Want2race

Whats the best for the $$ ?
The teins, N1, ???

Use is street driving, track days and autox!

Thanks
~J

ARD T2

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JIC FLT-A2. Equivalent to the R series Teins, but better. For $1850.00 you get the larger 40 or 45 mm piston, monotube design with two separate perches for complete variability. One perch is used to set the proper preload on the spring and the other is used to raise and lower the shock body. The price also includes pillowball mounts front and rear.

In effect, you do not lose any suspension travel when you lower your vehicle. This is very different from the H series that is commonly seen. Those may require the use of a helper spring to retain preload at full extension.

Also when getting the comparable Tein model you will be getting spring rates of 16K and 16K. these are designed for drift. The JIC's however give you the 10K and 8K that is commonly found in the H series Tein.

Oh yeah, they are 15 way adjustable as well and they look like a piece of art, not boring and dark. Attention to detail was taken.

I carry both lines, but frankly for US drivers and most functions I would have to reccommend the JIC. I know your head and *** will thank you.

See ya, Rishie

When you're interested and convinced you can contact me. I'll be waiting. Any of the suspension gurus in this forum can probably better explain the difference between the two strut designs.

supraeater

tein ra's are monotube as well, but everything else you wrote sounds about right.

the_glass_man

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Tein HA's with pillow mounts $1200.00

JoeD

Mazdaspeed. easy adjustments, and great ride on the street.

ARD T2

iTrader: (22)

I know the R series are monotube, hence they have the same attributes. However the H series are a 36mm twin tube design. Thanks for pointing that out, I failed to make that clear.

The FLT-A2's are not comparable to the H series at all, they are far better and comparable to the R series.

Thanks, rishie

Please contact me if you want to get forum pricing, but only when you're ready.

Want2race

Whats your email address ?

the_glass_man

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Too soft for any track use. Good for a daily driver.

the_glass_man

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JIC's are nice, but the top of the lines are way too harsh. I think some of them are a progressive design, not what you want for all out performance if you ask me.

the_glass_man

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Whats the deal with the avatar? I don't think any of these companies make coilovers for Z06.

Want2race

*in the elmet fudd voice* "be verrrry quite!"

ARD T2

iTrader: (22)

JIC will be. Maybe he's doing a swap. Don't know though.

It's all relative to your driving tastes as to whether or not the progressive is favorable over the linear as well as the spring rates being too soft.

You can always buy whatever springs you want. I think they're $225.00 a set or something, retail.

Rishie