I’m looking for some one with experience on Tein Flex or SS. My Brother has some Tein Flex on his car and they make the ride way more comfortable at low settings. I use my car for solo events. But if Tein Flex can also make the ride smoother then it will be nice for the street and the EDFC. Also will the SS have the same setting than the Flex. I know the difference is that on the SS you can’t move the whole shock body like the Flex do. I will like to get response from people that actually have them and keep the people without the experience out. I’m out to sea and my Internet is very slow so I don’t want to read BS from people that don’t have them. I did a search but it takes way to long to open up. Thanks.

 

For the amount of money you will spend the the Flex I would highly recommend a Silkroad or GP Sports Coilover. Simply due to the fact that they will perform better in motorsports due to their monotube construction. Bang for buck they are a much better value.

I realize your internet is slow so if you would like more info please email me sales@autornd.com and I'll send you out some info detailing it as well as paste that info here.

Thanks, Rishie

 

if you cant afford the more expensive coilovers like ARD T2 suggests then I say defninitely go with the Tein Flex coilovers. I run Flex's on my '87 Sport and they are excellent: bolt-right-in-and-go, really high build and materials quality, perfect rates and damping for autox and dailydriving, plus a lot of adjustability with the separate shock body height adjustment, ride height adjustment and camber plates. I wouldnt go near the SS unless you find them for a wicked price.

 

TEIN Superstreet has really soft compresion valving, it's too soft for competitive driving, good for comfort on bumpy roads. Although their spring rate is higher than flex, i have no idea why, I can only conclude they were designed in differnt times, different shock construction even.

 

Well the reason why I want to stick with Tein is because the EDFC, I can get them for a good price and because my brother's quility of ride on the street as confort.

 

The Tein and the Flex are the same coil over

The only difference in the two is that the Flex comes with the pillow ball mounts for the EDFC

It is actually cheaper to buy the Super Streets and then buy the Pillow Ball Mounts seperate but as far as difference they are the same coilover

 

No, they are NOT the same. The SS does not have independent spring perches and uses 12/10 rate springs. The Flex has independent spring perches and uses 10/8 rate springs, and is generally better built (teflon coating for example).

The pillow mounts aren't specifically for the EDFC, they are for removing the last amount of give in the system.

 

the coils i mentioned sell for like $1500.00 retail and they are monotube. You don't get the nice electronic gimmick. I don't believe in those that much. Our car has easy access, lol. If you had a lexus or something I'd say that's convenient cause access is limited etc.... If that's the case then get the Tein Flex. It still won't come close to the Silks or GP's and you're paying the same amount simply because you want electronic adjustability. With that now in the mix, adding another $350 plus install to the existing cost of the coils you can really get into some good ****. That's basically my only point.

Laters, Rishie

 

I see your point but I still get the flex with the EDFC for $1250 or SS and EDFC for $900. Don't ask for hook ups I had to beg to get this for a while. But the SS is out of the question now. I just need to know now if the Flex will make my "daily driving" more enjoyable?

 

im looking into the flex unit aswell

 

You will get a better ride out of the flex system. I lived in Greenville, SC for half a year and it made a huge difference with regards to ride quality. At full stiffness, it feels a bit firmer than the R1 set-up that initally came with her. At full soft, there are no jarring motions to deal with and when I say jarring, I'm talking about that metal to metal "bang" you can get with the R1 set up. You will like them. With that being said, I'm going to have to agree with Rishie with regards to your suspension direction.

I agree with Rishie simply because I, like you, wanted the "on the go" adjustability of the EDFC as I thought I'd want to change the settings when I'd hit the expressway. Well I didn't get the EDFC with the Flexes as my contact at TEIN felt I should wait for the updated EDFC to come out. I haven't looked back. I've found my self changing the settings at the autocross events but in all seriousness, that required me lifting the hood three times to dial in the shocks for the course. Most of my adjustments occurred in the wheel well with the adjustments of my spring rates.

~Mike

 

Well here is Beaufort, we have a lot of rail roads to cross and they are anoying. Yeah I saw the update version of the EDFC. Is not that different for the exeption of a remote control option and all the motors are a bit smaller.