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Danio · 01-01-2003, 04:42 AM

I've had the Tein HE on my S14 for about a week now. I don't mind the stiffness at all (can't say the same for my passengers) but I'm a bit worried about what they do to my car on really bumpy roads, even on the softest setting. When I drive over a big dip in the road, like when the elevation suddenly changes on the freeway, it feels really harsh and I can hear the spare wheel in the trunk fly up and fall back down. The car also creaks more when going up driveways now. I'm waiting for my sunroof to just suddenly pop off one day. :P I'm not sure how suitable Tein HE is for some of the horrible streets around here. It's fine on most roads though.

I haven't taken the car to a track since putting on the coilovers but they handle great on mountain roads that are smooth. It's a huge difference from stock shocks/springs. But I didn't try going fast on the bumpy turns because I don't know how well the short stroke would handle them. Can anyone tell me? I'm just worried that the wheels might come off the road and make me understeer into the mountain, or off the cliff.

Despite the roads being so abusive now, I'm loving the Tein HE. =P The handling's much better and the ugly S14 wheel well gap is gone. I was lucky to be able to get them because everywhere I asked was on 1 to 2 months backorder.

Edit: Ah $#!+... My Tein HE's instructions came in Japanese so I didn't know the settings should be set from hardest to softest going counter-clockwise and should not exceed a certain number of clicks. (Pat just showed me the English manual online. http://www.tein.com/ti/inst/yn66u.pdf) I've had them on full soft for a week. Gotta change that tomorrow. =P

01-01-2003, 04:42 AM	#24
Danio Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: SJ Bay Area Posts: 1,002 Trader Rating: (0)	I've had the Tein HE on my S14 for about a week now. I don't mind the stiffness at all (can't say the same for my passengers) but I'm a bit worried about what they do to my car on really bumpy roads, even on the softest setting. When I drive over a big dip in the road, like when the elevation suddenly changes on the freeway, it feels really harsh and I can hear the spare wheel in the trunk fly up and fall back down. The car also creaks more when going up driveways now. I'm waiting for my sunroof to just suddenly pop off one day. :P I'm not sure how suitable Tein HE is for some of the horrible streets around here. It's fine on most roads though. I haven't taken the car to a track since putting on the coilovers but they handle great on mountain roads that are smooth. It's a huge difference from stock shocks/springs. But I didn't try going fast on the bumpy turns because I don't know how well the short stroke would handle them. Can anyone tell me? I'm just worried that the wheels might come off the road and make me understeer into the mountain, or off the cliff. Despite the roads being so abusive now, I'm loving the Tein HE. =P The handling's much better and the ugly S14 wheel well gap is gone. I was lucky to be able to get them because everywhere I asked was on 1 to 2 months backorder. Edit: Ah $#!+... My Tein HE's instructions came in Japanese so I didn't know the settings should be set from hardest to softest going counter-clockwise and should not exceed a certain number of clicks. (Pat just showed me the English manual online. http://www.tein.com/ti/inst/yn66u.pdf) I've had them on full soft for a week. Gotta change that tomorrow. =P Last edited by Danio; 01-01-2003 at 06:44 AM..