What would yall recommend. The Teins are quite a bit more than the Megans, but I kinda like the idea of being able to rebuild them, and possibly buying the EDFC for them later on. Does anyone know if the Megans are more agressive than the Teins? any help would be great. thanx

 

personally, i would go with megan. i wish i had waited...i installed tein basics on my car about a month ago...

 

How much are the megans?

 

about $900 shipped, and are 32 way adjustable

 

The tein's are "only" 16way adjustable correct?

 

yes

 

any reasons why??

 

I'd guess because for a few dollars more ~100 he could have gotten adjustable coilovers with pillowball mounts.

 

exactly. i really wanted damper adjustment but didn't want to shell out for the ss-p, so i went with the basics. i'm kinda ____ed now...oh well.

 

tein basics arent 800 though they are 750, the megans are 1050 at their website thats 300 more unless there is a much better price then what megan sells it at. The spring rate is different as well I beilieve. megan is 8 front and 5 in the rear. I think teins are something different like 8 in front and 9 or 10 rear. Also when you are deciding you gota ask yourself is the damper adjustmet cool? ofcourse it is!!! are you going to use??? unless you are a serious autox nut or a track person most likely not. You are going to set them and froget them for the street or maybe slightly more aggressive and youll forget about it. Just in my opinion but to me it seems like the damper adjustment is for people who track their cars and also use them as their dd or even more seriousl people who race on different courses all the time and have enough knowledge to adjust them to suite the track more. Most people on here wont even get past the street stage.

 

Well does anyone think that the Tein SSPs are better than the Megans?? I know that the Megan are probably better than the basics, but I was wondering if the Teins SSPs are worth the extra couple hundred bucks or you are just paying for the name. Also, does anyone know what the Tein springs rates are for sure? I have looked around some but I have not been able to find anything. Thanx

 

there is...just go look in sales. as i already said it can be had for $895 shipped. i paid $765 for my tein basics, so only a $130 difference.

 

^ah ic thats a very nice price, if id ever considered competing in anything Id jump all over them.

"I know that the Megan are probably better than the basics, but I was wondering if the Teins SSPs are worth the extra couple hundred bucks or you are just paying for the name."

Ok megans are not better then the basics. For the last time you are paying for the extra adjustability of the stiffness (vs the basics). If you are going to use it then get it if not then why waste the extra cash? get a swaybar. Way too many people buy parts that they end up never taking advantage of, its your money but honestly why would you throw it away on something just to say you have it(btw dont get me wrong I love megan products great price and very high quality, cant be beat).

The tein ssp you are not just paying for the name, check the specs on them. Besides being able to add the edfc which controls the stiffness from inside the car with just the press of the button (also awesome, but why bother with it unless you are constantly going to races and then driving back home on the softer setting) i think there is a few extras besides that, not sure though. Also all of megans products are cheaper on average then competetors, mostly becasue megan isnt as established so you are paying for the name somewhat with teins ssp but there are extras as well.

In the end look over all three of the products specs and ask yourself what would suite you more. All are great products and high quality.

 

Ok I may be wrong, but don't the Megans also have pillowball upper mounts and camber plates that the basics lack?? it seems to me that the Megan coilovers are much more comparable to the Tein SSPs b/c they also have the pillowball uppers and the camber plates.
As I mentioned before, I am interested in the EDFC, but like you said Im not sure how much I would actually use it.

My main question is are the Tein SSPs more agressive and better for the track in their spring rates and at the maxium damper setting, or are the Megans better suited for the track with its spring rate and at its maxium damper setting.
Thanks for everyone's input.

 

Ok I think that I found out that the SSPs have springs rates of 7kg in the front and 10kg in the back. Can anyone comfirm that? Also by would there be a larger spring rate in the rear?? sorry I'm such a n00b. thanx

 

yeah you are right about the pillbow mounts on the megans and they are more comparable to ssps then basics. The reason i was comparign them to basics is becasue i thought you were intersted in basics. Anyways regardless of that hehe.

The reason youd want a more stiff rear is becasue it is a front wheel drive car. By stiffening up the rear you induce slight oversteer. Frontwheel drives suffer from understeer so to balance it out youd want a stiffer rear. Optimum handling is nutral but thats unatainable in every condition. Thats where adjustings come in with stiffness for differnt types of situations. I have no idea why megan made the rear less stiff then the front. - This is my understanding of handling correct me if iam wrong on teh coilovers with stiffer front but wouldnt that keep the stock understeer which is not desirable to my understanding in racing sitatuations.

 

The front is stiffer than the rear because of the weight difference F/R. Also when braking hard into a turn, the weight causes the car to nosedive to the front, you need a much stiffer front set up because of this.

 

SOOOOO, which is better setup for the tC??? Also because the Teins have a stiffer setting would they preform better on the track?

 

LOL

 

at this point id simply suggest doing some research for your certain scenario, nither is better one is better then the other for certain application although personaly i have no idea how a stiffer front helps on track yeah it nose dives when you break and when you accelarate the weight moves back. Id pm raamaudio and the instigator for some info on suspension setups.

As for the stiffness the stiffer has less body roll thats all but a lot harsher on the road then.