For those of you with Tein Flex coilovers - Eric, Mike, ?
 

How do you like them. Are they fairly comfortable as daily drivers.

Tein just came out with the coilover for the '05. I can get them shipped for $1595. Is that a good price for those. They also have the edfc option for an additional $395 shipped, which I would definately opt for.

I really miss my old coilover setup on the wrx so I am kinda jonesin'

Well, I'm not Eric or Mike, but I have ridden in both cars and I really like the way the Tein's perform. They are actually a great coilover for street/autocross and occasional track use...In fact, I think I'm leaning towards them for my car too..

ryan and evan also run tein..

friggin everyone.

Me too!

the 1595 may be a little high. i think i paid 1560 for mine. but they cant be beat for the money. mike has the edfc....pretty cool gadget. i dont mind taking my back seat off for adjust mine. anyway i would suggest them to anyone.

one thing i would suggest though would be to reinforce your underbody suspension as well(new sway bars, endlinks, ALK, tower bars if you wish. i think that is where youll find the most gain in correcting body roll and cornering.

ryan

The Tein Flex simply cannot be beat for the money. If you get the edfc, you can adjust it to be on the maximum softness for the street... and what's cool about it is, you can have 3 preset levels (kinda like a radio station preset on your stereo).. When it's on the minimum softness, the stiffness is definetly not bad at all. after you drive it for like 2 hours, you wont even know you had coilovers (except when you turn that is)... even on the softest setting, there is a noticable difference from the stock struts. Just FYI... i think i paid 1900 for my coilovers + edfc, installed. hehe

I really like the Tein's :D

I dont have any experience with other setups so I cant say how they compare to others.

bottom line I guess is after 10,000 miles on them there still in my car.
they seem to handdle hwy 80 well, but watch out for big pot holes.

I know with this setup you will more then likly need new rear endliks, Erics and my car both had rear endlink failure after lowering the car. :?

Thanks for the info everyone. Seems to be a good choice. I've seen the flex's at Gruppe S for less, but then I would have to pay taxes and shipping which would add up to more. Since they are a new design for the '05 mounting, it will probably be tough to find them for less.

I already ordered the ALK. I'm not positive on this one, but I think the '05 has solid end links. I will double check at lunch. I remember Mike showing me the damage that happened to his.

Just the standard disclaimer: The ALK puts you into Modified for autox.... not Street Modified... Modified. Against cars like Greg Benson's corvette powered Z. So if you plan to run in autocross... keep that in mind. That's why my ALK is in a plastic bag in my garage. :(

Where did you get them Mike?

if you need them shiped to Reno to get out of taxes let me know 8)

Along with your corvette engine?

Thanks for the heads up. With my schedule with kids, my autocrossing ability on weekends will be extremely limited, probably to the point of rarely. So for the fun factor I think I am just going for it. If that changes I'll keep my stock unit in a bag in my garage just in case.

Thanks for the offer Mike, I may take you up on that.

I think Nick also is going to be running a Catless TBE, so it might not matter much :?

Oh yeah, that too, not to mention the roof top box.

huh, did he get something new? because the last time I looked Greg had a mustang. :lol:

Matt... Greg.. I can't remember who's who. :lol:

So Matt's got the Z and is the accountant?

And Greg's got the CP Mustang and is supposedly starting up that shop?

I can also get the teins with no tax. Actually tax realy isn't a problem if you're planning on ordering them and installing them yourself. Even if you order them and have GB intsall it.. The purchase tax can be avoided (i'm pretty sure) I'm not sure about how much they are for the STi, but i can find out. :D PM me if you are interested.

mike

Best price on Das Froogle is $1480 for the 02-04s. Migh want to see if they can do the same for the 05...

http://store.yahoo.com/sgpracing-sto...ubaruwrx3.html

Das Froogle, das ist richtig(ous)!

Nick I would buy them again in heart beat but also get rear sway and end links end are a must they fail first ask mike sti also the rear sway was the best mod ever :!: Tein RULE :!:

Done! I just ordered the coilovers, edfc, perrin 25 mm rear sway bar and endlinks.

The '05 did come with metal endlinks, but they still look a little wimpy. so I got the perrin ones for $110 and the sway bar for $175. I think those are good prices considering the fee shipping.

I should have them all by next Monday.

Sweet Nick...I think you'll dig them..Your car is coming along quickly...

Just a piece of advice regarding the swaybar...since you drive in pretty heavy snow regularly, I'd keep it on the softest setting for the winter, stiff rear sway bars can make cars do funny things in snow...

Good advice Matt. thanks.

This summer you will love it with re070's it just rails like crazy :shock:

Absolutely. I ended up ordering everything through Ralleysport Direct in SLC. I called them today to ask about some other parts. It turns out that another vendor on Nasioc had offered the Teins at a lower price, so Ben offered to match the price. So I got the Tein's for $1550 and the the edfc for $300 price includes shipping.

Hopefully it will all be here in Monday.

I have had pretty good luck with those guys I got my blue floor mats from them and prodrive shift knob from them and it got fast two days :twisted: did they have the Tein's for 05 in stock :?: or do they drop ship out So Cal from Tein :?:

They just got them in today and said they would ship the same day. Pretty remarkable that they had them in stock when the Tein website still says they are "in development"

They are installed!
 

I had Nate install them with the EDFC yesterday. What an improvement. The car is not nearly as bouncy as stock. Obviously it is firmer, but the ride is very nice. I really like the EDFC also. The presets are great. We ended up mounting the contol unit where the clock used to be.

Pics?

I'll try and take some at Alpine today.

Re: They are installed!
 

You might want to rethink that location, if you plan to do gauges anytime soon? :D

Glad to hear it goes well :twisted:

Re: They are installed!
 

A pillar gauges baby. A pillar gauges.

Re: They are installed!
 

Yuk.

Re: They are installed!
 

Yes Um Kool!