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Old 02-Mar-2005, 02:10 PM
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Illuminas And Tein S Tech ?

alright i bought a set of illuminas and the tein stech springs i'm just wondering if anyone runs this setup and what i should expect from it.... ? thank u
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Those springs will take a month to settle properly... mine had crazy wheel gap until they settled. It won't slam your car by any means, but it's a conservative drop.
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you already bought them, what difference does it make now??
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I read in a Tein advertisement once that they gurantee a maximum settlement of like 3 or 5 %...i can't remember what magazine the ad was in though. Can anybody confirm this?
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How do the springs feel? u happy with them?
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I have s techs on my eg sedan, the ride is very nice, but they are not the stiffest springs around, cornering did improve but there is still quite a bit of body roll, spring rates are f 212, r 140, which isn't much.
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Old 03-Mar-2005, 02:19 PM
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same setup im thinking of running with my illuminas
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for tein s tech the drop is lower on eks than on egs i just purchased these for my ek and im also thinking about getting illuminas as well
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I can't decide between Koni Yellow and Illumina, I see all those posts about agx vs illumina, but Koni is always left out, I've never heard a bad thing about Koni yellows, just want to know which route to go, are konis better than Tokico?
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Old 04-Mar-2005, 09:41 PM
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although, Koni is in a totally different price range, perhaps this is why nobody compares them to tokico or kyb
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i think illuminas and yellows are pretty evenly matched. If i had the choice in between either, it would be whichever were cheaper
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i just got teins and illuminas installed today and it is an amazing setup and the ride feels nice and stiff
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considering these as well. with the springs being softer, can the shocks be set alittle stiffer to compensate? i'm not talking racing stiff, but maybe 1 click more front and rear?

also anyone running these with 17's, any rub? hows the camber?
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