FR-S madness

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Shuichiro Y.

As we had wrote the previous entry before, we have been testing our product for Scion FR-S.

Usually, we spend about a week to test fit and take data for each product.

But, since Scion FR-S will be an ultra hot vehicle in the market for this year and some new FR-S owners are already getting delivery of their vehicles, TEIN USA boosted up the speed of the development schedule for Scion FR-S!

Yes, TEIN USA R&D dept worked hard past week to develop product for Scion FR-S as soon as possible to send out to everyone! As Jon had mentioned in his previous post, we have tested S.Tech and High Tech lowering springs and Type Flex dampers, with more product to come later this year. In fact, a few dealers have already pre-ordered sets of High Tech lowering springs, which are set to arrive towards the end of June! In case you want to order, the part number is SKSA0-G1B00. This will give the FR-S a -25mm front and -20mm rear drop. Great for owners that may eventually plus-size their wheels!

High Tech, S.Tech, and Flex products ready for fitment.

By this point, we've probably spent as much time under the hood as Scion R&D!!!

Fortunately the Type Flex dampers bolted up fine for our first test! And the handling is great, btw 😉

Our tests include highway driving...

...and also some local road driving. Or, in this case, very boring traffic.

Stay tuned as springs and damper-kits are soon to be out for everybody!! Up next is testing on the Subaru BRZ! We’ll keep you up-to-date on that testing!

To Whet Your Appetite

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Jonathan L.

Lately there has been a lot of buzz, hoots, hollers, tweets, status updates, tumblr post, you name it, regarding the soon to be FR-S and BRZ.

We’ve recently updated that Tein Japan has some products for those cars now available.

And now to stimulate your already insatiable hunger for more things FR-S/BRZ we announce that testing has commenced stateside, and probably by the time you read this we will have finished with the preliminary testing.

We were able to test Flex Dampers and some S.Tech and High Tech springs this time around.

Stay tuned for some more information regarding the ride height drop with the products we tested this time around.
Also Tein Japan plans to release some Mono Tube Dampers as well, which we will soon be testing.
A lot of exciting things are happening.

’12+ Civic Si product coming soon!

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Shuichiro Y.

Just to give all New Civic Si owners a sneak shot of our new product that R&D department is working on right now!

TEIN USA R&D department is currently working on to develop STBN, STAA and S.TECH for ’12+ Civic Si!

Stay tuned! We hope this new product will be out soon!

Attention 2011+ Hyundai Genesis coupe owners!!

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Shuichiro Y.

As most of you know TEIN USA has R&D department in our U.S. office.

And we have been providing overhaul service and been developing our products.

This ’11+ Hyundai Genesis coupe was on our development list because of Hyundai has changed sway bar link to longer one from year model 2011.

And finally TEIN USA has confirmed that our damper kit will fit with ’11+ models.

Those who with ’11+ Genesis coupe needs to purchase the sway bar link from dealer, but ride height came out exactly same as early model and same handling characteristics.

Here is the picture shown the difference of the sway bar link of the early model and ’11+ Hyundai Genesis coupe.

Long one is ’11+ Hyundai Genesis coupe and shorter one is for ’08-’10.

Stay tuned with TEIN USA R&D department!

More development will be out soon!!

TEIN USA R&D Needs Your Car

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Jonathan L.

TEIN USA’s R&D Section is in need of your car to do testing on.

If you, anyone in your family, one of your friends, or your neighbors owns one of the following cars or any of the cars listed on this page, let them know that TEIN USA needs their car to do testing on.

If your car is chosen to be used for testing you may have your car returned to you with lowering springs or maybe even coilovers free of charge.
The only sacrifice that need be made is your time.
Testing can take anywhere from 3-5 business days.

So let us know by filling in this Test Vehicle Application and one of our staff will be in contact with you.

Remember, we only need one car per testing application, and it’s first come first serve, so apply quickly.

Prius Street Basis Coilover Testing

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Jonathan L.

Street Basis Coilover testing for the ’10+ Prius has been completed.

The ride height drop for the Prius: Front -55mm and Rear -55mm.

The actual drop may vary by models due to the weight of different components (ie Transmission, Packages, etc.)

For information regarding what the Street Basis Coilovers are all about click here.

Kia Forte Koup Coilover Testing

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Jonathan L.

Coilover testing for the 10+ Kia Forte Koup has been completed.

The ride height drop for the Forte Koup: Front -35 and Rear -25mm.

The actual drop may vary by models due to the weight of different components (ie Transmission, Packages, etc.)

S14 Mono Flex Testing

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Jonathan L.

Finally, many years after it’s initial release, the Mono Flex Dampers for the S14 have been tested.

If you own an S14 and happened to have been waiting for us to release a mono tube suspension for your vehicle, chances are your suspension is starting to look like this.

If those parts are a close representation of what your suspension looks like right now, if you’re going to be using your S14 for some serious track events, or if you just want to upgrade your suspension, then you should pick up a set of our Mono Flex to make your S14 handle like the sports car it is.

Not only will our Mono Flex give you that sporty handling and feel, they also look great.

Take the time to contact us or one of our dealers and ask about our S14 Mono Flex.

(Note: S14 Mono Flex are special order items and will require some time to arrive)

Honda CR-Z Mono Flex Coming Soon

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Jonathan L.

We recently got a hold of Honda Tuning magazine’s CR-Z to use for Mono Flex testing.

The JDM Spec Mono Flex will be test fitted and road tested. Following our normal testing procedures we will be revalving and tuning the kit to for Time Attack competition.

Look for complete coverage of the build-up in future issues of Honda Tuning magazine.