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Old May 4, 2009 | 08:09 PM
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NY Which springs??? Tein or Racingbeat

Should I get the package from racing beat with springs and sway bars total $486+shipping or just go with godspeed sway bars and tein-s springs both for $395 shipped??? 91 vert with 13b-re cosmo swap with 280hp to the wheels soon to be about 340 with alcohol injection....
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Old May 4, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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is godspeed an ebay brand?
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Old May 4, 2009 | 09:55 PM
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get coilovers...

if not i have tanabe springs and love them. they are cheap too.
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Old May 5, 2009 | 08:23 PM
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which is better the tanabes or the tein-s sport??? the teinss are cheaper....
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Old May 5, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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cheaper isnt always better... it depends on the feel you are going for..

i got tanabe because they still offer ride comfort but also gave my car a 1.5 inch drop.
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Old May 5, 2009 | 10:57 PM
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i love everything about racing beat. they have great, quality products. they arent the cheapest but will give you excellent results. they have tons of experience when it comes to rx7s too. not too many companies can say that...my vote is racing beat
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Old May 6, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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i had tein s-tecks and there not bad, there a little stiffer that stock but not much and drop i think 1.8in the front and the rear was i think 2in not for sure on the number tho.
i agree with icey? get coil over they are way better you you wont be dissapointed, if you get some that are fully adjustable, i got tein s-tecks and tokico blues and that didnt cut it for me so i had to get coilovers, just saying might be better to get them and set them to your needs
but thats just my 2 cents
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Old May 6, 2009 | 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by psychotic7
i love everything about racing beat. They have great, quality products. They arent the cheapest but will give you excellent results. They have tons of experience when it comes to rx7s too. Not too many companies can say that...my vote is racing beat
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Old May 6, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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I have a set of Tein S-Tech's I just took off our autox car so I could put in camber plates in front that I will sell for $100 plus shipping. PM me if you are interested, they worked great for us but we needed to be able to get camber plates so we could get -3 degrees camber for our race tires and the plates would not work with the S-Tech's.
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Old May 6, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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i have a set of s-tech springs on my FD and they only feel a tiny bit stiffer then the stockers which is pretty soft. i dont really like them, just needed something newer then what i had. if you want to drop your car down nice and low tho, they are pretty good for that! but on my FC i have kei office coilovers and they are great, stiff, but not tooo stiff and they take corners very well. i say just hold out and save up about $1000 and get a nice set of coilovers, even if they are megan racing, you'll enjoy them more then the tein springs.
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Old May 6, 2009 | 10:26 AM
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I have s-techs and they rock!!! They are like only 15% stiffer, if that then stock, and offer a nice drop. That is exactly what I wanted as I daily drive it and hate coilovers with a passion, I have yet to ride in a comfortable car with them. Racing there great, dd, not so much.
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Old May 6, 2009 | 10:55 AM
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The tein-s are barely stiffer then stock (the springs they have for the fd are much better but obviously you cant use them on a fc). The gf 210 are about the stiffest progressive rate spring you can get anymore and they are dirt cheap. Racing beats are a good brand though and you cant go wrong with tham. Either way i would run the gf210 with agx shocks and, teins-s with tokico blues and the racing beats with either one. that or just go with coilovers.
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Old May 6, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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I got gf210s with toks that I got for a deal. now if you buy springs you got to buy shocks or learn the hard way. at the end of the day this combo costs just as much as coilovers for a decent setup.

so pick your poison. oh yeah, I had the RB springs on AGX. my super old knight sport coilovers on their last leg were so much better. (guess who made the KS strut? AGX)
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Old May 6, 2009 | 08:49 PM
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RSR Race on KYB AGX rocks my socks
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Old May 6, 2009 | 08:52 PM
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the tanabe gf210s are my favorite. It gives you a stiffer ride, but handles better. If you just want to increase handling but don't want to loose comfort get the racing beats.

Make sure you get shocks too.

The kybs are good
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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:19 AM
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I'm going to go with the racing beat package with the sway bars and springs for the vert.... Anyone using springtech struts...I've read on other car forums that they are pretty good... They run about $198.00 including shipping for the fc!
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Old May 8, 2009 | 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by rnz520
RSR Race on KYB AGX rocks my socks
THAT

or some coilovers

or ground control if u want springs only
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Old May 9, 2009 | 02:57 PM
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I can get a set of ground controls for $400 and struts for $200=$600...or racing beat sway bars and springs $486 and struts $200=$686 which shall I get?? I might try the springtech springs or the tokiko struts.
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Old May 9, 2009 | 03:00 PM
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all around-racing beat. hands down

source: i read that book that explains those rx7 thingies, like spring rate rebound and uh stuff
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Old May 9, 2009 | 04:17 PM
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No doubt racing beat is good, but if you are willing to sacrafice a little comfort the gf 210s are the way to go.
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