tein coilovers

[essejkcamraw]

so a quick question. i've found a set of tein coilovers for a pretty good price. I know most places when you order any set of coilovers for the speed basically they say you can go with basic mazda3 coilovers and they will work. well the tein basic coilovers ive found say 04+ mazda3 any difference with these?...would these work on the speed3?? thanks in advance.

 

[strytnyne]

i dont see why not.. people used to use 3 springs when there was none for the speed3

 

[FrequentFlyer]

Supposedly Tein is developing Speed coilovers. Not sure if they'll be any different.

 

[strytnyne]

probably spring rates will be the only difference

 

[ALIEN3T]

They already have made a set for speeds.
They have doen a set for all styles, THey had a hatch version first. I member on a few boards. (mazdaracer) drove down with a sedan for them to test.

Then Jflo form the boards, he is freidns with an employee. They had him come down (if he didnt want he was goign ot let em go) but he has been running his speed3 specific set for a few months now.

 

[Moultese]

I hear that Teins aren't very good quality and that they tend to "sag" after about 5000 miles. ANyone know if this is true?

 

[mr_mazda329]

Tein springs may sag but their coilovers wont.

 

[lowpro35]

spring rate and strut life would be the only things that would change. coilover struts are valved for certain spring rates, spring rates are set for certain weights. so if you figure the weight difference and come up with some crazy equation to figure it out you will be able to produce a semi-accurate "actual life of coilover" prediction.........complicated non-sense huh....

 

[MS3Jon]

I have a full Tein setup on my Audi A4 and I'm not too fond of it. VERY harsh ride.

 

[derspi]

Teins are popular but no one can really say why they are. Even ppl in the Honda community haven't exactly been blown away by Teins. They're either too stiff or just plain have QC issues (rust & corrosion being one problem for owners of their SS coilovers).

 

[speedsports]

I once heard the comparison that Teins are Japan's Eibach = crap.

 

[b-ron]

im running megan racing coilovers that are for the mazda 3 i paid 875 shipped they come with front pillow ball camber adjustment 32 way dampning and a few other thing im forgetting, the rid is great since you can adjust the damp to soft or hard, handling is really good and agailn 875 brand new shipped

 

[AutoXRacer]

I wouldn't use reg 3 suspension on the MS3 due to weight differences...
Everyday driver won't notice, but as soon as you push the car to limits, it will bite back.

 

[b-ron]

i have beat the car to s*** and still no complaints!!!!!!