so where are the tein HA's? i went to teins site and they arent listed... were they replaced w/ the flex?? hmmmm... howard coleman says the tein HA's are good and that man knows his sh*t! -heath

 

They were replaced by the Flex. The spring rates are almost identical and the Flex include the pillow mounts.

The Flex have 559/448 rates and I believe the HA were 550/440ish.

You don't want to RA/RE/N1/HT/SS without getting a non-standard spring rate in the rear unless you're setting up the car for drifting or really know why you want equal spring rates.

 

the HAs were replaced by the SS. the flex have always been there. the only way to get HAs now is to special order them from japan.

 

the pillow mounts are? im assuming that is the top of the suspension assembaly? what is the advantage over the solid ones?

is there a difference between the flex and the HA valving? how about hte SS valving? im having a hard time figuring out what is best suited (HA, SS, flex) for my purposes... how do i decide which is best (as you can see i am not a suspension guy)

 

Why do you think you need coilovers?

 

cause im building a pretty serious FD (20b) and id like the freedom to be able to adjust/fine tune the suspension to fit

 

Judging from the 671/671 spring rate on the SS I don't think it is a replacement for the HA (based off of what the rates on the HA were).

If you are specifically looking to buy a set of HA right now a set is for sale on the 3rd gen classifieds for a good price w/ pillow mounts.

The Tein pillow mounts with the Flex are compatible with their EDFC (electronic adjustment). Other than that I'm not sure what their advantage is over the stock.

 

hehe just buy mien for $800 and you're set

 

Get the Tein Flex or JIC FLT-A2. Both are priced around $1300-$1500, have a proper spring rate ratio, and have separate height/pre-load adjustments.

Dis1 enjoys his Endless coilovers but those are more in the $2000 range.