loanshark said:
That's really interesting.
- Do you get the same Tein adjustable shockie regardless of which spring you choose?
When you get the spring that is all you get, just the spring. As in the Tein S.Tech and Tein Master system you will have to use your stock struts and shocks. With this setup you can not adjust dampening force. The only system offered by Tein that allows you to adjust the dampening is the Tein SS, and the Tein Flex.
- What's involved in adjusting either front or rear shockies...can it be done without removing them from the car?
Well when you have the Tein SS or Tein Flex suspension you can adjust the dampening force very easily. On the top of each strut there is a small knob that can be adjusted left or right. Right= hard, left =soft.
So you can just adjust it your self. The knobs can be accessed from under the hood and in the hatch. Like I said you can adjust the knobs without having to uninstall the suspension. Another route you can go is buy the Tein EDFC which is a small device that connects to each knob of the strut and you can control the dampening from inside your car through a control device. Really easy to use and it looks nice.
- In theory, you could just buy some Tein shocks to go with your std Type R springs and adjust to your taste? They just drop in same as std shocks? What are they worth roughly?...
Well Tein does not offer just thier shock/strut. They only offer one system like that and that is called the Tein N1, but they recommend that you use the Tein Race springs with the N1 system. The N1 system is a pure race suspension so daily driving will be insane. You may chatter your teeth out. The N1 system is around 2000.oo us dollars.