Tein Basis Coilovers? Yes, no?
12-18-2015 | 12:42 PM
#16
The EDFC that is available on the more "track ready" Tein coilovers is useless on the street. I had two of their other coilovers with dampening adjustment and it basically varied from "tooth rattling" to "spine crushing" on the street. Great set ups for the track, but forget it for a daily driver.
12-18-2015 | 12:46 PM
#17
The EDFC that is available on the more "track ready" Tein coilovers is useless on the street. I had two of their other coilovers with dampening adjustment and it basically varied from "tooth rattling" to "spine crushing" on the street. Great set ups for the track, but forget it for a daily driver.
12-18-2015 | 12:50 PM
#18
12-18-2015 | 09:51 PM
#19
Great question. I measured it and forgot to write it down. I am at the Tein recommended heights for the G37. Mine just looks low due to the tall stock sidewalls. It is hard to tell in the pictures, but it does not look nearly as slammed with the snow tires with shorter sidewalls.
What issue are you having with the ride? Is it bouncier than stock on some roads? That is the only difference in ride quality I noticed. I know raising up the rear only 1/4" on mine and compressing the spring a bit did smooth out the bounciness a little bit. I am going to experiment a bit more once I get the snows on and probably more in the spring with wide/sticky tires.
I know it seems wierd to compress the spring and have it smooth out the ride, but usually bounciness is due to the spring being too soft compared to the damper. Over bumps my car seems almost a bit smoother than the stock sport suspension.
What issue are you having with the ride? Is it bouncier than stock on some roads? That is the only difference in ride quality I noticed. I know raising up the rear only 1/4" on mine and compressing the spring a bit did smooth out the bounciness a little bit. I am going to experiment a bit more once I get the snows on and probably more in the spring with wide/sticky tires.
I know it seems wierd to compress the spring and have it smooth out the ride, but usually bounciness is due to the spring being too soft compared to the damper. Over bumps my car seems almost a bit smoother than the stock sport suspension.
12-19-2015 | 04:43 AM
#20
I'm at 26.25 FTG all around, and the ride is not overly harsh. It's about the same (if not a bit better) than stock S dampers + Swift springs. They are a little bouncy when you get onto wavy / undulating pavement, but on the roads I'm talking about, it did exactly the same thing with all stock S suspension. They do crash over big road imperfections at speed, but that's probably just hitting the bump stops since I'm lower than the default sedan setting.
Overall I'm satisfied. The ride is solid, and between the coils and the sway bars, my car handles much better / corners much flatter than stock.
Overall I'm satisfied. The ride is solid, and between the coils and the sway bars, my car handles much better / corners much flatter than stock.
12-19-2015 | 05:15 AM
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Hmm... they dont sound that bad for the given price..
Considering how low they can go and some stiff reviews Im looking more towards Tanabe, or Stance coilovers... double the price but might be worth the wait.
Thank you all for the replies!
Considering how low they can go and some stiff reviews Im looking more towards Tanabe, or Stance coilovers... double the price but might be worth the wait.
Thank you all for the replies!
12-19-2015 | 07:50 AM
#22
I'm at 26.25 FTG all around, and the ride is not overly harsh. It's about the same (if not a bit better) than stock S dampers + Swift springs. They are a little bouncy when you get onto wavy / undulating pavement, but on the roads I'm talking about, it did exactly the same thing with all stock S suspension. They do crash over big road imperfections at speed, but that's probably just hitting the bump stops since I'm lower than the default sedan setting.
Overall I'm satisfied. The ride is solid, and between the coils and the sway bars, my car handles much better / corners much flatter than stock.
Overall I'm satisfied. The ride is solid, and between the coils and the sway bars, my car handles much better / corners much flatter than stock.
12-19-2015 | 08:53 AM
#23
I'm at 26 3/4" at all for corners. Exactly where I wanted to be.
Granted, my front CO's are in the attic, so for me the goal was to match the height of my front lowering springs.
And 4DRZ, the old Tein Super Sports were the go-to coilovers for the Maxima. The ride was smooth and comfortable. And the handling absolutely exceptional. I believe Tein replaced that modei with the new Super Street.
Granted, my front CO's are in the attic, so for me the goal was to match the height of my front lowering springs.
And 4DRZ, the old Tein Super Sports were the go-to coilovers for the Maxima. The ride was smooth and comfortable. And the handling absolutely exceptional. I believe Tein replaced that modei with the new Super Street.
Last edited by Rochester; 12-19-2015 at 11:05 AM.
12-19-2015 | 10:48 AM
#24
If you are concerned about ride quality I think you are going to be hard pressed to find a smoother ride on any other coilovers, especially Japanese coilovers. Maybe KW, Bilstein, or Ohlins but those will be about 4-6 times the price of the Tein Basis.
12-21-2015 | 12:27 AM
#25
I'm very satisfied with my Tein Basis', the ride quality if perfect for me. I went through a phase where I was low enough to scrape on everything, but now I am at a reasonable height and don't have as much trouble. So far I've put almost 10K miles on them, and they have treated me great.
12-29-2015 | 04:38 AM
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I'm at 26.25 FTG all around, and the ride is not overly harsh. It's about the same (if not a bit better) than stock S dampers + Swift springs. They are a little bouncy when you get onto wavy / undulating pavement, but on the roads I'm talking about, it did exactly the same thing with all stock S suspension. They do crash over big road imperfections at speed, but that's probably just hitting the bump stops since I'm lower than the default sedan setting.
Overall I'm satisfied. The ride is solid, and between the coils and the sway bars, my car handles much better / corners much flatter than stock.
Overall I'm satisfied. The ride is solid, and between the coils and the sway bars, my car handles much better / corners much flatter than stock.
do you guys know if the Tein Basis can go higher?
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12-29-2015 | 10:17 AM
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what's deceiving is that the exhaust components actually "hangs" lower than the side skirts, i think maybe about 1.5" to 2" lower. The actual ground clearance is maybe 4" max...
12-29-2015 | 01:28 PM
#29
I've got the tein SS-P and I do know that on full soft my aftermarket front sway bar can hit the floor on quick dips. The best part is that they have good suspension travel unlike a lot of low priced coilovers which makes them ride a lot better.
You cannot go low on Teins because of the way you lower the car. The lower you go, the more the suspension can compress which results in large potential energy on the decompression. That would be a bad combo if you go over speedbumps too fast.
You cannot go low on Teins because of the way you lower the car. The lower you go, the more the suspension can compress which results in large potential energy on the decompression. That would be a bad combo if you go over speedbumps too fast.
12-29-2015 | 04:14 PM
#30
It's definitely the exhaust that hits first... I scrape, but only on pretty gnarly driveways or those super aggressive speed bumps.
Also, I do hit pretty hard on big expansion joints on the freeway. I'm guessing the shocks are bottoming out and hitting the bump stops, because it's very harsh. I feel like I bent a wheel every time it happens
Also, I do hit pretty hard on big expansion joints on the freeway. I'm guessing the shocks are bottoming out and hitting the bump stops, because it's very harsh. I feel like I bent a wheel every time it happens