View Full Version : Tein S-Tech or Tanabe NF/GF ?
As title mention i am planning to get some lowering springs for my car but i am a noob:redface: any suggestion on which one i should get?? :smile:
ryz1711
09-12-2006, 11:39 PM
i'm not really certain on what brand of lowering springs you should get.. i went to one of the car accessories shops in my country and they said tanabe springs are of the same quality as tein springs.. well that was of course after i asked for tein springs for my Yaris in which case they haven't accquired tein springs for Yaris..
I'm planning to get Tein Springs for he Yaris sometime within this week hopefully they're still available at that certain tyre and wheel shop.. (The springs aren't the normal green coloured ones, the ones i'm gonna buy are golden brown coloured and costs about BND$498 (roughly US$315) and they're the only set available there....
Checkout this link...
http://www.tein.com/counterfeit/warning.html
beware of counterfeit products...
esquiva
09-13-2006, 10:30 AM
i dont think tein has springs available for the yaris yet...and no GF springs either...id go with the NFs for the good ride quality...pm jay from c2auto...he'd give u a good deal
SimmZ
09-13-2006, 12:11 PM
TEIN build REAL great products. And TEIN are one of the only TRUE JDM manufacturer... not a USA or CHINA company who try to build aftermarket parts for Japanese cars.
So Tanabe is made in China? So it is not as good?
Katana
09-13-2006, 05:49 PM
Tein is best at its field.
In my opinion you should buy a Tein Basic coilover suspension, which includes lowering springs, shocks and sway bar.
C2AUTOSPL
09-13-2006, 05:52 PM
So Tanabe is made in China? So it is not as good?
No, ALL Tanabe parts are made in Japan. TANABE is overall better than TEIN. Tanabe's customer's service is excellent.
C2AUTOSPL
09-13-2006, 05:53 PM
TEIN build REAL great products. And TEIN are one of the only TRUE JDM manufacturer... not a USA or CHINA company who try to build aftermarket parts for Japanese cars.
TEIN's struts are made by Tokico USA which is manufactured in the US, totally different from Tokico Japan.
**TANABE MADE IN JAPAN**
http://c2auto.com/images/8-28-06_013_copy.jpg
jmew0ng
09-14-2006, 01:02 AM
but to get customer service from tanabe.. would you have to know japanese o.o
compared to tein since they have a factory here?
BulletProofAuto
09-14-2006, 02:21 AM
wow, a lot of misinformation in this thread.
tein's lower level products are not made in japan, and they do not have a factory in the us.
all of tanabe's parts are made in japan.
i recommend tanabe anyday, i'm sure c2 agrees.
i would never buy tein parts below their ra series of coilovers.
Katana
09-14-2006, 04:02 AM
The cheap TEIN series are not good.However, anything from coilover and up is great.
jmew0ng
09-14-2006, 04:23 AM
Plus you have those counterfeit Tein's all over the place :x
esquiva
09-18-2006, 11:29 PM
i went w/ the NFs...came by to visit jay's shop....installed them when i got home....nice drop...excellent ride!
good price too....thanx jay!!!
Was talking to a few friends having experience with changing springs but not the shocks, all of them said you WOULD want to change the whold set, as there's nothing as aftermarket springs designed for stock shocks. As the shocks will bust very soon, and it happened to them. Any input in this?
Yea, any input? because i heard that you will blow your shocks if you drive aggressively but if you drive normally it will last a lot longer......well give some input
BulletProofAuto
09-26-2006, 02:08 PM
you won't blow your shocks anytime soon, it will take some time.
But my point is, the aftermarket spring maybe designed for the stock shocks, but the stock shocks is not designed for the aftermarket springs. Has anyone thought of this problem?
Toymaniac
09-27-2006, 01:18 AM
youre absoloutely right
in MY opinion gat some full suspension Kit
such as Cusco or Tein
those are realy the 2 only compagnies that i trust
just to give you an idea
on my 2004 echo hatchback
i had over 6 type of suspension
had stock ...wich sucked
had gr2(kyb) and Tein Htech sold them to a guy that does lapping and autocross...he's very satisfied
i had gr2 with tanabe spring those springs were awfull on the road
had tein Ha coilover kit 16 way ajustable those were right on!!
had also tried koni yellow (wich is not worth the money...) with t stech bad combo oil shocks are for trac use not realy suited for a everyday car the 15" wheel rubbed like crazy in the front same wheel then when i had the other suspenssions ...
and finally i got back to Tein coilovers SS (wich is the exact samething as the HA. the ss did not have helper springs thats the only difference)
in MY oppinion Tein coilovers are realy great
and i'm getting some for my yaris
and yes the coilovers were made in japan and yes they have facilitys in US (just to rebuild/revalve struts/shocks)
the spring were made also in japan as far as the Htech and Stech
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