TRS Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Some before and after pictures showing the drop with Tein High Tech springs. The after shots were day of installation. They have settled an additional 1/4 inch with a couple hundred miles on them including a day of hard driving on a road course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW7RT Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Looks good! Nice drop. Hows the handling compared to stock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbolen Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 terrific! Started to put mine on Sunday morning and was missing a tool:mad:....next weekend for sure. bump on the "How's handling"!! Cheers, dave Drive softly and carry big torque! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke of Lawnchair Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Groovy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS Posted September 14, 2005 Author Share Posted September 14, 2005 Re: Handling I'll admit I put them on mainly for the looks of decreasing the fender gap, with any increased handling an extra bonus. Street driving reveals only a slight increase in jounce with minor to moderate road imperfections. Nothing objectionable, even preferable with a little more road "feel" now. A road that I semi-regularly use that has sections that consist of lots of broken pavement and patches on top of patches is no more punishing than it was with the stock springs. Deep potholes, really low-set manhole covers, and rough RR crossings taken at speed will have you uttering "ouch", though the Legacy feels pretty solid with these jolts. A lack of enthusiast-type roads around here along with usually too much traffic means I don't have a whole lot of "before and after" spirited driving experiences to compare, but a few days after having the High.Techs installed I did my first road track driving event. After a couple of sessions to learn the track, to get a feel for the Legacy when really being pushed, and letting the paranoia of doing this on the stock re92 tires subside, I was pretty impressed with how the Legacy handled as I braked later and harder and carried more speed into the turns. I haven't seen the on-track pictures that were taken yet, but for springs geared more toward comfort (part of Tein's "Luxury Master" line) the car felt to corner fairly flat and dive on hard braking was minimal. I'm quite happy with the results. Better appearance with the mild drop, retaining a comfortable ride for daily driving with the progressive rates, plus the benefit of a lowered center of gravity for having fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laz Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 If you have the pictures from your track event that would be great to see. Also what is your feeling about the H-techs now that you have driven a few more miles. I am thinking of getting them, just trying to get some more feedback. For Pothole Heaven® NYC I think the H-techs may serve me best. I swear I think every pothole that dies comes to rest in the streets of NYC! X --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS Posted October 4, 2005 Author Share Posted October 4, 2005 Here's a post with a link to some on-track photos: http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showpost.php?p=309966&postcount=187 So far, I'd have to say I'm very happy with the H-techs. They may not be the ultimate for puttin'-it-on-the-edge handling but then the vast majority of my driving, unfortunately, is just around town, to-and-from work kind of stuff. Due to the progressive rate of the springs they seem to be well suited for that. Major pothole season doesn't come 'til mid to late winter after some good freeze-thaw cycles so I haven't encountered any real serious craters yet. On the track I think they performed admirably, though I don't have any track time on the stock springs for comparison purposes. The main limiting factor (besides my inexperiece) on the track I think was the stock tires, but they performed better than I thought they would, give all the bad mouthing they've gotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Noticed you got that JDM rear sway bar.... you have a front? I would absolutely LOVE to see your car on some Work Emotions (18") & the JDM spec B front bumper! That would drive me NUTS! http://legacygt.com/forums/vbgarage.php?do=getimage&id=645 This pic for teh win maing! Absolutely wonderful! It is the disposition of men to desire that which he cannot have, hence my un-quenchable wet desire for Shakira! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laz Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Wow! Your car in moion looks awesome! Great pics, and I love the small drop, I think I am sold on the H-Techs. I see them on e-bay for around $165 shipped. If you don't mind where did you get them from? Once again awesome pics, compliments to the person behind the camera! X --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P06781 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Looks nice, I guess I need to get down and install mine on my wagon... Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS Posted October 4, 2005 Author Share Posted October 4, 2005 Wow! Your car in moion looks awesome! Great pics, and I love the small drop, I think I am sold on the H-Techs. I see them on e-bay for around $165 shipped. If you don't mind where did you get them from? Once again awesome pics, compliments to the person behind the camera! X I got mine from TurboEvolution, one of the vendors here. According to this thread they're still offering them for $150 + shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim1969 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 what would the ride and height be with these compaired to the IONs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iON Performance Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 jim1969 - In all honesty, comparing our Sport Specs to the H-techs is just apples to oranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim1969 Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 yeah, I figured as much. you had to extend the GB didn't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrx2blackGT Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 could you elaborate on the apples to oranges of H-techs to ions please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iON Performance Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 wrx2blackGT - Sorry we missed your post. In regards to our springs vs. the H-Techs; the analogy to fruit is this. Even though they're both springs "ie: fruit" they're of totally different types. We've found in the past first hand as well as from our customers that the springs from TEIN will fatigue extremely quick after about a year or so. They also tend to corrode quite quickly in the Canadian environment (we don't even use salt here in the Rockie's during the winter!) the only "plus" side to the TEIN's is that they're inexpensive relatively speaking. Our customers who frequently do solo1, solo2 and various other auto-x events who've tried both the TEIN's as well as our springs have noticed a marked improvement in car control, handling, ride as well as their course times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 +1 for iON's;) I believe Jack told me that one of their customers with a Porsche had the iON springs for 7 years...at that point struts wear out before the springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iyalla Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Dude how do you keep your wheel wheel so clean thats all I want to know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Dude how do you keep your wheel wheel so clean thats all I want to know? i don't think you were asking me, but my wheels pretty much look new (after 14 months) even on the interior because about every 1 to 2 weeks i hit them with Eagle 1 tire and wheel cleaner. While it's on...make sure you scrub everything good with a wheel brush. The key to it is frequency...don't let crap build up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 Dude how do you keep your wheel wheel so clean thats all I want to know? If you're asking about the wheel wells, I use THIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebpda9 Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 sorry for the highjack but are the springs for the lgt and leagcy i intercheangeable ? i looked on the teins site and all i can see is the bl9 and the bp9, no bp6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrx2blackGT Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Thanks for the info ION! very helpful does appear you guys have the edge in quility from most peoples reviews. Ill be contacting you over the winter for a set of springs. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 With the Tein's do you have to cut the bump stop and replace the endlinks? Just wondering as I am a little unfamiliar with these springs. On my SRT-4 I put Eibachs on and had to cut the bump stop and replace the endlinks and front bushings. Just trying to see if I would have to do the same with the Tein's. I tried searching but I came up with nothing. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mines Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 no, just replace the springs, stock endlinks are fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Perfect. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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