Tein SuperStreet Damper, possible missing part? Options

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Dude these things kick serious ass.

Took several long hard hours of work but after alot of help from Jeff and some broken bolts later, they were on. The stance is awesome (AND adjustable....very awesome), and all thats left is to torque down the top of the struts tommorrow morning before I go to work. I didn't have a dep enough socket but now I got one from a good friend of mine tonight.

I'll post tommorrow with pics and maybe some road evaluation if it decides to stop pouring outside.

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

And now for pics-





Sorry no full car shot, my camera batteries went dead tonight.

Overall its a very straightfoward install, however since my car is 11 years old it took ALOT of torque to get some of the bolts loose from rust. Also worth mentioning is that the rears are harder to install than the fronts.

I highlighted the rear sway bar end link in the picture because they presented the biggest challenge. If yours are old like mine then they may break easily or strip the allen wrench you use to hold it still because you can only put it in so far with all the rust. You may have to cut them off and get new ones instead, which fortunately I only needed one and I happened to locate one at a local parts store before they closed that night.

Other than that, a very sucessful installation which I owe a lot of credit to defgeph who came over in the pouring rain Sat. to give me a hand. After driving it for the first time this morning its definately changed the dynamics of the car 110%...much more stable and precise but the ride quality is still suprisingly forgiving when you hit bumps. I wont take on anything too fast or sharp until I check everything over again in a day or two, but definately an awesome upgrade so far.

-Corey

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Sorry, I just need to say again how much these things rock....I know i'm probably the only person who really cares but its a totally different car now and I reccomend it highly. I love it.

[Defgeph]

Look awesome dude, I'm going to have to buy myself a set now.

DEF

[jgreening]

I am really curious about how these things do over pot holes and other similar road problems. Are they stiffer and more jarring than performance springs and stock shocks? I would buy a set if I knew they weren't going to make my ride punishing on the softest setting.

This post has been edited by jgreening: Oct 10, 2005 - 9:01 PM

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

So far I have to say that they take bumps very well....certainly not punishing but then again I've tried to avoid most potholes and big ruts so far.

The great part is the adjustability. I have the shocks set to 10 clicks from most firm setting and they are definately very livable the way they are, but if I get tired of it theres still at least 10 clicks to go until the softest setting which im sure would be plenty soft for rougher roads. Definately worth it just for the ability to dial in the way you want it to ride in just seconds.

[jgreening]

So far I have to say that they take bumps very well....certainly not punishing but then again I've tried to avoid most potholes and big ruts so far.

The great part is the adjustability.  I have the shocks set to 10 clicks from most firm setting and they are definately very livable the way they are, but if I get tired of it theres still at least 10 clicks to go until the softest setting which im sure would be plenty soft for rougher roads.  Definately worth it just for the ability to dial in the way you want it to ride in just seconds.
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Sounds good. What did you have on for springs and struts before you installed these? How did your old set-up compare in terms of ride comfort with the teins?

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

My old setup was stock springs and shocks, so the difference was immense. However I've ridden in Jeffs car with the KYB's and Tein springs and the ride is very similar. So really what you have with the coilovers is the ability to go even softer than that configuration, or more firm if the mood strikes you right.

[afroman]

i have a close friend that has these on his turbo integra and its lowered 3 inches and his Tc is at the recommended setting and they both ride amazing. if i had the money i would have a set.
-Aaron-

[celicarus]

Hey Silver

your not the only one that cares man --

dude these things are worth the money - i'm starting to get into the habit of taking corners faster than I should -- because that would catch too much attention for a ticket.

Even when you brake hard - the nose / front does not dive down like regular setup -

my plans were to drive out of town this weekend so been busy lately getting ready for the 12 hr trip / haven't had time to take pictures or anything - but Silvers pictures would look similar to mine since we both have same kind of rotors --

This post has been edited by celicarus: Oct 10, 2005 - 9:59 PM

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Good to hear man, I was wondering how your installation went. It definately feels like a different car, and doesnt "dig" into corners like before. Even the design and size of the struts and springs are drasticly different. I wish I took pictures of the front ones side by side, but it was almost comical how much larger the stock ones are compared to the Teins.

[lagos]

awesome to hear some feedback on these. ive wanted those for a long time now. i like the fact that you can tune in your ride height and stiffness it your liking.

btw, how do you like your Kumho ASX tires?

This post has been edited by lagos: Oct 11, 2005 - 12:43 PM

[jgreening]

awesome to hear some feedback on these. ive wanted those for a long time now. i like the fact that you can tune in your ride height and stiffness it your liking.

btw, how do you like your Kumho ASX tires?
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Are these height adjustable? I thought only the Tein flex (which they don't make for our car) was height adjustable....

[lagos]

unless i over looked something... its a full coilover setup
TEIN SS DAMPER SUSPENSION COILOVER TOYOTA CELICA 94-99

you can even tell in the piscs he posted where you turn the bottom of the springs to change the height



edit: whats the deal with 6gc not being able to handle ebay links?

This post has been edited by lagos: Oct 13, 2005 - 11:58 AM

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Yeah they're fully height adjustable, and the top of the gas shocks have little metal knobs that you turn clockwise to firm up the dampening and couterclockwise to soften things up a little.
Right now since weathers bad I have them set about two clicks softer than the standard setting (10 clicks counterclockwise from the most firm setting.)and ride quality is pretty forgiving considering how low it is and how bad roads are in Jersey. They tell you to only use settings 1-16 otherwise you may damage the struts, so I'm assuming that this means only 16 clicks up from the softest. This would leave you with 3-4 more settings stiffer from the standard settings, and about 10 or so softer settings which is great if you're concerned with daily driving comfort. As for the ride height, on mine its set about an inch up from the bottom of the threads on the strut and its really low. However you have about 3-4 inches of thread above my settings to raise it up if you want.

Art, the Kumho ASX's that I have are great...I got them on sale at Tirerack for something like $63 per tire which is a total steal for what you get. Now that my suspension is up to par I've realized how good the tires actually are....they handle the recent wet weather very well and were good in snow last season. They seemed to be very responsive and grippy in dry weather too so I recommend them highly.

-Corey

[playr158]

oh and since you guys are reviewing them......if this option is still available and coomer has not removed it...
please go to the parts database and insert the review and cost ect... there

[CelicaZR]

I'm just curious, how low can you set the height adjustable?

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

You could set it lower than you would ever need to...my stock alloys have almost no gap between the top of the tire and the fender, and theres still at least another inch and a half or so until its at its lowest setting.

Whatever height requirements you may have you can adjust it to....unless youre rolling on some hot 12's and want it scraping the ground or something rediculous.

[CelicaZR]

Cool thanks Silver

[celicarus]

when one gets an alignment done, is the shop mechanic suppose to also align the steering wheel to center it with the front wheels -- or is that a separte job in itself

because my steering wheel is shifted towards the left -- and after 2 alignments at the same shop, the car steers towards the right -- if i control the steering wheel like normal and drive straight the steering wheel is not centered, but points towards the left.