QWKsilvr808
03-27-2002, 02:13 PM
your PM box was full, so this is the response I sent you.
Takeoff wrote on Today 04:41 AM:
How are those Tanabe coilovers? I have the Teins and I am happy so far. I was also wondering about the pillow mounts. I thought the pillow mounts we're the tops used for adjusting camber. If you got pillow mounts on all four how do the rear work? How much did the Tanabe's cost? Thanks.
Steve
The Tanabes are great. :)
The original strut bearings are rubber to keep noise to a minimum, but they offer a degree of play that can alter the suspension geometry during hard cornering. It can allow unsettling camber changes that don't keep a consistent patch of rubber on the road. Pillow mounts replace that rubber bearing with a spherical pillow bearing that is much stiffer and keeps camber consistent no matter what the situation. Sometimes the upper mounts also come with camber plates, but not all the time. I had to order mine with all the goodies.... the set doesn't come automatically with the rear pillow mounts and upper plates. I paid about $1700 shipped to Hawaii to get everything, but camber plates are only available for the front. They also feature helper springs, like the TEIN HAs to assist in keeping the tires in contact with the road.
However, the TEINs offer more fine adjustment of damper settings. Mine are only 12 way adjustable. For me that was what I preferred, because it keeps it simple and less confusing. :)
The strut body and threading is also aluminum, so they do not suffer the same problems as the TEINs do with rust.
Takeoff wrote on Today 04:41 AM:
How are those Tanabe coilovers? I have the Teins and I am happy so far. I was also wondering about the pillow mounts. I thought the pillow mounts we're the tops used for adjusting camber. If you got pillow mounts on all four how do the rear work? How much did the Tanabe's cost? Thanks.
Steve
The Tanabes are great. :)
The original strut bearings are rubber to keep noise to a minimum, but they offer a degree of play that can alter the suspension geometry during hard cornering. It can allow unsettling camber changes that don't keep a consistent patch of rubber on the road. Pillow mounts replace that rubber bearing with a spherical pillow bearing that is much stiffer and keeps camber consistent no matter what the situation. Sometimes the upper mounts also come with camber plates, but not all the time. I had to order mine with all the goodies.... the set doesn't come automatically with the rear pillow mounts and upper plates. I paid about $1700 shipped to Hawaii to get everything, but camber plates are only available for the front. They also feature helper springs, like the TEIN HAs to assist in keeping the tires in contact with the road.
However, the TEINs offer more fine adjustment of damper settings. Mine are only 12 way adjustable. For me that was what I preferred, because it keeps it simple and less confusing. :)
The strut body and threading is also aluminum, so they do not suffer the same problems as the TEINs do with rust.