TEIN/Any Coilover Adjustment......

[LunchBox04V]

Hello folks. I am planning on installing the TEIN FLEX Coilovers and was just trying to get an idea of how the adjustment process works. I looked through the online manual, and just wanted to get the basics of how to tune these things in. lol I am having a mechanic install them with me, and I would like any help I can get ahead of time. lol I know Sybir and Subba have done the coilover thing. Any tips guys? Thanks for the help.

[decke48]

best thing is to find a good shop to do corner balancing
http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/Performance ... alance.htm (http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/Performance/cornerbalance.htm) FAQ

[LunchBox04V]

Wow that are pretty in-depth. I don't know if i can come up with a scare for each corner.... any ideas on a "street tune?" I know that is like buying a Ferarri to haul bricks..... Any help?....

[Huffer]

You're going to set each shock to it's softest setting if they're adjustable, and spin the collars so that the height is comparable to your stock strut/spring housing... then adjust from there.

Make sure you get a good alignment though.

this link might help:
http://legacycentral.org/library/tein/tein.htm

[Benfolio]

Heh, when I helped my buddy put Teins on his '05 STi we just adjusted them so they looked good and all the corner heights were even. He wasn't happy until his 19"s were tucking slightly. :smt018

[LunchBox04V]

Ok. Sounds good for the most part. I will see if I can't come up with a few scales to try corner balancing. LOL I am getting excited to give this a try. Oh, I have a good idea what it is but anothere post mentioned "pre-load." now I have a good idea what they are talking about, but you folks mind filling me in?..... I will post the topic here later when I am not on my iPod. Haha

[jamal]

corner balancing is a lot more important that many people seem to make it out to be. I hear a lot of "oh, well, it will be pretty good," or "unless you're racing it's not important." Even if you think they're close, chances are the corner weights are completely off unless the car has been on scales. That means the car will handle differently from one direction to the other, somtimes in an unsafe manner.

Height adjustability and double height adjustabilty are very frequently used as marketing terms. Really, a decent set of coilovers has a very limited ride height range, with the major purpose of the threaded perch being corner weighting.

you only need enough pre-load to keep the spring in contact with the perch at full droop. if that isn't possible with the length and rate of spring chosen, a helper spring is necessary. pre-load does little more than reduce droop travel.