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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 02:06 AM
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Aside form Cusco and TEIN, who offers electronic adjustment for their suspension products?

Also, since I'm making this post as I side note Ill throw this in. I'm working on a list of all the coilovers and trying to find which are OEM and which are True coilovers since I haven't really been able to find a comprehensive list of all the coilovers. With that I'm working on spring rates and other such specs. I have found bits and pieces in this forum but nothing that covers all of them. If there is one and I'm not finding it, it would be great if someone could point me in that direction and I could save some time.

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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 03:13 AM
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tanabe has their TEAS. it seems cool because it can be set for on the fly adjustments based on speed. ive never seen anybody with them though
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 04:02 AM
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There is a sticky thread for "true type coilovers". It may not cover all of your questions, but should help quite a bit.
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by suprasam
tanabe has their TEAS. it seems cool because it can be set for on the fly adjustments based on speed. ive never seen anybody with them though
I've got the Tanabe Sustec Pro 5 with TEAS on my G35. They are a little bit stiff for my liking, but that might have something to do with me replacing all the suspension bushings at the same time.

And by a little stiff, I mean exactly that, not outrageous or anything just a bit rougher ride (on full soft damper setting) than I was expecting.
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Old Sep 8, 2012 | 10:19 AM
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I know Bilstein now makes a model with a sport and comfort mode - http://www.bilsteinus.com/products/e...decontrol.html
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 04:36 PM
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To my knowledge there are only a handful of companies that offer this. I believe Function Form was also developing an electronic damper adjustment system as well.
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 06:59 PM
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It's a gimmick that you will use for a week or two. Just buy regular coilovers.
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
It's a gimmick that you will use for a week or two. Just buy regular coilovers.
I change my settings from max stiffness to soft whenever I'm driving long hwy distances. Couple times a year if I had to guess.
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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
It's a gimmick that you will use for a week or two. Just buy regular coilovers.
Agreed. After you've found what settings suit your needs, OP, you probably won't change them much. I rarely play with my damping adjustment.
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
It's a gimmick that you will use for a week or two. Just buy regular coilovers.

If, on the other hand, you track your car, it is really nice to easily adjust to the track settings at the track, and then the normal comfort for the drive back home, and then the max comfort when the wife rides in the car.
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave 90TT
If, on the other hand, you track your car, it is really nice to easily adjust to the track settings at the track, and then the normal comfort for the drive back home, and then the max comfort when the wife rides in the car.
I got better times one day with my softer street settings when i was in a rush for first session.

Nothing softer on my car now with 700 pound springs.
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 12:58 AM
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I also have the TEAS with the Sustec Pro 5. There is a night and day difference between comfort and performance between the two extreme settings. I ran my car without the TEAS but after adding it made the car much more enjoyable. As to how often I change the settings, I do it all the time since it's only one click away but I can imagine if i had to manually do it then I'd probably do it very infrequently. Sure, you can live without it but until you try it you won't know what you are missing out on.
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