I noticed it in another thread but figured it should be noted in the suspension section.

P-Tuning has them here:
http://www.ptuning.com/html/search-r...d=tei&cmbYear=

 

Tein SS Coilovers will also be out soon as well. I think Crawford has the Tein prototypes on their SEMA build. We had a set flown in from Japan for ours.

 

I spoke with the guys over at Tein USA and they said late December/early January.

 

is tein a good brand? i used sportlines on my xb2 and they were ok. hows the ride quality? is it almost close to stock? im looking for a comfortable ride, but with a aggresive look.

 

Is tein a good brand lulz thats like asking does ebay sell knockoffs..yes tein is wondrlerful u wont b disapointed

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but hows the ride quality? i didnt like the feel of my eibach sportlines.

 

I have been in a tc with them n they r aggressive ywt at the same time not too bouncy personally i like em but nothing is better than coils but its preferance


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Quick question that is semi-post related. I called today to get an estimate in the install of the tein springs. Most quotes were over $450. They said that it was (going off of previous models) 6 hours of labor. Most shops where I live charge $75/hr. I hade another shop quote me $410 and that included allignment. I had one more estimate from a guy that does a lot of work on race cars. he said that he would install the springs for $175, but he couldn't allign the car for me though. I guess my main question is if installations normally run this high.
Another question that I have is if I would need a camber kit or does the tC2 have the capability of adjustment already?

 

I wouldn't worry about your camber so much as toe. Toe causes premature tire wear, camber does not.

But yes, the tC has plenty of toe adjustment available to it.

 

Superpickel.... Just install them yourself man!

I've gotten a spring job down to about an hour.

You need basic hand tools,

12,14,17,19 mm (I think) sockets and a ratchet

A floor jack

And a mcpherson strut spring compressor (rent for free at most chain automotive stores)

I'm sure you know this, but you should just be an OG and put the first set on a TC2 by yourself lol

 

Wow, that's quite high. We (the dealer, in the Los Angeles area) charge a flat $315. for the install including alignment. I hear most shops in the area range from $150. to $250. without alignment. I'm surprised it's so high in your area (where are you from?)

 

Im not surprised, there are places local to me that charge $600 for it without alignment. I wouldnt bring my car anywhere for a simple job like springs, better to just do it myself...

 

So assuming that I man up (thanks greenbean), put my big boy pants on, and install these myself, I would only need to take my car to have it alligned? I think an allignment would be 100 bucks where I live. Thats not that bad. But, how much will I be cussing trying to break the nuts loose from this thing... Must give this more thought...

 

It's a brand new car. It will come apart like a breeze, the bolts will be easy and not seized up

 

So you think that I would be able to break them easily without the use of an impact? The only wratchet I have is a 3/8 drive. Think it is strong enough to loosen the bolts?
Also, I saw one write up on scionlife. Any pointers or additional information you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

 

Yeah for sure,

There are two huge nuts (lol) that are on the spindle which are like 3/4 I believe, either a large wrench or long ratchet handle should break those loose

 

I have plenty of long poles I can put on the end of my wratchet, I'm just afraid is that the force I will be applying will be too much for that small wratchet. Guess we will see soon.

 

1/2 drive ratchets are like 5 bucks at harbor freight, just incase yours breaks. They really don't torque the bolts down like you think anyways

 

If your that worried, this probably isn't the project for you. Springs are not hard and being a car that is brand new, you will have no issues cracking bolts loose. Heck, you could probably do it with a 1/4" drive ratchet!

 

Not that worried, just never done it before. Just trying to figure out the how hard it will be. Thanks for the input guys.