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Japanese Classic Car Show!

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‘Sup Guys !

As most of you know there was a Japanese Classic Car Show in Long Beach, CA. There were lots of different types of cars, but of course most all of them still being Japanese makes. Most of the cars were classics, with the exception of the cars we took, which were the 2013 Subaru BRZ from Crawford Performance (currently being turbocharged, btw) and a 2006 Evo 9 from Kontrabrands’ Philip Chase. Even though the car show was close to the beach it was still a very hot day. The staff that attended the show had to wake up extra early to set up the booth and to beat the heat. We took lots of Tein goods and a couple of dampers at special price just for the event, as well.

Being that it was super hot, the first item that sold out were our Fold-up Umbrellas and our Tein Parasols. Here are some pictures of the cars as well as the staff that attended the car show hope you enjoy the pictures.

Here are both the BRZ and the Evo 9!

Our booth!

Our Supervisor (Gonzo) ready to sell some goods!

Not a classic but a very nice CRX!

A very nice custom interior

Omar from the Operations department giving a thumps up.

Even though Andres (our other operations staff ) unfortunately didn’t go his older brother showed up to the car show..

Toyota 86 & Scion FR-S, Brothers from other Mothers!

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Hey Everyone! Japan’s 86 and the U.S.’s FR-S do look similar in design but would have some subtle differences. Let’s take a look at some of the differences Toyota 86 and Scion FR-S .

Toyota 86 Front View

 You can see the differences on the headlights and bumper lights. The headlights of the 86 have a Daytime Running light LED strip on the top section of the headlight while the FR-S does not offer that option as shown on the picture below. The bumper lamp design also is different having two set on the 86 where as the FR-S only has one set.

Scion FR-S Front View

 

Let’s move to the rear of the cars.

Toyota 86 Rear View

 Taking a look at the rear of the vehicle, you can see that the exhausts are different in size from one another. The tail lights also are slightly different in that the 86 doesn’t use the side reflector where as the FR-S does.

Scion FR-S Rear View

 

Let’s check out what the side view shows us.

The side badge and side markers are both slightly different in color.

 A closer look at the badge you can see they kept the same overall style of the badge for both just a small color change on the 86 model.

 

Those are the common differences between the Japanese 86 and U.S. FR-S model. Of course there is the differences of the vehicles being either left hand drive or right hand drive, but that’s more interior related which I will hopefully follow up with in the near future.

 

Since the Toyota 86/ Scion FR-S is the current topic, we do now offer product for the for both applications. For those of you looking for suspension kits, we do currently offer the Type Flex and High Tech lowering springs, please see some details below. In the near future we are looking to release the S.Tech, Monoflex, Street Basis, and Street Advance kits.

Part Number – DSQ54-61SS1

MSRP – $1790

Part Number – SKSA0-G1B00

MSRP $310

For further details of these products please visit our website Model and Price page.

http://www.tein.com/price/scion.html

 

FR-S Release Party at Penske Toyota

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From Left to Right (FR-S First owner. Troy and Young from 5 Axis)

Penske Toyota in Downey, CA had a Release party for the New Scion FR-S and for the First Penske Scion FR-S Owner. We happened to be there since it’s not to far from our warehouse and we have actually been testing the Scion FR-S that 5 Axis let us borrow.


This is the FR-S we have been testing on it looks good on our S-Tech lowering springs that we have been developing for the US models. Ride height drop is approximately -35mm front and -30mm rear, giving the car a great stance, especially with plus-sized wheels.

 

It was good seeing that not only did they have the FR-S to show, but they had multiple Toyota/ Scion vehicles, some being 5 Axis customers and others being Toyota enthusiasts of new and old. This evening’s event also included a raffle, showroom models of FR-S’s to check out, a DJ, and also some barbecue for attendees.

To date, we have officially release the following parts

S.Tech Lowering springs
lowers -35mm front and -30mm rear
part number SKQ54-AUB00, msrp $280

High Tech lowering springs
lowers -25mm front and -20mm rear
part number SKSA0-G1B00, msrp $310

Type Flex damper kit
preload & height adjustable (-55mm – +5mm front, -45mm – +5mm rear)
damping adjustable (16-way)
Incl. Pillowball upper mounts (camber adjustable front mount)
EDFC Compatible (sold separately)
part number DSQ54-61SS1, msrp $1790

TEIN, Toyota Motorsports, & The Long Beach Grand Prix

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A little bit back we reported that multiple Toyota Camry kits had been made in preparation for use with Toyota Motorsports’ Pace Cars.

Shortly thereafter we posted that TEIN was once again collaborating with Toyota Motorsports on a New Development Project.

Here are a few more shots on what we were working on.

(These are a one-off set of dampers specially made for this project.)

(Here is the OE front suspension in comparison to our damper)

(The OE rear suspension in comparison to our damper and spring.)


(One of our engineers at work, making sure the dampers will work without issue in a race-use environment)

For those of you attended the Long Beach Grand Prix on April 14th and 15th, you might have seen this vehicle parked next to the Camry Pace Cars.

(A group shot of the Camry Pace Cars that have been fitted with customized Super Street Dampers, ready for action on the streets of Long Beach and anywhere else that their use is needed.)

NASCAR anyone?

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Rally. Gymkhana. Autocross. Drift. Touring. Gravel. Super Taikyu.
These and many more are different forms of motorsports that TEIN is synonymous with.
However, when you think of TEIN, NASCAR is probably not one of your first thoughts.

A little known fact though, TEIN has been involved with NASCAR through Toyota Motorsports for the past 4 years and counting.

Since 2008 the Toyota Camry has been used as a pace car at NASCAR events.
And ever since it’s induction as an official pace car, TEIN, in conjunction with Toyota Motorsports, has been providing the pace car’s suspension.

With the unveiling of the new 2012 Camry pace car, Toyota Motorsports once again approached TEIN for their suspension needs.

The 2012 Camry Pace car utilizes specialized dampers that have been custom valved and modified by that US R&D Staff.

Look forward to more exciting ventures into the motorsports world with TEIN.

When life gives you lemons.. be adventurious & build a drift car

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I remember back in the day my family would always be amazed when I would build Legos or my R/C cars exactly how it was shown on the box without looking at the instructions. Let me tell you that was skill (brushed a little dirt off my shoulder), but the drift build that I came across and am about to show you just amazes me.

(Note the low ride height in this picture. TWO THUMBS UP & Ryan approved!)
The vehicle being built is not your common drift vehicle, its a Toyota UTE (Toyota Tacoma here in the states). It has been stripped to the bare single cab.

As you can see the modifications have begun. S15 SR20 transplant, ARC radiator, Cusco Strut Tower Bar, Bride seats and TEIN HA coilovers (discontinued model, similar to currently available Super Street coilovers).

The rear end looks to have deleted the shock and leaf spring combination to a solid frame. Now if someone could just teach me to weld this well..

For more updates on this build, visit the following link.