Lvangundy

I've had Tein CS on my car for about a month now. I've lowered it about 1/4" every weekend to see how it reacts the lower it goes.

Right now it's probably lowered about 1.75" from stock, maybe 2". The dampening 'click' is set to -5 from the stiffest, front and rear. The stiffest is 16 I believe? Mine are set to 11.

The ride is still "soft" in driving on street roads, but still is excessively bouncy on large bumps or while driving on the highway.

You really can't seem to lower a car and make the ride handle or feel any BETTER. Frustrated! There is a huge tradeoff between looks and percepted handling, vs the stock height or close to it. Why?!

Adam2562

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well hey if u end up not liking the Teins i'll buy them off you

HKGS300

Since the Tein are only 1-way height adjustable (unlike the Tein Flex), you are compressing the springs more if you lower your car more, what means that the spring rates are going up.

chuckb

I haven't put my CS on yet, but as mentioned above, the more you crank the springs down, the bouncier it will get. if you turn the compresion/rebound *** all the way in(stiffest) it should slow down the rebound which is what causes bouncy feeling.

Alexusoftime

thats why u stick with the HA's Stiff like a rock j/k man.....well the CS is called comfort settings... For me i dont have the CS but i rode in a couple cars with it...its alittle to soft for my taste...

Lvangundy

The rebound/spring feel on the stock IS300 was awesome. Wonder what it would take to make the GS feel the same.

Could turning the dampening down help? Maybe to 5 clicks instead of 11?

chuckb

the farther in the adjustment *** is turned, the slower the shock should move, up and down.

benzo555

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Lower the number = stiffer
Higher the number = softer

This is why I love the edfc..
Yes the CS are more of a cruiser type coilover.. no complaints

Lexy GS430

True Chuck, my ride rite now is pretty stiff not sure how many clicks i'm on, but it's stiff. I had the mechanic do everythig suspention, aligment, etc. Imo i really love the tein cs.

aloha08isf

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well i know the tein cs has very high selling value since everyone wants them on CL....if you are looking for a controlled stiffer ride....go with the JIC FLT A2s tein HA with EDFC is also a good choice as wel....and if you have a high budget on suspension....maybe pick up the zeal coilovers

bitkahuna

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That's the way it works with EDFC but manual control is the reverse - 16 is stiff, 0 is marshmallows.

sockfocks

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Marshmellows...LMAO..nice analogy

benzo555

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My bad.. silly me thinking everyone has the edfc...