Tein Coil Overs

[RIP85]

I was wondering how many people are running Tein coil overs in there cars. Have they made a dramatic improvement in reducing your wheel spin? I have been chasing more power in my car for a while now and after reaching 390 rwkw have realized it is useless the way the car is setup (suspension wise) as it just leaves black lines while fishtailing. I was not going to lower the car due to its used everyday and some of the driveways I tackle are intense.

I changed my broken diff bush with a fulcrum/super pro rear bush and what a difference the nolthane bush makes so with some coil overs we may be able to setup the car to dip and go instead of bouncing around at the rear. I went for a drive in a 470rwkw supercharged nos fed methanol injected M3 last night this car is setup to beat porches around the track. It is unbelievable the way it gets all the power to the ground and it left me wondering how the hell it does it specially on street tires. The car had a coil over setup and it was just amazing the way it took corners and had traction through the lower gears (quickest car I have been in for a long time)

so how good are your coil overs?

some bmw m3 pics

Edited 13/06/09 03:12 AM by RIP85

[senna_T]

I don't own the Tein set-up, but I have driven a T with similar power to yours and was quite impressed. Very stable and there was plenty of control while wheelspinning. The ride was also very comfortable. If the budget permitted I'd have a set in my car

[blueboost]

Mate spend money on good tyres,that is the main difference, then the suspenion gets done to stop tramp and to suit the cornering grip of the new tyres, without good grip, you get no where.

I know a guy that has a full tein adjustable kit off his F6 for sale (in cab adjustable)

David

Edited 13/06/09 04:03 AM by Dagabond

[RIP85]

Yeah I have $1000 bucks worth of michlean tyres on the rear it made a difference but not a huge one. Main issue is the car bounces at the rear instead of squatting and launching

[Erko]

yes traction is much improved, but importantly changes the handling characteristics significantly. I couldnt go back to the stock wallowy rolly poly boat handling. At that power level I would want Teins AND 285s on a 10 inch rim at the back.

[Dagabond]

Screw the coil overs...wheres the video of the M3....

[RIP85]

I had a in cabin vid but I hit the wrong button and deleted it I am spewing it was a sick video as well. only got the ideling vid of when it was warming up and it was dark check it any wayz. The car is in the shop because after the engine rebuild the head is lifting off the block when the nos is used. Mad car its a credit to the owner very well done the complete package

Edited 13/06/09 05:45 AM by RIP85

[Tocchi]

the teins are awesome around the track.

but you still need good tyres if you want to stop wheelspin & axle tramp.

[01txr]

ben chop off 2 sections of the bump stops this had helped mine but didn't cure it.

With yours being standard height but softer spring than mine it may be coming down and bouncing off the bump stops

as mine was.

[RIP85]

Yeah sounds like there the go with the edfc. Paul I have chopped the rear bump stops it did make a slight difference. One other thing that would help is to change the two front smaller diff bushs to nolthane so it stops the diff rolling froward as the new nolthane rear bush has stopped it rolling back. It sounds like coil overs are the go