Hi anyone have experiences with the Tein coil over suspension? They are so cheap?? And compatible with the edfc active pro..
would like your guys feedback

i talked to the Tein staff and they said they would recommend that to a street car and possible track sometime.

the type flex the older gen was a lot stiffer they said?

 

The new ones are supposedly softer and more street-oriented than the older ones. I posted my review of the new one in this thread:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-gen-gene...overs-1111241/

 

I've installed quite a few sets for a FD and a few for z32. How tein is offering them at the price they do is incredible. They are a high quality Japanese coilover in presentation, fit and performance. Dont give too much consideration to the price. They are great. Plenty of range for height adjustments and dampening adjustability. They can be Cadillac smooth or race car stiff.

 

the other plus with Tein is that they have a rebuild service in LA, so if needed you can send your shocks there for rebuilding.

 

I have the Flex Zs on my RX7 and the MonoSport coil overs on my RX8. I'm pretty happy with both of them.

 

I have Tein Flex Z. So far so good, I haven't put a lot of miles on them yet.

 

I considered the Flex Z seriously, but ultimately went with Ohlins DFV because I am doing competition driving. I honestly couldn't find anything negative about them and I really looked. You can't really go wrong at $750 for made in Japan coilovers by Tein.

On the Flex Z's you can't rebuild them... but you can just buy another set for $750 and slap them in!

I am absolutely in love with the Ohlins, but I would get a kick out of an autocross back-to back with a cheaper set of Teins. The spring rates aren't that much lower on the Teins. The only wildcard is the valving and how accurate the adjustments are from shock to shock, which you won't really notice on the street.

Check out the comparison spreadsheet I made for myself and attached.

 

How do you like your Ohlins on the street? I have the regular tein flex and am quite happy with them. I was thinking of getting the Ohlins when I start tracking more.

 

They can't be rebuilt, but I believe if you contact Tein they will sell you a replacement damper body. Not sure what the cost is though, but it should be less than full replacement set.

I feel like Tein is really good at riding the point of diminishing returns for anyone not doing a ton of track time. There are better options ($$$) for sure, but there are probably many more worse options than a set of Flex Zs.

Also for anyone who is really patient, occasionally Tein USA clears out NOS sets on ebay for a good discount. I got the monosports on my RX8 for the same price the Flex Zs normally sell for. It may not even hurt to just reach out to them and see if they have any they want to clear out, the worst they can say is no.

 

They are amazing. Honestly it's more comfortable than my touring shocks with eibachs. The only time I feel any discomfort/stiffness is when the road is undulating slowly at highway speeds. They really do have some trick valving in there.

 

I am running a set of Tein "Super Street" coilovers on my FD. I think the springs got switched out because they are green instead of black like in all the pictures I can find of them. I have them at a slight drop to make sure I can clear driveways and speed bumps. It actually doesn't feel that different from stock at all and rides better than the stock struts with PFS/eibach springs that the car came with. It feels better than my Forester on stock Impreza strut/springs.

Last year I installed the EDFC Active Pro and had the car corner balanced. Feels a whole lot better now and hugs the road nicely.

 

Now you guys got me all curious about the EDFC. Does it make that much difference in street driving or mainly for track adjustments?

 

The car feels tighter in the corners and more stable. It does exactly what it claims to do. The suspension stiffens up where there is weight transfer and loosens up where there isn't when braking, accelerating and turning. I'm not a driving expert but I'm sure someone with a more tuned butt dyno could tell you more. I never took the time to compare and contrast having the active damping feature on and off.

I'm sure it has huge perks on the track. You can program the adjustment table to change at different speeds as well but I didn't hook up the speed sensor. Also keep in mind that some events (SCCA) don't allow electrically controlled suspension unless it was a factory option.

 

I have them on my silver FD. I like them. I bought them from https://rcagarage.com/, they were considerably cheaper than anywhere else, but it looks like theyre out of stock now i think. Might call them.

 

Yes I was curious about the edfc active pro set up also. It looks and sounds really cool if it can actually be fast and accurate enough to change dampening in an instant..? I thought it was kind of fake or gimmicky? But I’m glad someone has them and can chime in!

itd be nice to get a stock suspension feel, one with a tein coilover. And then finally adding the edfc with it and see all the differences. I might not do it on my fd since I might be selling it. But the Supra now has a stock suspension and so I might get the flex z or something and go from there

 

Hello Woosh,

I am from Australia and am looking for the P/N for the Tein Flex Z rear lower bracket that you posted a picture of Sep 22, 2020.

I have an ND Miata with a Tein Flex Z kit for a 1.5L (Japanese Spec) which has lower a spring rate than the 2.0L but same damper stroke dimensions. End result is the rear lower bracket is at minimum damper body thread engagement (30mm) resulting in a ride height 13mm lower that the low setting for ND Miata. The RX7 rear lower bracket appears to be about 20mm longer than the ND, so It would be ideal for lifting the ride height the 13mm I am looking for.

The Tien dealers down here are not much help. They want to sell me another complete 2.0L ND Flex Z kit. All I need is the RX7 rear lower bracket.

Very much appreciate if you can help out here.

Regards,

OzTein
Sydney

 

Reach to Tein directly and they can give you the part numbers you need and a local retailer to call and place the order. I bought some new top
hays recently and it was super easy.