I've ordered these coilovers and was wondering what should be included in the kit becoz i ve heard ppl who bought them missing all kinds of parts (rubber mounts, adjust tools...etc)

 

If you don't recieve the rubber caps for the rear springs. Contact the store/shop you purchased it from and tell them you would like them sent to you asap. They take 1 min to install, just jack up the car from the back, and reach behind the wheels and put the caps on top of the coils. You should probably put a zip-tie or adhesive on them to prevent them from falling off.

You should get 2 black coilover wrenchs, one larger than the other. You should get 2 damper adjustment tools, one about 2-3" long and one about 4-5" long, the long one is to adjust the rear shocks after you drill the holes in the rear support.

The front setup is a lil bit of low quality... they use 2 metal clamps per side to hold on the abs cable and one for the brake line. You should also get 2 new nut/bolt setups for the bottom bracket of the rear shocks. You have to drill 2 holes in the rear coil bucket and bolt in the spring collars. (bolts/nuts included) and i think thats it...

 

Yeah, it took me several weeks of arguing to get the rear spring rubber mounts, but eventually I prevailed. I will be installing them this weekend. I never received the adjustment tools (except for the long dampening adjustment tool), but with a screwdriver and a rubber mallet, you can adjust the spring perches (I also have the adjustment wrenches from my coilovers on my Honda still). The front brake line brackets are worthless and I wouldn't even bother trying to install them. For one, they don't even really fit around the shock body, so I'll be paying somebody to fabricate a set of brackets instead.

Out of curiousity, what do the brake line brackets supplied with the Tein FLEX setup look like?

 

Thanks!

i ordered from Paul at Avalon...i think he has included everything i'll need

can i just leave the bracket alone if i'm gonna use SS brakelines later??

oh and did u guys encounter any noises?
is there any special cautions to be taking care of during the install?

thanks great help from u guys

 

make sure the front preload is set correctly. turn the front assembly upside down, loosen the spring perch, and unscrew them until they do not touch the spring, then slowly turn until the spring perch comes in contact with the spring itself, turn it ¼ turn and then tighten up the perches. this will insure that you dont blow out the shocks.

 

I was reading that you can preload the coilover spring by tightening up the perches about a 1/4" to effectively increase the spring rate. If so, how much would you increase your spring rate in the front? (or am I completely retarded?)

 

Anyone have rear alignment problems after the install? Mine has way too much positive toe in. Got the camber kits and traction rods but they didn't help at all. Can't get my camber under 2 degrees neg. and can't get the toe under 1.2 pos.