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TEIN MONO RACING Coilovers

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While we still sell plenty of our FLEX Z and MONO SPORT coilover kits, and since they fit the bill for most consumer’s needs, we feel and also see the need for more race-oriented suspension setups. To date, we still produce our SUPER RACING coilover line for those needing a setup to match more aggressive chassis and tire setups people use for road racing and the ever-so-popular Time Attack races. However, for some, there is no necessity of 2-way damping adjustability. In fact, for some consumers, having that extra adjustment (separate compression and rebound damping), might be confusing. Again, probably why we still sell plenty of FLEX Z and MONO SPORT coilover. There’s a certain simplicity to these coilovers.

But, in between a MONO SPORT or SUPER RACING coilovers is a bit of a gap. This led to our development and release of the new MONO RACING coilover line.

MONO RACING coilovers take all of the features of the MONO SPORT line- monotube construction (with our proprietary “Strong Upright Tube” setup for strut suspensions), threaded shock body (for separate spring preload and ride height adjustments, and use of our Micro Speed Valve (M.S.V.) for improved low-speed damping control. With that, we add some features of the Super Racing line, mainly items for strut type applications, such as camber/caster adjustable front upper mounts and extra camber adjustment at the lower bracket (camber washer). Along with those features, we valve the MONO RACING dampers far more aggressive and include stiffer springs, making the package a much more race oriented feel. Damping adjustment is rebound only (16-click, like our typical coilovers), and is of course compatible with our EDFC systems. Like all TEIN coilovers, we still treat the MONO RACING coilovers to our proprietary ZT and powdercoating for long-lasting durability. MONO RACING coilovers are also serviceable (rebuild and valving) and customizable.

Camber Washer for Strut Type Suspensio
TEIN developed Micro Speed Valve

Again, the setup is aimed towards consumers who done vehicle modifications that are complimentary to a track setup. Typically a very good summer tire or even R-compound will work well with this suspension package, but also other additions like small aero upgrades can take good advantage of the more aggressive damper and spring setup.

Most importantly, we wanted to bring this user-friendly race coilover kit at a reasonable price point, starting at $1800 and going up to $2220, all depending on the vehicle application (strut type or independent spring/shock type suspensions are more expensive).

Now available for the following applications:

Honda Civic Type R (FK8) *includes Error Canceller Units

Toyota 86 (Scion FRS)/Subaru BRZ

Mazda Miata (NA6C/NA8C/NB8C/NDERC)

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolutions VII/VIII/IX (CT9A) and X (CZ4A)

Subaru WRX/STI (GDBE/GRF/GVF/VA

and more applications to come.

Discounted Coilovers for Formula Drift Irwindale

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We’ll be attending this year’s Formula Drift event at Irwindale Speedway on October 13-14, 2017.

Rumors abound that this will be the last Formula D event at this specific track (which has been the same rumor for the past five years or so; seems to be a legitimate claim this time).

As always, we’ll have our merchandise for sale, as well as some products on display.

We’ll also be bringing some discounted coilovers that we brought to JCCS (which was kind of a last-minute notice).

*These are technically used coilover kits (test & evaluation). In actuality, they were mostly used for fitment testing and for obtaining ride height adjustment range data and were not really driven on. These kits will be sold as-is and without warranty.

GSB14-1UAS2

GSK10-1UAS2

GSP26-1UAS2

GSHD6-1USS2

VSM40-C1SS1

DSE20-LUSS2

GSB90-51SS3

 

See special pricing below:

*Prices are for cash payment (we will not be able to process credit card transactions during Formula D)


***We will only be bringing qty 1 of  each part number listed. The list below is solely to show applicable vehicle models by part number***

2016+ Mazda Miata (ND chassis) Testing

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This week we had a new ND chassis Miata in for testing. FINALLY, after well over a year, we have our hands on one and can now verify fitment and do road testing.

We must say that, even though we can technically just special order available kits from TEIN Japan, we’ve found that there is, what we feel, a better setup that we’ll soon be making for the U.S. market. With that said, we’ll be making some changes when we put forward our FLEX Z and MONO SPORT damper kits for this platform.

Fortunately the changes aren’t that drastic. So, if you are one of the customers that had special ordered something like our STREET FLEX coilovers for the ND, you are able to make the changes if you want them to be more like the U.S. spec we’re planning to release (for the newer FLEX Z application).

Ride height drop, per our recommendations, is approximately -40mm lower front and rear.

Spring rates for the FLEX Z (U.S. spec) will be 6kg/mm front, 4kg/mm rear.

Spring rates for the MONO SPORT will be 7kg/mm front, 5kg/mm rear.

 

 

Tech: EDFC Active Guide Part 1

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New to 2013, our EDFC Active system brings forth a higher and more enjoyable experience we expect on all of our products.  Not only can users adjust dampening levels instantly while sitting in the driver seat, the EDFC Active is also capable of automatic damper adjustments based on speed and G-forces making it truly one of a kind.  However, in order to properly utilize the maximum capabilities of this system, parameters must be set so the computer will know what to do at any given times.

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Mazda RX-8 and Miata MX-5 Lowering Spring Installation Precautions

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Hey everyone. This had been brought to our attention a few months back from two consumers having ride height issues with the S.Tech lowering springs on their 2004 Mazda RX-8 (SE3P chassis) 2006 Mazda Miata MX-5 (NCEC chassis). This ride height claim had become puzzling to us as we had encountered this type of issue which was a quick an easy fix by preloading the suspension but for some reason this did not seem to work.

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Baffled, we requested the customer send the lowering springs to us for further inspection to determine if the springs had any manufacturing defects and to our surprise they were within spec. Looking to further find a solution to this issue we decided to bring a car in for testing to determine the cause. This is where it became a little more interesting, as we were able to physically do the installation rather than reference the consumers photos and measurements. We proceeded with the spring install following the bump rubber cut and all to find that we too were having the same issue even when preloading the suspension.

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Concerned, we had to confirm all of the suspension bushings and components conditions which all were found in excellent condition. At that moment a light bulb lit up and someone had an idea. The bushings on the control arms. (when the control arm is pivoted) had an extremely short amount of give/ movement. With this in mind we tried preloading those bushings, as well as those which the dampers bolt on during the second install. Once the vehicle had been placed back on the ground the ride height corrects were immediate. The vehicle ride height was within the kits values without any further complications with ride height and with excellent ride quality feel.

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 Both images shown above and below would illustrate a Red circle drawn on the bushings detailed in the post.

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Now this was an issue found on these two particular models but has not occurred with any other manufacturer. Please keep in mind that these vehicles did use the OEM shock absorbers. The use of any aftermarket type shock absorbers may also effect the ride height values as we had only done testing on the stock shocks absorbers. Please be cautious with the selection should the new dampers be required.

I do hope this post helps any consumers out their who may have encountered this situation with the aforementioned vehicles. Always remember that should you have any further concerns with these applications utilizing our lowering springs or any of our other product lines, please don’t hesitate to drop us a line. Also for further details on the process of suspension preloading, please revisit the  TEIN Blog post “Applying Suspension Preload” for a breakdown of how to do.
http://teinusa-blog.com/applying-suspension-preload/