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humpmasterflex
09-02-2008, 10:29 AM
Is it Ok to use this springs with stock ShokZ0rZ?

MugsyTheGr8
09-02-2008, 10:39 AM
dont do it. just wait till you have shocks too.

Ba82Ep3
09-02-2008, 10:44 AM
Tein S-Techs on stock struts now for years with no issues. Im at 70k and they have taken a beating. They are due for a changing... but the car handles just fine. Its a GREAT spring for the $$$.

humpmasterflex
09-02-2008, 11:28 AM
1 for 1 :poop:

MugsyTheGr8
09-02-2008, 11:47 AM
1 for 1 :poop:

to be fair, he actually has them on his car while im just against stock shocks for anything besides stock springs. his opinion carries more weight, so 2 for 1.

Ba82Ep3
09-02-2008, 01:51 PM
to be fair, he actually has them on his car while im just against stock shocks for anything besides stock springs. his opinion carries more weight, so 2 for 1.

LOL i dunno about more weight, but i do agree that coilovers are better than springs and stock shocks. I got them just to get rid of the 4x4 look while i decided on what coilovers to get. I was so pleased with them i decided to leave them on till the OEM struts wore out THEN i would swap them out for coilovers. I guess i wanted my $$$'s worth out of the OEM struts at that point. Admittedly the Teins dont drop ya a lot... but for $200... its hard to beat the performance advantage over the OEM springs. I guess like anything with a car, its personal choice and what you are looking for in the end.

shortstop
09-02-2008, 03:21 PM
i have s tech on tokiko blues on both my cars and its good for your average drive. never tracked it or anything. I would think, why do it twice when you gotta replace your struts soon anyways.

makavelibranded
09-02-2008, 04:14 PM
i have tein s-tech's w/ stock shocks, i think for about 3-4k miles(year and a few months) at 57-58k miles on the org. shocks

did it just for the drop and its perfect, rides good. I want diff. stiffer shocks though

and i have to take it easy on speed bumps

humpmasterflex
09-02-2008, 05:51 PM
I'm just trying to make my Ep look like a normal car... not a 4x4. In my opinion, by looking at other cars with S techs, thats how a normal car looks like without a drop.... and that is what i am pretty much aiming for. If only Our Si's weren't super elevated... then I wouldn't be doing this.

The reason I don't go lower because I don't like to scrape on everyone's driveway... I don't like to damage the under carriage.

makavelibranded
09-02-2008, 07:04 PM
do it, itll look good

ep_hatcher_510
09-02-2008, 08:37 PM
Sure you can do it, but you just wont get all the benefits as you would if you pair them up with a set of good dampers.

humpmasterflex
09-03-2008, 09:04 AM
Sure you can do it, but you just wont get all the benefits as you would if you pair them up with a set of good dampers.

Benefits are good on the circuit.... but since I'm not doing that... throwing away more cash for a DD is kind of pointless when all I am looking for is a little drop.

Shinobazu
09-03-2008, 09:07 AM
you should definitely change the shocks too!

makavelibranded
09-05-2008, 05:45 PM
someones selling these

http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51941

MugsyTheGr8
09-05-2008, 06:20 PM
even if you dont get shocks right away jump on those. thats a steal.