Tein or Raceland suspension?

[BlueMotorsport]

Hey everybody, i am looking for a coilover suspension set for my 02 NB SE. Now here is the tricky part. I am looking at the tein suspension which costs around 850 shipped to my door, this set is adjustable for damping, but i also have the oppertunity to buy a raceland set for less then they are selling to the public for. My question is this. Will the ride be beyond horrible without having the ability to adjust the damping? And will the racelands last a decent amount of time? I don't do a lot of racing, but my car does see the track more then others. I want to stay cost effective, but i also don't want to put reliability and comfort into the danger zone. Let me thank you all ahead of time for your input.

[concealer404]

Purely between those two options, Tein.

Mainly because they aren't Ricelands.

[psulja]

Don't get the Racelands; you'll regret it. I had them on my car for 1.5 weeks before I took them off and sold them. Yes, they were that bad. Get the teins; even for the few times you're at the track you'll be glad you did. I had racelands on just on the streets and I hated them.

[BlueMotorsport]

Don't get the Racelands; you'll regret it. I had them on my car for 1.5 weeks before I took them off and sold them. Yes, they were that bad. Get the teins; even for the few times you're at the track you'll be glad you did. I had racelands on just on the streets and I hated them.

this is what i wanted to hear thank you so much

[psulja]

No problem, do it once, do it right. Go with the Tein's.

[BlueMotorsport]

No problem, do it once, do it right. Go with the Tein's.

that's what I'm trying to do

[Frenchmanremy]

No problem, do it once, do it right. Go with the Tein's.

By pure curiousity, why did you hate them so much?

[psulja]

By pure curiousity, why did you hate them so much?

They were way too soft for what I wanted, even on the street. The build quality was obviously not that great either. I regretted spending that money on them when I could have gotten something with proper spring rates that would've actually improved the handling characteristics of the car.

[Dmn2258]

i would agree to go with Tein coils. I've heard mostly bad things about "ricelands". But If you wanted to save a little money, I have Megan Racing EZ Streets on my na which I got for around $600 off ebay and I'm very pleased with them.

[The Platypus]

Because they suck

[paulsk]

Racelands are fine for daily driving, but if you plan on going to the track (even if it's only a few times), definitely go for the Teins.

[ThatWhiteNA]

Racelands literally feel softer than OEM suspension. I rode in a car that has them and I felt like we were sailing on a choppy lake. My vote's for Tein as well.

[EMMI]

racelands to me tell me the kind of condition the rest of the car is in. SHIT. IMHO if the owner is not willing to spend money on better quality suspension parts then that owner is also not willing to spend money on the proper upkeep of his or her car.

working as tech focusing on front-end//suspension, (except for a few exceptions) I decline working and/or aligning miatas with racelands because too often have I encountered other problems which the owner should have taken care of. (missing alignment bolts, bend control arms, destroyed bushings, rounded off eccentric cams, etc etc)

[BlueMotorsport]

racelands to me tell me the kind of condition the rest of the car is in. SHIT. IMHO if the owner is not willing to spend money on better quality suspension parts then that owner is also not willing to spend money on the proper upkeep of his or her car.

working as tech focusing on front-end//suspension, (except for a few exceptions) I decline working and/or aligning miatas with racelands because too often have I encountered other problems which the owner should have taken care of. (missing alignment bolts, bend control arms, destroyed bushings, rounded off eccentric cams, etc etc)

not trying to rain on ur rant here, but my car is in fine condition thus me asking about the suspension components. I have done a tiny bit of research, and found suspension systems similar to the racelands ( non adjustable), and they wanted more then the tein coilovers are going for. Like stated before i want it to be cost effective, but after reading this i will go with the teins for sure. Thank you everybody

[concealer404]

not trying to rain on ur rant here, but my car is in fine condition thus me asking about the suspension components. I have done a tiny bit of research, and found suspension systems similar to the racelands ( non adjustable), and they wanted more then the tein coilovers are going for. Like stated before i want it to be cost effective, but after reading this i will go with the teins for sure. Thank you everybody

I don't there's anything similar between Racelands and the suspension setups you're talking about, to be quite honest. No offense meant, just a statement.