tein springs???good or bad????

[dillpickle1000]

I'm thinking about lowering my car and I've been thinking about the tein springs, they drop I think 2.2/2.4...is thats right?????, but Just wanted the pros and cons about it and see if anyone have some before and after photos with it on a vibe or a matrix..thanks

[ragingfish]

someone else used Hotchkis springs and got good results on a matrix...but i'm not familiar with any brands personally..

[MadBill]

Hi Dill.I have a set of Tein S springs which I installed last week. The height looked great, but my giant tires (see "Big Boots" post below) hit the fenders on combined bumps/corners. I'm sure they'd be fine with any "normal" size rubber. I have a couple of film pix of my Frosty with the Teins which I will scan in and see if they are clear enough to post. (The pix in the Big Boots post are with 1/2 turn cut from the stock springs; ~ 3/4" to 1" drop) Update: I got some resonably clear shots scanned in and will attempt a post...

[MadBill]

Well, Something seems to be amiss with my ability to post pix. Will try again later.

[dillpickle1000]

Hi madbill, how much did your car lower and hows the shocks doing???? i heard if you drop to much the shocks will bottom out????did u have to get new shocks with it or just the stock ones?????thanks keep me updated

[MadBill]

The Teins appeared to drop the Vibe right about the 2" they claim. I only had them in for about an hour due to the tire problem, but the ride was as good as stock and the handling much improved! I used the stock struts/shocks, but I can't see why the Teins would hurt durability, unless someone ignored the instructions re shortening the bump rubbers. The stock height rubber might cause bottoming out on the shock body and overstress it.(My picture file is too big; will have to figure how to cut it down to <3 meg in ordere to post it -stay tuned.)

[MadBill]

OK, think I've figured it out. I saved it as a Bit Map and it was ~ 50 Megs! Now it's a JPEG, ~1.(You just have to swivel either your head or your monitor 90 degrees...)Now what? Everything seems to work as expected in creating the note and attachment, but no attachment shows up in the post! Will have to send up a flare to NSimkins or another knowledgeable member for help...