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Old 02-14-10, 08:12 PM
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I have a '03 gs300. was wondering which tein coilover I should run. Im looking for a coilover that I can go the lowest with and would have the most comfortable ride. dont really do any spirited driving on twist and turns, so I just wanted a coilover with a slammed ride height and a good comfortable ride.


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Old 02-14-10, 08:15 PM
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megans?...but if you want teins ....flex, ha's
im not a real big fan of teins lol

Stance, Jic's, something along those will def get you low and be comfortable

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I think the tein flex are the lowest but megans go low too, and its about 600 dollars less than the teins.
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yeh megans and stance seem to have good reps and go low. no real need to go tein.

btw "Slammed" =/= "Good ride/Comfortable" ...if you are really slammed you need to be pretty damn hard to prevent bottoming out and slamming the fk out of your upper arms. Ideally you cut holes in teh strut towers for the arms to clear... But yeah you will always need a pretty 'hard' ride to ride slammed with a GS..
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All the way down on 19"s on Tein CST
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maby the guy i was looking at had rca's..sry bout that
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Nice a clean while being lowered ( jacksonvp )
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I've got Sage RCA's front and rear and balljoints goin on this March
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imho, tein cs offers a modest drop (when all the way down) at which you could prob get away with simply getting a s/s combo like DFs. i've read/heard flex go pretty low; however the ride is stiffer or harder than CS.

imho, if you're gonna dish so much $ for coilovers, then you might as well do it right (JIC, HKS to list a few). i've had espelirs, CS, and finally HKS...love the latter. CS didnt go low enough although the ride was very plush. HKS offers low ride and comfort

moving forward, i'd suggest to find a fellow with CS and flex in your area and request a ride.
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Originally Posted by jacksonvp
I've got Sage RCA's front and rear and balljoints goin on this March
jackson your all the way down in that pic?
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if you want to go crazy look in to Tanabe Super Low Form ;D haha this is only for the hardcore though, perhaps later on haha
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do a search...lots of threads on tein coilovers....pros and cons.
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I'd also go with the CST's
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im not a fan of teins either.
go with stance and you wont look back
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I would suggest going with a set of BC Racing coilovers.

They will go lower than the Teins and they provide a nice ride in conjunction with their dual-height adjustability.

They also come with rubber mounts which help eliminate NVH.

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