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General => General Technical => Wheels & Tyres, Suspension & Brakes => Topic started by: Bathurst on September 06, 2005, 12:42:28 PM

Title: Tein HA suspension
Post by: Bathurst on September 06, 2005, 12:42:28 PM
Anyone got the above suspension fitted to their FD?

I\'ve got a set ready to fit to mine virtually brand new (although now replaced by Tein Flex) and wanted to know how hard the ride is.

I believe its 16 way adjustable. Can it be adjusted to the stock settings for long journeys and then set harder for a track day?


Thanks
Tariq.
Title: Tein HA suspension
Post by: Martiny on September 06, 2005, 01:29:07 PM
I have got this, and I think even the softest setting is harder than a stock FD. You can adjust them really hard, though.

I set mine to the 2nd hardest setting to take part in an Autosol, and I won the day with that setting, despite an "expert", Chris Wilson, telling me they were rubbish.
Title: Tein HA suspension
Post by: Bathurst on September 06, 2005, 02:41:44 PM
Thanks Martin,

How much firmer over stock suspension are they...? Can you use the softest setting for daily driving without too much of a jarring/choppy ride?

Is your car lower than stock ride height? If so how do you deal with driving over bumps, etc when driving around town.

Cheers
T.
Title: Tein HA suspension
Post by: Martiny on September 06, 2005, 02:57:03 PM
Tariq, it is still relatively soft when its on it softest setting. Yes the car is lowered a little. Traffic humps and the like, I try and take at 45 degrees! Mind you my driveway entrance is quite high and I only scrape there if I have a load.

I thought you had sold your FD?
Title: Tein HA suspension
Post by: Bathurst on September 06, 2005, 03:27:01 PM
Thanks....no bought a new family car instead then got the FD tuned at RE:Worx, new car feeling again. Bought new Volk Racing alloys, now suspension to go on soon, smiles all round (well for me)  :D

Oh and my daughter can now fit in the back seat of my FD so can be used for reasonable length of journeys.

T.
Title: Tein HA suspension
Post by: JamesFD3 on September 06, 2005, 03:44:16 PM
Tariq,

I\'ve also got Tein HA\'s fitted to mine.On the softest setting the ride is comparable to stock,maybe a little firmer but there\'s not much in it.The profile of tyre your running will make quite a bit of difference to the ride quality as well.

Mainly used mine on track though over the last 3 1/2 years,16 clicks of adjustment and I\'ve been really impressed with them,highly recomended.

James
Title: Tein HA suspension
Post by: Bathurst on September 06, 2005, 04:06:01 PM
Thanks guys, I feel better about getting them fitted now.

T.
Title: Tein HA suspension
Post by: bnaellis on September 06, 2005, 04:40:55 PM
I second the opinions on these they handle incredilbly well.
Title: Tein HA suspension
Post by: ds2000 on September 10, 2005, 10:11:36 PM
Tein HAs are awesome :)