tein coilovers, with trd racing coils? Options

[soven]

Came across this on a local auction site.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/0001-08...on-29291403.htm

From what I believe, the owner swapped out the tein springs and replaced them with trd ones? Would I need new shocks with those?

How would these compare to ordinary tein lowering springs for the st202?

Would fitting them on a non superstrut st202 be a problem?

Thanks.

[playr158]

i wouldn't get them as the TIEN coilover system is designed to work great as it is.....mixing it up with TRD junk just makes it perform worse as the different spring rates and such.....

and if do get them then why would you replace the shock? cause at that point your just buying it twice?

better off looking for an actual TIEN coilover set

[soven]

Got a bit mixed up with the shocks part. Anyway reason this cropped up is because that auction comes up to about $150USD start, not sure at what $$ it will end.

I am certain an actual tein coilover set would cost too much. A set of new tein lowering springs cost around $200USD.

At roughly the same price, what should I go for? daily driver.

[playr158]

i'd say springs cause that coilover auction is rather ummm interesting

TIEN system swapped with crappy TRD?
that doesn't make sense go for the springs

[Kwanza26]

Springs are springs. When it comes to full dampening, you can run much harder springs and then adjust the shocks' dampening to work for you. The reason they switched to TRD springs is probably cause the Tein springs weren't hard enough. Doesn't really affect anything though.

[OOBE]

Why would they do that? I have a Tein HA set on my Supra and it is great...makes the car handle and feel like it is 2,600 instead of a 3,800 pound boat it is.

[soven]

Considering the price, decided I will bid on it.

Not too clued up on coil-overs. Is that all I need(in picture) to install it? Anything I need to look out for?

Thanks.,

[playr158]

that is everything minus the perch tools

things too look out for

the fact they have trd springs on TIEN coilovers

[OOBE]

Yep, Tein is Tein. I am telling you...those Tein springs are matched to the bottles. I guarantee you they would work better with their own springs than with TRD springs. Like I said, if a Tein coilover made my heavy-ass Supra handle and feel like a dream, imagine what it would do for your light-ass Celica. If you still buy them, I wish you luck. They might handle good but you'll be missing out on the real Tein feeling, hehe.