tein flex

**me_kevinly** · 19-02-2006 02:41 PM

well for sure, im just getting for show purpose
no track for me.
hmm.. i think i should just go witht he tein SS
or else if im going for flex, i would have to spend another $1000 on top of the SS

**Chris_F** · 19-02-2006 02:46 PM

hey stephen man, the TEIN SS imported by fulcrum can acutally work with the edfc unit (i asked them about this when having mine installed).

me_kevinly, the SS are great, like you know i'd defintiely reccomend them. They'll give you a nice drop/show car look without comprimising ride too much and improving handling very noticably even on the very comfortable softer settings

you won't need the extra benifits of the flex (lower height adjustment capabilities as the lowering doesnt affect spring rate because of dual adjustable mounts, pillow ball mounts which give greater firmness and feedback through the wheel, and if i'm not mistaken a slightly higher spring rate).

**me_kevinly** · 19-02-2006 02:52 PM

hmm...
you know what chris?
i realised that the tein from Fulcrun comes with upper mount as standard while
trader from here gets import from japan without upper mount coz it cheaper
without the upper mount you cant install edfc.
you see the U.S tein ss does not come with upper mout that why they said its not edfc compatible.
but if im getting it, i might just get it from a trader here. coz fulcrum charge nearly $2k

**stephen8512** · 19-02-2006 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by Chris_F

hey stephen man, the TEIN SS imported by fulcrum can acutally work with the edfc unit (i asked them about this when having mine installed).

me_kevinly, the SS are great, like you know i'd defintiely reccomend them. They'll give you a nice drop/show car look without comprimising ride too much and improving handling very noticably even on the very comfortable softer settings

you won't need the extra benifits of the flex (lower height adjustment capabilities as the lowering doesnt affect spring rate because of dual adjustable mounts, pillow ball mounts which give greater firmness and feedback through the wheel, and if i'm not mistaken a slightly higher spring rate).

really? i was told by someone that SS aint compatible.....well.....shut me up then aye

hmm if EDFC is compatible with SS, then i reckon u should get it. EDFC is pretty cool i gotta say.

**babyboy** · 19-02-2006 05:48 PM

what's the deal with the edfc? isn't it just to change damper? it takes less than a minute
to change damper front and back... NO OFFENCE to people that have it or want to buy it...
but for the price that you buy it and install it you can spend it on something else..

**Chris_F** · 19-02-2006 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by me_kevinly

hmm...
you know what chris?
i realised that the tein from Fulcrun comes with upper mount as standard while
trader from here gets import from japan without upper mount coz it cheaper
without the upper mount you cant install edfc.
you see the U.S tein ss does not come with upper mout that why they said its not edfc compatible.
but if im getting it, i might just get it from a trader here. coz fulcrum charge nearly $2k

thanks for pointing that out! i assumed that the "unofficially" imported models came with the uper mounts but there were other differences that stop the edfc from working. To me the fulcrum price was well worth it for the 40,000km warranty alone but yea they can be found for much cheaper.

Originally Posted by babyboy

what's the deal with the edfc? isn't it just to change damper? it takes less than a minute
to change damper front and back... NO OFFENCE to people that have it or want to buy it...
but for the price that you buy it and install it you can spend it on something else..

it's convenience more than anything on the euro - to change the rear damper setting you have to unscrew and take out the rear seat pannels. This isn't too hard either and takes about 15 minutes or so... but being able to change dampening rates on the fly may be worth it for some.

**TypeG** · 19-02-2006 06:19 PM

SS will be more than enough for track use as it CAN be really hard if u need to
Flex for $14XX? that's a good buy but if yr car fuxked u fuxked your 40k+ car since insurance will not pay a cent for it.

**me_kevinly** · 19-02-2006 08:58 PM

i realise they just update the Tein SS page in the tein jap web page
it states that if you get the non-upper mount, you could not upgrade by buying the upper mount itself lata on.
i think i might just get it without the upper mount could
i talk to one of the traders today
and they said with the upper mount
it get wear out more faster and later on you might feel it shake abit and some noise?????

**dc-r** · 21-02-2006 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by aaronng

Why is the SS legal while the Flex is not?

friend of mine told me, cause tein made factory with aust. company in australia. that's why all traders price is different, and they start to making commodore suspesion as well. ( Techician from tein came to australia to set up the factory, it happened sep or oct last year. ) i don't abt Flex is illegal, but if it is i think SS is making from australia, and Flex is not...
( correct me, if i'm wrong ...

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btw, i am insured my Tein Flex at AAMI. they only asked what brand, told them Tein Flex. and they insured me.