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tein vs apex
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:30 pm
by ettienne
howsit guys
im been looking at getting a set of lowering springs for my s13 and im thinking apex R1600 tein R2200 plus minus.
Any thoughts, cars going to be driven every day the odd drift. im looking for handling and looks and down the line when i change shocks i would like to buy a set of shorten shocks which i have no idea where im going to get it from.
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:31 pm
by mario_200sx
Why shorten the shocks?
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:48 pm
by rat
camber maybe
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:13 pm
by mario_200sx
Lowering kit will give you more camber already, and the rest you can slightly ajust with the stock system. You dont want anymore camber than that..... Unless you gonna make it a race car!
My cars camber is 100% for the way I drive and I only put on a lowering kit. Its more difficult to get it in a slide with the camber I got now but if it does start sliding its easier too handle. (Please dont ask me what the camber is cause I got no idea!
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:28 pm
by rat
afaik you cant adjust the stock camber, my car being lowered the rear is -2.00 and the front is -1.50 now that about does cause wear but give more grip in the corners. Shorten the shock and should bring the camber back to stock.
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:30 pm
by mario_200sx
As far as I know you can adjust it to a minimum affect? I might be sitiing the pot miss here! But Im alsmost sure you can adjust it by a small margin......
Car feels allot better around corners hey?
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:39 pm
by HancoB
The stock setup can adjust, but to be honest, when you use a lowering kit(just springs) the stock setup won't be able to get the car back to stock camber. The stock parts can adjust less than half a degree.
When I did my coil overs the rear camber was -3 degrees. I dont think the stock arms would adjust that much to get it back to normal.
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:44 pm
by Gary57
Stock setup can be adjusted but only ike 0.5degrees or something small.
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:02 pm
by Doctor G
I've got the tein's in my car and been very happy with them. Quite comfortable, good looks and handling much better than stock springs.
check out some pics in my garage section for the height. Changed to 18" recently and no rubbing what so ever either.
J
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:52 pm
by NIZAN-R
I got origanal tein stec springs from import parts for R2300 and it works like a dream .cheap stuf is hard as hel so beware of that you can also see some picks of the springs in my project
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:05 pm
by poizen
im running tein aswell i think they awesome
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:11 pm
by Trance101
I have also got the teins and I think they are great. Good handling and not terrible uncomfortable.
I'm running -1.5 camber at the rear and -1 at the front with these springs.
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:33 pm
by ettienne
sounds like tein it is, thanks for the info guys i would be lost with out the forum.
About the shocks though u guys say i dont need shorten shocks...? but when i do need to replace shocks heard nissan wants 2 arms and twenty legs for a set of shocks... is this true.
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:41 pm
by Riekert
ettienne wrote:sounds like tein it is, thanks for the info guys i would be lost with out the forum.
About the shocks though u guys say i dont need shorten shocks...? but when i do need to replace shocks heard nissan wants 2 arms and twenty legs for a set of shocks... is this true.
Well its about R11k for a complete set at Nisscam
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:45 pm
by rat
RBSX can get std shocks for about R500 - R600 each or he knows a place