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-- I received the GT4 bumper a few days ago - and tried it on the 96 - i'm gonna have to get the lower C-One lip pretty soon - to make it look nicer --

while I had the Teins out of the 96 to put on the 98 i took some snap shots for those who wants an image of what it looks like with cusco's -

Odd thing is that when driving the 98 on stock suspension going into turns/corners the tires would screech as if i was drifting - now that the teins are on it screech's even more (cause i'm cornering faster) i don't remember having that problem on the 96 ever (unless i was going really fast)-- i forget what tires are on the 98 (continental something i think - all seasons) , but i had kumho's on the 96 - could it be the tires? I still need an alignment, but figured i'd wait until my steering wheel arrives in the mail to install that before going in for an alignment -- a full 2inch drop all around on the 98 -- handling is alot better than stock -

My2Celi - his brother and friends dropped over yesterday helping me install the short shifter i bought off of ebay - it's about 1 inch shorter - had some hard time removing one of the clips after the assembly was out of the car - but his brother managed to remove it --

another problem i was hoping to resolve with the short shifter was the stiffness of the shifting -- (which it didn't) i havn't driven a stick in so many years - i'm getting use to it again - test drove My2Celi's car and it was alot smoother at shifting -- he suggested some sort of adjustment with the clutch - i'm gonna have to research this - any suggestions guys --

To be honest, it seems as though short shifters have to break in. Mine was rough at first but now its smooth as ever. Shifts are crisp and tight. Its a 7th gen cheapo off ebay and its wonderful.
As for the squealing, its definitly the brand and the wear of the tires.

This post has been edited by hitcachi: May 21, 2006 - 1:34 PM

mine was stiff even with the stock shifter -- i figured it was just because the 98 havn't been driving over many months - makes it a little hard to shift and for a person who's relearning to drive a stick it doesn't make it any easier

Are the teins easy to adjust?

All 4 are adjust right? I dont know how im going to adjust the rears.

they are easy to adjust - you would have to remove the tires to do so / and maybe a hammer since it might be a little stiff to loosen the spring seater -- all 4 are easily adjustable -- Wd-40 wouldn't hurt either

No i mean the damper, isnt there a clicker on the top?

yeah there is - you won't be able to use the hex tool that was including - you have to use ur fingers to adjust it - unless you want to remove the rear interiror pieces to use the tool --- you can turn it using ur fingers pretty easily -- i havn't had a problem doin so

This post has been edited by celicarus: May 21, 2006 - 9:42 PM

Ok, I have a coupe so it maybe a little harder.

Have you ever put yours to the stiffest setting?

nope - not unless i'm on a drag strip with smooth flat surface (which i haven't been to) - driving on normal road conditions i wouldn't advise it - you'll probably feel every bump there is

This post has been edited by celicarus: May 21, 2006 - 2:26 PM

Well I look forward to mine, whenever they get here.

or you could always get teins edfc that would be real hot

I'm wondering how you're going to make your bumper fit with the stock hood???

Odds are I would say hes got something coming... no fender and hood....

Anyways, the tires are cheap, I had the problem hardcore when I had cheapo 185's on there and going around the slightest corner people would freak out, because it was so loud. I then went to 205's and beyond that and never had that problem again.

DTE