Like the title said. I know that by the summer I'll have adj coil overs, just need to figure out which will be.
Not planning to autocross or track much, but I do want a supple and sporty ride. Other sets being considered are XIDA's and FCM, but I Tein sets may work fine for me at a substantial savings.
So what say you?
96 Montego, replacing a 95M... I miss: My running peeps in Tampa, running barefoot @ Clearwater Beach and First Choice BBQ, in Brandon. In So Cal I miss: The Malibu Canyons, CA 33 and In & Out Burgers ! I'm from Tampa, if I was from Tampa Bay, I'd be a fish!
Tein Flex have dual tube dampers, the Mono Flex are monotube.
Differences between dual and monotube.
For reference, most shocks are dual tube. Koni, AGX, Tockico, Monroe, etc. Monotube shocks include Bilsteins.
According to your preferences, you want dual tube dampers.
u should be fine with the FLEX, its a tid-bit softer and easier to drive on an everyday basis
Txs guys! Any longevity advantages to either set up? Sorry If I sound like a noob, but when it comes to suspensions, I really am!
Kung fu, excellent graph!
Last edited by The Driver; 01-06-2012 at 01:17 PM.
96 Montego, replacing a 95M
I've had the twin tube flex for ~20k miles and still functions the same as the first day I got them. Only street driven. They still have a lot of juice left in them
longevity is hard to compare. there have been documented shock dynos of 100k mile bilsteins still running within spec. it all depends on the manufacturing and materials.
Basically
I've had my Flex for about a year, I put about 17,000 miles on them . They still feel like new. I do wonder sometimes if I should have saved the extra little bit to get mono flex but I have no reason to now. I have never tracked them, but I do toss the car around sometimes. No problems what so ever.
We're here for a good time, not for a long time.
91 NA6 - Tein Flex - Single Diagonal Roll Bar by Moti - Roadstersport 3 Exhaust - XXR 513 - Yokohama S Drive - more stuff
I had the Mono flex on my NA for about 10k. I loved every second of them. I enjoy add the added stiffness from the higher spring rate, and the dampening as well, compared to my friends NA with regular flex. Feed back and response was super sharp and easy to translate. If i had the money, mono again all the way
I really need to drive cars with with all of the coil overs being considered. Txs for your inputs y'all, keep 'em coming!
96 Montego, replacing a 95M
For the price I'd go with Xida CS from 949
That's what everyone says.
That's the route I'm going though.
I've read your threads/posts on M.net, but $2K for coilovers is nothing to sneeze at...Originally Posted by wannafbody
96 Montego, replacing a 95M
^I agree, but 1800 isn't either
As i read the Original post, it doesn't seem like you'll be tracking much. Have you considered STANCE or BC coilovers? Both have been proven to drift quite well, can be slammed or as high as they can go, with a decent ride. For the price difference, they both should be thrown into the mix.
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