I just installed my Tein Super Streets. I originally tried to sell it, but it was taking too long to sell. The ride of the super streets is pretty good. Very comparable to the tein flex. I'm running the stock mounts. Around my house there is a road that is being repaved. They stripped the asphalt and the cement. So the road is pretty messed up. I purposely drove on it just to see how the car would feel over it. To my suprise the ride was pretty good, just a little more bumpy than the stock shocks and springs. The ride was never harsh. I'm running some bridgestone tires in stock size. This is my set up:

Tire pressure F 36psi, R 32psi
Camber F -1.2, R -1.4
Caster 6 degrees both sides
Toe F +.08 both sides
Toe R + .04
Shock setting F 9, R 5
Ride height 25.25 inches from the top of the fender to the floor.

I didnt want to run zero toe in the back because i want to give it some room to go either way. Its almost zero toe. Its more of a mental thing. Plus zero toe is never really zero toe after a while, alignment settings do change a little. 25.25 inches of ride height is the lowest that i wanted to go because i want to drive on the streets and not have to worry too much about speed bumps and drive ways. Plus, i can still easily drive onto the alignment rack at work. Anything lower than 25.25 inches the springs become loose. I want the springs to be preloaded all the time.

With the super streets, the car handles better than stock, rides just a little bumpier but very driveable. My old setup on my TII made the car skip over bumps during a turn. I might run a little less tire pressure front and back. But for some reason i dont want to run less than 32. One time i drove on the freeway with my rear tires set at 25, it was pretty scary. I went to the drag strip and forgot to add some pressure in the rear. The only time the car was harsh was when the unpaved road met the paved road. But with a little less tire pressure in the front should fix that.

I cant wait to try this setup on the track, I'll probably run more camber for that. I was wondering what is the significance of running less camber in the rear. From every car that i have aligned the rear always has more neg camber than the front. I just ran a little more neg camber in the rear because it made more sense to me.

I think the tein super streets should be considered if you want something reasonable price and handles and rides pretty good. This wont be the ultimate track suspension or any where close. But I'm new at the track racing things so it should be perfect for me and my wallet. It should be a while before i out grow the super streets.

When installing the super streets you have to cut off the stock bump stop and dust boot which is part of the upper mount. And you have to grind the top of the rubber mount. The stock is in a D shape but the tein is round.

 

If anyone wants four of the rubber mounts predrilled to fit the TEIN suspension like a glove...no clanking/looseness at all, I would be happy to sell them for about $10. They are a pain to drill through and make them fit perfectly. Anyways, just thought I would save you some time. PM me if you're interested or want the exact drill bit size that makes it fit so smooth.

Craig

 

Does this come with the rubber piece for the spring or just the mount itself. I used a die grinder and it was very quick. If you had to file that came with the kit, it would take you forever.

 

have you had any first hand experence with other coilovers?

What was the old setup that made your fc skip over bumps?

 

I've had the tein ha for my and the jic flta2s for my TII. The jics do not like a rough road and they cause the car to hop over bumps. But they were great on a smooth road. I drove a fd with jics and the rears did the same thing. I guess its the way the rear shock is valved.