Tien S-tech's are on the car

[macklum]

I now have Tien S's on my LX . I did have the MP3 spings . It took me 2 hrs to do the swap .
In the short time i have had the new springs in ,i will say it does make a big difference in the car . Not only is the drop even all around ,3.5" from the edge of the fender to the edge of the rim (17's) .the stance looks great . The car has much less body roll and is more responsive on the turn in . For you Mazda speed owners its an upgrade worth doing .
I still need to get an alignment ,once that is done the should be even better handling .
If you are doing the install yourself you dont have to compress the rears to install them on the strut but the front springs will need to be compressed .
Heres a bit of FYI
Factory springs front 121 lbs/in ,rear 97.5 lbs/in
Mazdaspeed front 145 rear 117.5
Tien S-Tech front 179 rear 145
The Tien's have a 67% increase in spring rate over stock.
All three springs are Linear in there response . (greenpro)

 

[NegatiZE]

Do you have a picture of it before and after?

 

[Scott]

Also interested in seeing pics. I should have them on my MSP this week though and I will snap some pics.

 

[macklum]

the car with Teins

 

[99 Pro]

Looks sweet Macklum!!!

 

[Scott]

Wow. That sure does look nice.

Can't wait to get mine on.

 

[macklum]

This is a pic with the side graphics and mazdaspeed springs
Just a word of advice ,if you lower the car be prepared to get camber bolts . I set my alignment up with them . I wanted -1 degree camber all around and couldnt get it with the stock bolts .plus I moved the front stut bearing plates to change the caster as well

 

[Scott]

It has been noted. Thanks.

 

[2k3 PrO RiDa]

Damn I was going to get these springs because I was looking for some that would make the front lower than the rear...I saw someone on here with a blue lx that had these same springs and the s-tech's gave him the type of drop I was looking for. Hey macklum do you have a system in your trunk weighing it down to make it look like an even drop or what??

 

[Bijou-MP5]

I want tein...but it seems like too low for me

 

[macklum]

I do have a system ,it weighs approx 100 lbs . I have had the system out and had no change in the ride height . Tein lists the drop as 1.8 " up front and 1.4 " in the rear for the sedan

 

[macklum]

I want tein...but it seems like too low for me

I have driven all winter on these and I had no problems in the deep snow.

 

[PhreakV]

Damn I was going to get these springs because I was looking for some that would make the front lower than the rear...

you've also got to imagine that the springs haven't settled yet...
the front may drop a bit more but overall that's prolly where it'll sit.

looks good Macklum (cool)

 

[sjdmp5]

Looks good. I'm installing my Teins and Tokico HP's this Saturday, I want more negative camber but I can't use camber bolts beacuse they are illegal in my autox class.

 

[macklum]

Looks good. I'm installing my Teins and Tokico HP's this Saturday, I want more negative camber but I can't use camber bolts beacuse they are illegal in my autox class.

I dont know if this is legal for autocrossing but you could make the the bottom bolt hole oblong and get you adjustment that way .