

i'll buy it new then if we cant organize another gb

well the price i think was like 1075 through jeffs guy for two of them... this is the best price ive seen. Aaron is out but im still in..

[Tigawoods]

thats still not bad....i am good for that in a month or less

[Tigawoods]

just to clarify again, these do NOT come with top mounts correct?

[urbandork]

just to clarify again, these do NOT come with top mounts correct?

the rears come with a solid aluminum mount and the fronts do not come with any as the stock ones can be used.

[airfron]

W00T!!! i got a check from good ol george and am back in this if you guys are willing to get the type 1's.


I did some reading and stuffs and found out that the type 1's are more to my liking for street conditions, as they do have the helper spring to assist the assembly. The type 1's are also significantly cheaper than the type 2's. Which i hope is not an error on tanabe's part, because the type ii's are supposed to be the budget model of the two models available for the 94-99 celica.

From http://tanabe-usa.com/

Type I
Celica (ST202) 94-99 8.0 / 6.0 -1/2~-2 1/2in / -1/4~-2in TSC083 $990.00

Type II
Celica (ST202) 94-99 8.0 / 6.0 -1/2~-2 1/2in / -1/4~-2in TSC083X $1,200.00

I also spoke to LEWFX and he estimated that the prices for these would be as follows. (These prices are based on a GB of a minimum of three sets.)

Type I : $872

TypeII : $1075

And if anyone is interested in ordering some extra springs for the tanabe pro 210 coilover system as well as the helper springs, here is a link that has some at a great price Click Me.

Edit: Corrections and Info added

This post has been edited by airfron: May 14, 2008 - 10:21 PM

[urbandork]

W00T!!! i got a check from good ol george and am back in this if you guys are willing to get the type 1's.


I did some reading and stuffs and found out that the type 1's are more to my liking for street conditions, as they do have the helper spring to assist the assembly. The type 1's are also significantly cheaper than the type 2's. Which i hope is not an error on tanabe's part, because the type ii's are supposed to be the budget model of the two models available for the 94-99 celica.

From http://tanabe-usa.com/

Type I
Celica (ST202) 94-99 8.0 / 6.0 -1/2~-2 1/2in / -1/4~-2in TSC083 $990.00

Type II
Celica (ST202) 94-99 8.0 / 6.0 -1/2~-2 1/2in / -1/4~-2in TSC083X $1,200.00

I also spoke to LEWFX and found out his prices for these. (These prices are based on a GB of a minimum of three sets.)

Type I : $872

TypeII : $1075

i had been thinking for a month now about going with type 1's for the helper spring and if it is ture that they are cheaper then the type twos then i for sure will be getting the helper spring type 1 model.

so aaron does this mean ur back on the g/b???? if you are thats three ppl and we should order it asap so we can have them for the summer.

[LewFX]

thats not a actual quote, just a rough guesstimatem type I are the better coilovers

[Tigawoods]

i would participate but it seems as if you guys are ready for it now. i wont have the money for another month at the most.

[urbandork]

thats not a actual quote, just a rough guesstimatem type I are the better coilovers

would u be able to get real numbers. for at least two people?

[LewFX]

be around 5% off retail for 2

[markie]

what happened to this thread? planning on getting new suspension, paycheck comes in june 5th.

how does type 1 compare to tein ss? Is there anyone here in the community that has either product willing to give feedback?

thanks!! =)

[LewFX]

i talked to a guy at tanabe, one is in stock, eta for more is 6-8 weeks