Tein SS Height Adjustment

[SimonR]

Reading the specs of Tein SS and Tein Flex, I see that the Flex says "Full-length adjustment and height adjustment for separate setting of the height and spring preload..." but the SS doesn't. This implies that you can't play with combinations of height/ride separately on the SS. Can anyone confirm, please?

While we are on the subject,does anyone have any views on why the Flex is nearly twice as expensive as the SS - ie are they worth the difference?

[supradibbs]

the super street is fully ride height adjustable and rebound adjustable

[baldy]

fitted super streets yesterday

they are very nice transformed the car

[Need4Speed]

Preload doesn't affect the ride height. Don't forget to do the corner weights - they don't have to be perfect, just close.

[SimonR]

Sorry - cornerweights?

[Need4Speed]

The weight of the car is obviously in four components - but how much weight is on each of its four wheels? If you've got an adjustable system where you can adjust the ride height by screwing the spring platforms up and down, you need to get the left/right balance correct. You can achieve a certain ride height, but the balance of the car on the left or right sides may be out. To check this you need a corner weight gauge, or a similar means of checking how much weight is on your front left and front right wheels. To increase weight on the front left, for example, you screw up the rear right, to increasae the load on the front left.

If it's a way out left/right, among other things you'll find your braking is greater on one side compared to the other.

[n00b]

The weight of the car is obviously in four components - but how much weight is on each of its four wheels? If you've got an adjustable system where you can adjust the ride height by screwing the spring platforms up and down, you need to get the left/right balance correct. You can achieve a certain ride height, but the balance of the car on the left or right sides may be out. To check this you need a corner weight gauge, or a similar means of checking how much weight is on your front left and front right wheels. To increase weight on the front left, for example, you screw up the rear right, to increasae the load on the front left.

If it's a way out left/right, among other things you'll find your braking is greater on one side compared to the other.


silly questions but where would you go to get this measured... or is it really specialist... lol i take it my bathroon scales are out of the question:eyebrows:

thanks

n00b

[Need4Speed]

Anybody who builds or prepares racing saloons or rally cars may be able to help. I've got a corner-weight guage but it's only for single seaters - 200kg per corner max. Not much help for a Supra. Probably some Rally people in your area. Like I say, it's not critical, but it will affect your cornering and braking if it's way out.

PS bathroom scales are fiine if they're calibrated to half a tonne and you've got two of them!