Mugen or Tein Basic Suspension Kit???

[dofu]

Originally posted by raiyo
excuse my language, but GOD DAMN, best price ever. they trustworthy? gonna need to change my suspension soon. BTW guys, i voted for mugen, but backing off. why? Teins cost less.

yes they are... quick too.

[dofu]

Originally posted by raiyo
I believe each time u mess with the height issue on your ride, you must get it align. Cuz it'll be alittle off now, then worse later.

it's not the alignment that you wanna worry about as much unless you've got crazy negative camber when you work on your suspension... you want your car "corner balanced" that means you want to make sure your car's ride height is the same on all four sides... er at least for fronts, then rears (i like to drop my fronts more than the rears). if you dont do this, your car may feel like it needs an alignment, when in fact, your alignment is fine.
this costs about a bill at most places, but i normally jus make sure i measure everything over and over again when i'm adjusting anything so i dont mess up the balance of my suspension.
other than that, a good alignment will last a long time... even if you change something out, or adjust your ride hieght.

[SiR_d1]

after reading what Mike said about his TEIN's it only made me want to get the Mugen's even more

[raiyo]

Originally posted by SiR_d1
after reading what Mike said about his TEIN's it only made me want to get the Mugen's even more

Mike who? Read from where? Info pls.

[SiR_d1]

Originally posted by raiyo
Mike who? Read from where? Info pls.

TYPE X (Mike) said it in a recent post

When you have a product you tend to favour it more just because you it. I consider myself like X in the sense that just because I have a certain mod I can still be truthfully honest about it. Like so far I'm dissapointed with mostly all my mods except my recent ones

[raiyo]

He had some bad experience with the Teins?

[SiR_d1]

give me a sec and I'll find it for you

[SiR_d1]

Originally posted by Type X


Tein basics are nice..... since i have had mine i have had a few problems however
install was done by a "tein authorized dealer"
i have had them for about a month
Do i love them.... no... do i like them.. yes... would i recommend them... maybe

the rears have a little plastic part that makes noise
see in suspension forum about that fix
and when i cut the wheel they spring "moves"
and weekly i have to "tighten" the dirvers side mounts cause they come loose :(

i dunno if its due to the harsh winter or what but
i would go with the mugen if you DONT need adjustable coils

i needed them for our shitty winters
and thats about it
- mike

[raiyo]

ic ic, thx alot

[Bart02SIR]

with the Tein Basics, do you guys run a camber kit? Im only looking to drop no more than 1.5". Should I get a camber kit as well? If so, which camber kit is good?

[batboy02si]

heres a question. with the salt they lay down in my town which would last longer? but i'm definitly leaning towards the mugens.

[raiyo]

Originally posted by batboy02si
heres a question. with the salt they lay down in my town which would last longer? but i'm definitly leaning towards the mugens.

I dunno which would last longer. If you got salt issues, try looking up the "KW" brand, stainless steel, should last u a bit.

[CleanBlackSi02]

Originally posted by CleanBlackSi02
I have the Tein's, but I wish I had considered the Mugen setup. Since I've chosen to put my stockies back on and sell my wheels, the extra gap isn't an issue. The Tein's are designed to work best at around 2", but I still have not heard a response as to whether or not my ride and handling would suck up at the highest the coilovers will go. ANYONE? :confusem:

Anyoneeeeee?

[Eee Pee]

Originally posted by dofu
you want your car "corner balanced" that means you want to make sure your car's ride height is the same on all four sides...

Actually corner balancing is the "art" of getting the crossweights of the car as equal as possible.
And, actually this often results in a car's ride heights to be quite different.

http://www.grmotorsports.com/cornerweight.html

[Eee Pee]

Originally posted by CleanBlackSi02
Anyoneeeeee?

Try it and find out.
I have Konis and coilover springs on my 94 hatch and it feels no different at different ride heights.
Actually it feels better higher up because it doesn't hit the bump stops on the big bumps...
Granted it's a different shock, but it's the same concept.