Recent content by nramsey

Sorry for the delay.

I really like mine. Have had them about 2 months now. I have never rubbed with my stock wheels and tires, and have no clunk or rattle from the rear like some have had with lowering springs. I have the stock struts still. Definitely recommend them for a street spring...would probably want...

None that I know of. You just need an alignment to set your toe correctly.

Also, double check that the swaybar nuts are tight...I left one just slightly snug, and when I hit bumps it would shift and cause a clunk. I have also heard LOTS of reports of people having clunks in their rear suspension and folks think it's caused by the swaybar hitting the lower control...

Cool deal, I think you'll like em. I love mine :)

I pay about $650 (US)/6 months. 25, single, one fender bender 2 years ago (backed into my roommate's car in the driveway, DOH!) no tickets less than 3 years old. It just went down though...before I turned 25 it was about $900/6 months.

It's just the picture probably...here's my drop on Tein S-techs.

Other people with lowering springs have had that clunk in the rear, but I have never heard it on my car with the S-techs... Check to make sure you have the swaybar bolts all snugged down really well. I didn't have one of my front swaybar bolts tightened enough and it caused an anoying clunk in...

Or you could do it yourself and just enjoy the bonding time with your car :) It's really not that hard to do, and once you have the lowering springs on, you won't need a spring compressor anymore to change the struts since there is almost no tension on them when the strut is off the car.

I've had the Teins on my car for almost 2 weeks now. I think the stock shocks will be ok for a while. It's noticable that they are a bit weak for the stiffer/lower springs as the car isn't as "tight" as I'd like it, but it's certainly not bothersome. I plan to replace the shocks in the next...

Awesome guys!!! Thanks!

Hard to say about clearance. You would definitely need to be cautious about the front bumper when pulling into parking spots so you don't smash it on curbs. As far as pulling into and out of driveways, I haven't had any problem yet...it doesn't seem like the stock bumper lip is low enough to...

Thanks :) I haven't noticed hitting the bumpstops during my driving yet. The Tein spring instructions recommended not cutting the stops on the Protege, so I didn't. They seem soft enough so that if you WERE to hit them it wouldn't be jarring...more of a progressively increasing stiffness as...

Thanks for the link, keep em coming. The bronze sub-zeros are darker than those in the pic, but that gives me an idea. FWIW, here'a pic of my P5 in it's current state if anyone is fancy with Photoshop :) I might give it a try tonight. http://www.nramsey.net/tein2.jpg

I'm in the process of shopping for new wheels. It looks like it will likely be Rota Sub Zeros in 17 or 18" (haven't decided yet) in either silver or bronze. Does anyone have any pics of red P5s with bronze wheels? Doesn't have to be sub zeros...just wondering if I like red/bronze combo. I'm...