Tanabe Vs Tein Coilovers ?

[preludacris]

I'm gonna be buying a set of coilovers soon. and I'm still undecided as which one to get

atm , im considering Tanabe sustech pro SS and Tein SS.

does anybody have experience with either? and advantages and disadvantages would be good

btw, tanabe has a helper spring with spring rate of 10 and 6. and the Tein have pillow upper mounts with spring rate of 9 and 6. both same price..and pretty much same height and damper adjustment i think.


any feedback would be great. thx

[Spunkymonkey]

how much are they approximately. There is a review on one of the tanabe coilovers not the ss though in the review forum if you search for it. It has the helper spring but not he damper adjustment.

[preludacris]

both around 1650

for some reason, i don't have the best perception of tein quality...


btw, i can't find the review on the tanabe coilovers... :S

[SLOWEGG]

Have u considered buddyclubs? Tein ss are pretty soft from what people have said, so if you're tracking stay away from them.

[egSi]

why have you only picked those 2? there r other out there?

imo tein r all hype but i dont have anything bad to say about tanabe

[preludacris]

well its for a prelude bb1. i think coilovers are not as common for preludes.

i guess, i'm open to other brands, but not as much feedback from other brands. I think these 2 are more popular for the prelude. not sure if buddyclub makes for lude.

also i'm after a street coilover that can still go well at the track, so i was thinking of these ones.

[sivic]

tanabe are great. firm yet comfortable. basically the same a GAB's as both use KYB manufactured struts.

[Spunkymonkey]

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthr...=tanabe+review

here's the link for the review

[egSi]

well its for a prelude bb1. i think coilovers are not as common for preludes.

i guess, i'm open to other brands, but not as much feedback from other brands. I think these 2 are more popular for the prelude. not sure if buddyclub makes for lude.

also i'm after a street coilover that can still go well at the track, so i was thinking of these ones.

Ksport makes a coilover for your car mate,
check link:
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthr...ghlight=ksport

[STIGT]

u can try this website http://www.tanabe-usa.com/

[preludacris]

yeah i've checked the US site, but the US spec coilovers are a bit diff to the japs. the spring rates are a bit softer.


oh btw, the TANABE only have 4 different damper settings. is this a disadvantage?

i think im gonna go with the tanabe anwayz. i agree that teins are a bit over rated. plus tanabe has kyb shocks, which apparently are very comfortable, without sacrificing performance.

[Dylanamus]

Tien were too soft for my liking, and I didn't even take the crx to the track during the time I owned SS suspension. It's VERY MUCH a choice you can only make yourself based on personal preferances. In an ideal world, the best thing to do would be test drive a few different Preludes with certain spring rates and then cut down your selection to the coilovers closest to those rates.

I did this in a less than ideal fashion - trial and error. The loss in resale is worth getting what you want out of your car, but it's not very cost effective haha.

If you like to feel like you're driving a performance vehicle even when you're on the street, then I would say don't make the mistake of getting suspension that is too soft or you will just feel like you haven't quite got what you want.

If you just want a slight improvement upon stock that doesn't compromise "comfort" and the places you can take your car (ie dirt roads, some road humps etc) then maybe a progressive style coilover is more suitable for you (like Tien SS).