I’m currently using TEIN Type HE dampers. Ride is soo bumpy for daily driving its driving me nuts!!! Yet, I love the performance (road race setup for my 240sx), but hey, gotta give a little to get a little. Anyone here rockin’ a set of coilovers and what kind? Any suggestions of which brand to switch to (i.e. silk road, kei office, JIC magic…) Any ups and downs with your setup?
I also heard that HEs have a tendency to take a s–t on you. Anyone else hear of this rumor? I need feedback from different coilover users so I know where to upgrade to…right now considering TEIN Type Super Drift damper w/EDFC.
My first question is: Why coilovers? Do you really need the height adjustability, or is it just a want? If you don’t “need” it, why not just grab a nice set of adjustable dampening struts and springs?
Im running tanabe sustic pro’s up front that are pretty old school. The strut is not adjustable but there perfect for me, they have pillow ball mount and are height adjustable. There super stiff but still good for the street. For the rear I have Tien Na which is an old school adjustable strut setup with a lowering spring. Im not too sure how they are working yet cuz there is like a foot of snow here. I hate winter. My friend Rob had Tien HA’s on his Silvia and they worked awsome. On soft they were good for the street and on stiff that thing would drift out with a flick of the wheel. I really liked them. All they needed were a pillow ball set up.
my first question is aaron have you ever ridden in a properly damped coilover car?
.struts and springs r very bouncy…because if you look when u lower your car there is only like one inch. of travel…my silvia came with coilovers on the back, and struts in the front…its was bouncy…my 180sx had tokico potenza’s…it too was bouncy
when i got my sustec pro’s on both rides…no more bounce, lots of suspension stroke at all ride heights…
well im looking for a stiffer steup…like the HE…so if you dont like them, maybe u might consider a trade and some cash… PM me if your interested
right now i am rocking the teins that came on my new car! i honestly have no idea what model though, i need to take them off and find a serial number! but they have a good feel to them, my old tein ha’s where AWSOME for daily driving and performance! turn the damper all the way to soft and the bumpiness goes away, turn them to hard and wham no more body roll!
I actually much prefer the k’s bumper, but i guess the lines of the aero bumper follow the lines of the car a little better, sharper!
you sold the car yet?
u got teins dont you but anyways for me the wire brush and varsol worked really good, also that brake cleaner shit u get at canadian tire ill get off any traces of grease with easss, its a high pressure spray and works wounders but yeah try the wire brush and then repaint them
u got teins dont you but anyways for me the wire brush and varsol worked really good, also that brake cleaner shit u get at canadian tire ill get off any traces of grease with easss, its a high pressure spray and works wounders but yeah try the wire brush and then repaint them :)[/quote]
naw they’re cusco’s
They’re in rough shape, but they should only be temporary so I’m not too bothered if they suck. Thanks a lot for the advice though!
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but anyways for me the wire brush and varsol worked really good, also that brake cleaner shit u get at canadian tire ill get off any traces of grease with easss, its a high pressure spray and works wounders 
but yeah try the wire brush and then repaint them 