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Old 12-02-03, 06:53 PM
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Cool TEIN CS, Daizen sways installed!!!


All I can say is WOW What a huge difference!
These Teins are absolutely gorgeous-almost a shame to hide them under the car I set them at 1.5" lower than stock and 10 clicks from max. damping as instructed. The front could use a bit more I think, but I am very pleased with the ride quality and handling. VERY well damped, firm but not harsh and much less body lean. I haven't been able to really "test" it yet, but let's just say on a scale of 1 to 10, it's a solid 9.5! Only drawback is price, but I feel they are worth it.
The car definitely looks more aggresive now-even on the stock 17s! It will look even better with the H&R spacers to widen the rear track a bit...
Also got the windows tinted-again very happy with the results. The shop I go to is well known for doing excellent work and I have never been disappointed. I went 30% on the rear windows and 50% on the front two. Not much difference really, but the fronts look slightly lighter than the rears. I've been tinting my cars like this for years and so far, no problems with the law...
I took a bunch of digital pics of the suspension and car with tint etc.-I'll post when I get a chance!

Edit: Just got the tires (see sig) put on yesterday. Takes the handling up another notch or two for sure! Awesome looking tires too, a bit wider of course and almost exactly the same diameter as stock (slightly taller).

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I'm dying to get my Cs' . Keep us posted.
Old 12-02-03, 10:24 PM
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If you don't mind, how much did u pay for the CS? Or you can PM me if you'd like. Thanks.

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Also, where did you get them @ if you are in S. CA.

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Old 12-03-03, 06:13 AM
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Pics, pics, .....
Old 12-03-03, 07:02 AM
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thats great ,another happy camper...
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Congrats dude....how are the Daizen sways?
Old 12-03-03, 10:43 AM
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Cool

The Daizen sway bars are great as far as I can tell...Hard to say how much of the improvement is due to the sways vs. the coilovers. Obviously, they both work together to totally transform this car. This is how the GS should ride and handle IMO.
The rear bar is a lot larger than stock in diameter, the front only slightly larger diameter than stock. Of course, the wall thickness and other factors (i.e. material etc.) contributes to overall stiffness so...
Next: some decent tires-245/45 17 Yokohama AVS Sport!
Old 12-06-03, 07:36 PM
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I'm glad everything worked out for ya...
Old 12-07-03, 08:10 AM
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Ain't coilovers simply the best invention after sliced bread????
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SO HOW MUCH DID YOU 2 PAY FOR THE TEIN CS ? LXOGOOD AND FUTURE ? I just got a price quote for those coilovers and was wondering if Im getting a deal.... OM me if you dont wish to disclose the price.... I better not be gettin ripped from this store ...

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I paid for the coilovers, sways and install together so not sure about price for just the Teins CS. I think they were around 1200 or so. Expensive, but worth it IMO. VERY high quality and after driving on them for a couple of weeks now, I am glad I got them!
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Price should be around $1250.00
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Thanks both you... now I know how much i should pay for these since the quoted price was a bit over that


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