"Tein Spirit"

[number3]

Well I drove number3 today for some break in miles and the car seems to handle pretty well, so far as I can tell.

The rear top nuts on the Teins keep coming loose. I think I have a fix though. I need to soften them up (currently on #8) the car bounces real hard over bumps. They are much stiffer than the AGX/H&R combo.

Harry

 

[number3]

I just had my car weighed and corner weighed.

number3 weighs 3278 lbs.

945 LF 915 RF

721 LR 697 RR

No gas to speak of in the tank w/o driver.

I still have rear bumper, AC and power steering.
Battery in the rear of the car. No power seat belts. Stock seats. Wheels and tires are roughly the same as stock (with in a few pounds)

Cage, FMIC, turbo, and WG are the major weight add ons that I can think of.


...with a someone about 20lbs heavier than me in the driver seat and still very little gas.

1038 937


797 732


Tint on the windows is about all I have left to do to the car.

 

[4orced4door]

quote:Originally posted by number3:

Tint on the windows is about all I have left to do to the car.

Must be nice!

 

quote:Originally posted by 4orced4door:
quote:Originally posted by number3:

Tint on the windows is about all I have left to do to the car.

Must be nice!

Well when you put as much time and money into your car as #3 then even the tint is a last item

. BTW Harry what alignment settings did you get for your Tein?

 

[number3]

LF

Camber -.03
caster 3.26
toe .07

RF

Camber -.33
caster 3.32
toe .06

FRONT

cross camber .29
cross caster -.07
total toe .13
wheel base difference .07
track width diff -.42
track width 60.5"
ride highth 13.64"

LR

camber -1.12
toe .42

RR

camber -.68
toe .42

REAR

Total toe .82
thrust angle .00
set back .14
axle offset .00
track width 59.7"
ride height 13.24"

 

quote:Originally posted by number3:
They are much stiff than the AGX/H&R combo.
Wow i couldnt even imagine that.....and i only have these agx's on setting 5

 

[turboflanagan]

Oh yeah! I put mine on in my driveway and they were on full stiff. I just pulled it out of the driveway and it felt like I just installed a steel rod with a decrative spring design around it. Even the crack between concrete sections was really rough.

 

[turboflanagan]

quote:Originally posted by number3:
The rear top nuts on the Teins keep coming loose. You mean the ones inside the trunk on top of the strut tower?

quote:Originally posted by number3:
the car bounces real hard over bumps.
Harry Mine seemed to soften up a bit after a few miles. I usually ride around town with mine on 8-10 front and about 4-5 rear. I don't have any other suspension mods like sway bars or strut bars.
I never did have it aligned because I had Really crappy tires on it, but that will need to change in the next couple of weeks.

 

[number3]

Yeah, the one on the very top, the next thing in line after the dial/knob that adjust the ride.

Harry

 

Just an FYI to you guys. If there is a place local to you that can corner weight your car and align it do it. BUT you must be done modifying your car as if you do anything that can upset the weight balance (like moving the battery to the rear, removing the bumper beams, etc) you throw off the balance. With coilovers it will make a world of difference between non-weighted and weighted cars.
Rich

 

[number3]

Car rides real nice with the front at 8 and the rear at 10. Still may need some tweeking (still alittle bouncey) but so far so very good.


Double nutting the rear nuts on top seem to have fixed the problem of them loosening up.

Harry

 

[Nate]

That's surprising that the passenger's side of the front of the car is only 30lbs lighter than the side that has the engine on it. I didn't think those scattershields weighed THAT much. ;-)

 

[number3]

They (SSSS) only weight 7lbs

Maybe that is why Mitsu but the battery over there...

 

[number3]

I currently have the fronts and rears now at level 8 and the car handles the bumps much nicer but still has a killer feel. The tire psi is 34 front 32 rear.

The turn in and feel the car has now is incredible.

The car does seem to push though.

Only 200 miles or so and I can open her up!

 

[markrieb]

Check out:

http://www.wtrscca.org/tech.htm

for some suspension tuning tips.

Sometimes dialing out a little bit of understeer (a little bit of push is good on the street!) is just a matter of driving harder.

Mark

 

which tein suspension do you have?

 

[number3]

I have the setup made for an E39A.

http://www.tein.com/hadamp.html

 

is that the HA's?

 

[turbowop]

quote:Originally posted by Clay:
is that the HA's? yes sir

 

those look gorgeous, ive got a friend that has a wholesale account with them, might have to go with that over the agx/pro kit setup