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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 10:43 AM
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TEIN Type RA has been designed for advanced circuit racing and street use for experienced drivers.
It incorporates a newly designed mono-tube structure, which allows for maximum road handling and driving stability for all type of situations.
This product has been developed from a huge background of TEIN motor sports activities (such as the World Rally Championship,
N1 and endurance racing).

* Mono-tube design for maximum performance.
* Constructed of A7050 aluminum for lightweight (on certain applications).
* Strut type suspension has an inverted steel shock absorber for durability.
* 16 levels of damping force adjustment (compression and rebound together).
* Ride height adjustable.
* Exclusive designed pillow ball upper mount for optimize performance.
* Available for overhaul.

Spring Rates are 10kg/mm front and 8kg/mm rear
Housing are anodized aluminum
Comes with Front Camber/Pillowball Mount and Rear Pillowball Mount


Every damn penny is worth it!

WhoeEver says TEIN is crap, they're just dumb.
and whoever says that these are crazy spring rates must have shitty coilovers.

These are very comfortable, depending on settings.
Amazing ride, great quality, top notch handling (with my current setup). It's like driving another car after swapping around different types of set ups.

Definitely sweet!


The Goods:








Ready to Lift:




Good to go:




Lifted:




Old SetUp: Front





Old SetUp: Rear






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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 10:44 AM
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Front Off: Comparison with old setup




Rear Off: Comparison with old setup




Front Installed:




Aligning:




Aligning with special tool:




All Set:


Rear:



Front:




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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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Looking good Lan!
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 01:17 PM
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i have teins, i love them. i just hate new jersey roads
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 01:20 PM
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watch out for pebbles in the road.
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 02:16 PM
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very nice
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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Nice flip-flops. They almost match the Teins!
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 02:43 PM
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how much do those cost? how good of a deal can i find?
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 02:54 PM
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shouldnt those helper springs be bellow the spring pearch?
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Juiceh
Nice flip-flops. They almost match the Teins!
That's not me., but yeh, nice flip flops hehe.


Originally Posted by iluvmy86
shouldnt those helper springs be bellow the spring pearch?

Huh?
Is that how you set up yours?
Let us all see..

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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 06:51 PM
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Those are some seriously stiff springs, time to put the chiropractor on speed dial. Most racers don't even use springs that stiff, so yes they are overkill, but yes, good dampers makes a difference.
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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Awesome. Tein is a great company... How are they working for you?
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Black91n/a
Those are some seriously stiff springs, time to put the chiropractor on speed dial. Most racers don't even use springs that stiff, so yes they are overkill, but yes, good dampers makes a difference.

You should ride my car. It's not that stiff. If you put set 'em to be stiff, then they'll be stiff. My KYB AGX were stiffer with the lowering springs.




Originally Posted by dwb87
Awesome. Tein is a great company... How are they working for you?

They are working great. Still going to drive around more and get the feel for adjustments.

My car is a daily driver.

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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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Soo... you gonna get that thing corner weighed or try to DIY?

What kind of tires are you running?

How much did that cost...the coilovers?
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 07:53 PM
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nice setup. take me for a ride in them now...
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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What kind of wheels are those? SSR?
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Old Dec 16, 2006 | 12:02 AM
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What kind of wheels are those? SSR?

Rikens 16" +20 Offset. On 55 Dunlops. Not that wide,but I can probably squeeze 225.
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