Tien's w/ stock struts

[WhiteGalant]

Anyone here running the Tien lowering springs with the stock struts, how bad is the ride quality?

[RAZ_76]

The ride is not bad, the issue is that stock strut/shock will not last with lowered springs and you will have to replace them soon after, specially if your struts are old. I would suggest Tein S-Tech springs with KYB GR2 strut replacements or KYB AGX adjustable struts to go with those springs. Tein S-Techs are great, I had them with KYB AGX and teh ride was great. Now I have KYB AGX with Megan Racing Springs.

[WhiteGalant]

How do you like the megan v. the tiens. Why did you change over? Wanna sell the tiens?

[RAZ_76]

I lieked the Teins better. The megans were a trade off for my old suspension. To me the Megans ride as good as the teins but if was buying them again, I would probably go with Teins again.

[Galant306m]

You can also looking into tokico shocks too. I personally like tokico over KYB, they last longer and have a better ride quality to them.

[UTAH801]

hopefully they ride smooth because im going to ride with stock struts for a while with tein springs :)

[Da_silvagride]

hopefully they ride smooth because im going to ride with stock struts for a while with tein springs :)

x2 lol

[Rallikid04]

how long will i have until the stock struts go out?? Is the ride crappy with stock parts?? i ahve like 60,000mi on my 2002 G.

[Galant306m]

how long will i have until the stock struts go out?? Is the ride crappy with stock parts?? i ahve like 60,000mi on my 2002 G.

Your car will be bouncy, ricer hop. You wont have long until the stock struts go out, lowering the car will add to much stress on them. KYB and Tokico make struts that can be used wit lowering springs.

[pinoyesv6]

how long will i have until the stock struts go out??

tell you how long you have until the stock struts go out is like telling you what tonights lotto numbers will be.

but rule of thumb, the older the shocks, the quicker they will go. the lower you go, the quicker they will go.

when i had my eibachs i blew out the factory struts in less than a week lol.

[Jeffylou87]

I'm running KYB GR2's with Eibachs.. No complaints..

[gaunt773]

i got about 14 months (~11k miles) out of a new set of gr2s when i had my tiens installed... chicago roads are pretty punishing though so im sure that has alot do do with it.

[guynlidia2006]

remember not changing them now will cause double work....

[cntrylvr79]

Got about 15k on the stock struts with teins. Rides fine to me. Cars sitting at 83k right now.

[SkylineG1]

trust me on this. save yourself time & money & just get some AGX with the springs

[AVERAGE]

Got about 15k on the stock struts with teins. Rides fine to me. Cars sitting at 83k right now.
I have about the same. Put my springs on stocks about....2 years ago and havent had any problems, now camber is another story :smt067

[qnz]

i've put tein springs on stock shocks. I lasted about 10k miles before they went bad. Gladiator also used sprigns on stock shocks and his blew out really fast. 6 months i would say. save yourself the time, do it right the first time

[lonestar22]

mine lasted one month

[Arty_Harvy]

The rear suspension is completely stock on my G but the front is stock strut with Tein S-Tech springs. Been runnin it this way for about 2 years and my struts have been bad for about 6 months. If you really want the drop that bad, do it big, but if ur cool with waiting, then I suggest doing so. My AGXs are on order. lol. Cant wait.

[AVERAGE]

Why...in the hell...Didn't you put all 4 springs on!?!?

[greddy]

Good question, why didn't he put all four springs...