Tein S-Tech Springs with Stock Shocks

[fubarlphie]

Does anyone have pictures or reviews of this setup? Handling? Durability of Stock Shocks? Ride Quality? Is this spring progressive or linear?

I did a search and I could not find sufficient info.

Thanks!

[DopeCelicaGT]

I dunnp but you can find the spring hella cheap in the For Sell section of this site.

[Blue Bomber]

They help handling, braking, and acceleration by reducing body roll a bit. They'll keep the stock shocks from blowing out longer than most springs because they only drop the car 1.4" all around. There's a 2 finger gap up front, and 2.5 in back. They're a bit bouncier than stock, but all springs are. I think they're progressive, but I'm not positive. Here are the only pics of my car I have with them:

[Orijinalx]

Bringing this thread back from the dead! but i used the search button :D
im thinking about getting Tein S-Techs, and im just wondering on average how long will i last with stock shocks? Thanks.

[TRD033]

Mine last about 6mths and now runnin on agxs :cool:

[140 GT]

i still have mine on. 1 year and counting.

[Ricerboi]

yea i have had for 14 months now

[oONoGoAutoOo]

my friend had teins with stock shocks. the ride was pretty decent. but he had stock wheels on.

[wnanna]

How's the ride guys? Pretty unbearable at times? Interstate travel smooth? What about cornering?

[Ricerboi]

ive had them with stock wheels, and 17" with 215,45,17, high is smooth, to me the s tech r pretty stiff, and can get annoyingly stiff sometimes, depending on the road. handles good, but u will most likely feel everything on the raod.

i am either thinking about change to softer springs or a coilover setup that can ajust dampening as well.

[Pulsar1]

I've had them for a few months now, no complaints they do feel stiffer than stock as you would expect and definitly reduce body roll. However honestly the car doesn't handle quite as well as it used too. I have alot more understeer than I had stock. I guess the extra bodyroll from the stock springs let the rear rotate around a little more than the Tein's do. This is with the stock sways, I'm soon gonna and a stiffer sways to correct the problem.

[Bluegt2K]

i had them for a little over a year on stock struts and they still ride great, you do fel more bumps but i travel the highway most of the time and that ride is pretty smooth, cornering is ok i'm still on my stock gt wheels.

[2ZZ no Sh1t]

i have s-techs w/ stock shocks...the ride sucks IMO, bumps are quite painful and I think the handlind is worse then stock if anything. Can't weight to get some agx's...gonna do that any day now

also it could be because my car has 93k on it and the shocks might have been on the way out anyway

[Chaz]

Hmm, interesting. I've had these springs since last may, and my car rides fine. Handling is better and it is definitely more stiff, but that's how performance springs work. I'm on stock shocks and I have 117K mi on my car.