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I just got my tein coilovers today. I'm putting them on monday. Ooo, I can't wait. Soon I will be ordering new rims. Once I get those on, I'll post some pics.

Let us know how you like them. Handling and comfort.

Well, Iput them on tonight and so far they seem to be great. The weather is a little crummy around here right now and plus I have the winter tires on, so I dont get to test them too much. I'm having a problem with the fronts though. It seems that I cant lower the car more than two inches in the front cuz the strut bottoms out and the spring sits loose. I looked everything over and appears to be correct, but I will take another look tomorrow.

Post some pics when u get a chance...

So they are adjustable? How much of a drop can you go? Is it easy to raise/lower?

I will posts pics later this month after I get my new wheels. Yes they are fully adjustable. You can change the height from a 1" drop to a 3" drop I believe. Its not very hard to adjust the height, but you do need to jack the car up to get to the adjusting nuts. The dampening is very easy to adjust as the knobs are on top of the struts and shocks. In the back there are two little covers that pop off and the top of the shocks are right there. Very easy. I cant wait to autocross.

And the last 3 questions are: How much, what brand and where did you buy them from?

Quote, originally posted by wicked1981 »And the last 3 questions are: How much, what brand and where did you buy them from?They are the Tein SS coilovers and I got them from optionimports.com. They were $1058 plus shipping. This was the cheapest place I could find them from.

Quote, originally posted by Devlop » They are the Tein SS coilovers and I got them from optionimports.com. They were $1058 plus shipping. This was the cheapest place I could find them from.$1058???!!!!! DAMN!!!! Is this US money???? man I was expecting something like $300!! WOW!! Anyone else know about adjustable coilovers cheaper than this?

Don't forget this setup includes four adjustable struts! There are "springs-only" coilovers for much less, but I'm not sure how they mount so's to give you the height adjustment.BTW, re springs getting loose when the adjustment is lowered, realize this is only when the wheels are off the ground. If there is no possibility of them snagging and binding somehow, it really doesn't matter that they rattle around at "full droop", the term often used by racers for when the wheels are off the ground. (unless you're the Duke brothers and the car is their General Lee!) The reason the fronts get loose when you adjust them lower is that the stiffer the spring, the shorter it's unladen height, so that it will sit at the same ride height under load. The fronts are stiffer than the rears, so they are shorter and become loose sooner as you adjust them lower.

Yeah, actually the front springs were under load. Thats why I was concerned, but everything seems to be ok now.

Congrats on your coilcover install. Look forward to seeing it in person at the Mi. meet this summer.

ya, no kidding! can't wait to see everyone's vibes and trixs at the meet in June! would love to have teh TRD coilovers but they are $1200.

Quote, originally posted by rasermon »Congrats on your coilcover install. Look forward to seeing it in person at the Mi. meet this summer. Thanks. Yeah hopefully I'll be there, but my friends and I are planning a road trip to Cali about the same time, but we'll see how everything works out.

I posted a couple of pics in the vibe lounge.

If you are going near Sacramento look me up.

Quote, originally posted by shibaman »If you are going near Sacramento look me up.Will do. I put better pics up now.