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Originally Posted by THOR
read this post awhile back and was honestly a biit scared due to the negative remarks or opinion on the tien stech springs. the problem was that cop these already and was not happy with the statement.....
"Tein S-Tech and H-Tech - (Applications: B14 and B15 only) http://www.tein.com/stech.html
B14 S-Tech: 2.4 inch drop front, 1.1 inch drop rear.
Struts To Use: Will not work well with any struts.
Front spring rate: Kilograms force/mm 3. Pounds/inch 168.
Rear spring rate: Kilograms force/mm 5. Pounds/inch 280.
Retail: $240.00
i however still put them on with some brand new gr2's and the ride was no good...and with the measurement of a 2.5" drop i thought wow man u read it and is the same results. i spoke with a tien vendor and he said that i should carry the car to let he get a look and with a simple recomendation of kyb special street adjustable 4 way shocks the cars hieght was increased to 2" and the ride is now a dream.....she handles like theres no corners on the highways. the type of car that i have is the n15 nissan pulsar 3dr hatchback, which shares the same suspension parts as the b14's. this is not so say that the statement was totally wrong but that the possibility that there r shocks that can offer u a great ride with the stech springs r out there.
n.b. the settings that it is on now is 2. |
1) How did "KYB Special Street Adjustable Shocks" change the ride height? If you are using conventional springs, you can only change the ride height (altering the suspension travel) with the springs themselves, not with the struts.
2) If your cars (N15) suspension travel is the same as a B14's, then you have 00.60" of an inch front suspension travel with those springs. Period. That is about 1.25 centimeters of travel in your front suspension in which "the ride is now a dream." Pardon my skepticism over your analysis.
*IF* somehow the springs were magically made to drop the car less, and you went from a 2.4" drop to "only" a 2.0" drop, you still have a meager 1/3 of your original OEM suspension travel. One (1) inch or 2.5 centimeters to be exact. Which means you are riding on your bumpstops in the front of the vehicle.
3) What is your road-racing, engineering, and automotive background?
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Originally Posted by THOR
this is not so say that the statement was totally wrong but that the possibility that there r shocks that can offer u a great ride with the stech springs r out there.
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I am not a suspension expert, a mere student.
However, IF the N15 has an identical suspension to a B14, then you are flat-out incorrect. There is no possibility whatsoever that any shocks will offer you a "great" ride with STech springs.
Until
you can provide me with evidence that the N15 is designed with more front suspension travel than a B14, I will stand by my statements as supported by the experts presented in this thread.
Please edjucate me on the differences in suspension travel between the N15 and B14 that would support your assertations.
Thank you.
