Confusion about adjusting my Tein's dampening
#1
Confusion about adjusting my Tein's dampening
So i want to stiffen up my tein CS in the rear. The installer set the rears at "8" i believe. As i understand i am supposed to turn the nut all the way clockwise until it stops and wont budge anymore and there are supposed to be 16 settings: 0=hardest, 16=softest. The really confusing thing is that i have already turned them past what should be the hardest setting. I marked one side of the nut and counted each time i turned it a full rotation. I did this for at least 12 full turns and was still able to turn it farther with the same amount of resistance. If it was already at "8" and i just turned it "12" more turns that means it would be at "20" and is turning way past the hardest setting. I am wondering for each setting (0-16) does that equal one full turn or what?? I would continue to just keep turning the damn thing clockwise but i dont want to damage my shocks. Can anyone please help me out on this and tell me why it wont stop turning.
#3
So i want to stiffen up my tein CS in the rear. The installer set the rears at "8" i believe. As i understand i am supposed to turn the nut all the way clockwise until it stops and wont budge anymore and there are supposed to be 16 settings: 0=hardest, 16=softest. The really confusing thing is that i have already turned them past what should be the hardest setting. I marked one side of the nut and counted each time i turned it a full rotation. I did this for at least 12 full turns and was still able to turn it farther with the same amount of resistance. If it was already at "8" and i just turned it "12" more turns that means it would be at "20" and is turning way past the hardest setting. I am wondering for each setting (0-16) does that equal one full turn or what?? I would continue to just keep turning the damn thing clockwise but i dont want to damage my shocks. Can anyone please help me out on this and tell me why it wont stop turning.
thanks
#4
Lexus Fanatic
you turn it clockwise until it stops turning. that's full stiff. then you count the clicks counterclockwise and don't turn it counterclokwise anymore than 16 clicks.
#5
Yes - count the CLICKS - not a full rotation on the ****. There are 16 click settings for adjustment. Enjoy!
#7
You can feel the click - it's not that loud that you would hear it. If you can't feel it click into each of the 16 setting you need to take your car back to the place that installed it and let them check it out. You may have a problem with the set you got or maybe they need to tighten the top nuts down a bit. Good luck!
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#10
you are suppose to use the HEX tool that looks like an allen wrench that came with the TEINS to adjust the dampening.
I got this email from TEIN:
Thank you for your interest in TEIN High Performance suspension products.
To adjust the damper force on our coilovers, we ask that the click **** be rotated full clockwise to achieve the damper's stiffest setting. Then rotating the click **** counter-clockwise 16 clicks to achieve the dampers softest setting. We highly recommend that the click **** be adjusted past
16 clicks to help prevent premature damage to the damper. Should you have any further questions, please feel free to let us know.
Best regards,
Sales
Staff @ TEIN USA INC.
9798 Firestone Blvd.
Downey, CA 90241
Phone: (562)861-9161
Fax: (562)861-9171
www.tein.com
I got this email from TEIN:
Thank you for your interest in TEIN High Performance suspension products.
To adjust the damper force on our coilovers, we ask that the click **** be rotated full clockwise to achieve the damper's stiffest setting. Then rotating the click **** counter-clockwise 16 clicks to achieve the dampers softest setting. We highly recommend that the click **** be adjusted past
16 clicks to help prevent premature damage to the damper. Should you have any further questions, please feel free to let us know.
Best regards,
Sales
Staff @ TEIN USA INC.
9798 Firestone Blvd.
Downey, CA 90241
Phone: (562)861-9161
Fax: (562)861-9171
www.tein.com
#11
If you are having this much trouble with this very simple thing you really really should just go back and see your mechanic and let them explain and show you how it works. This would be the best thing to get you on the right track with these. Good luck!
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you are suppose to use the HEX tool that looks like an allen wrench that came with the TEINS to adjust the dampening.
I got this email from TEIN:
Thank you for your interest in TEIN High Performance suspension products.
To adjust the damper force on our coilovers, we ask that the click **** be rotated full clockwise to achieve the damper's stiffest setting. Then rotating the click **** counter-clockwise 16 clicks to achieve the dampers softest setting. We highly recommend that the click **** be adjusted past
16 clicks to help prevent premature damage to the damper. Should you have any further questions, please feel free to let us know.
Best regards,
Sales
Staff @ TEIN USA INC.
9798 Firestone Blvd.
Downey, CA 90241
Phone: (562)861-9161
Fax: (562)861-9171
www.tein.com
I got this email from TEIN:
Thank you for your interest in TEIN High Performance suspension products.
To adjust the damper force on our coilovers, we ask that the click **** be rotated full clockwise to achieve the damper's stiffest setting. Then rotating the click **** counter-clockwise 16 clicks to achieve the dampers softest setting. We highly recommend that the click **** be adjusted past
16 clicks to help prevent premature damage to the damper. Should you have any further questions, please feel free to let us know.
Best regards,
Sales
Staff @ TEIN USA INC.
9798 Firestone Blvd.
Downey, CA 90241
Phone: (562)861-9161
Fax: (562)861-9171
www.tein.com
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am bumping this thread instead of starting a new one cos i dont want to flood the forum.
I finally installed my Tein CS (thanks to jonny2k) and am loving it. It is dropped on the stock 17s and am prettty happy. its a hell of a drop. Not sure why guys want to go lower...lol
Anyways, I just have 2 main things that i need to be educated on.
How to i use those 2 wrenches in adjusting the height. Can someone please elaborate.
Also, in regards to the dampening, which "thingy" does one have to turn to increase or reduce dampening.
I thought it was the hexagon nut like "thingy" on the piston rod. Am i missing something. Mine does not come with the black rubber cap "thingy" like shown above. Is there something it is covering that needs to be adjusted for dampening instead of the hexagon nutlike "thingy"?
I tried rotating the hexagon nut like thingy in a clockwise direction to try and get it to the end (which i believe is thee hardest setting) so i can then adjust it by rotating it between 0-16 clicks in the anti-clockwise direction to get it to a softer dampening setting. But the hexagon thingy just keeps rotating clockwise like there is no end. It is not loose or anything but i didn't want to keep going until i got some info on here.
thanks
olddog
I finally installed my Tein CS (thanks to jonny2k) and am loving it. It is dropped on the stock 17s and am prettty happy. its a hell of a drop. Not sure why guys want to go lower...lol
Anyways, I just have 2 main things that i need to be educated on.
How to i use those 2 wrenches in adjusting the height. Can someone please elaborate.
Also, in regards to the dampening, which "thingy" does one have to turn to increase or reduce dampening.
I thought it was the hexagon nut like "thingy" on the piston rod. Am i missing something. Mine does not come with the black rubber cap "thingy" like shown above. Is there something it is covering that needs to be adjusted for dampening instead of the hexagon nutlike "thingy"?
I tried rotating the hexagon nut like thingy in a clockwise direction to try and get it to the end (which i believe is thee hardest setting) so i can then adjust it by rotating it between 0-16 clicks in the anti-clockwise direction to get it to a softer dampening setting. But the hexagon thingy just keeps rotating clockwise like there is no end. It is not loose or anything but i didn't want to keep going until i got some info on here.
thanks
olddog