Help me decide. Tein's Basic coilover or Flex? I will see no track time, the Z is my weekend car, but damping adjust sounds yummy. Flex w/EDFC unit would run roughly $2000 - $2200, Basics only run roughly $850. I will have to get adjustable toe arms either way ($500).

 

basics - the Flex would be a waste of time for you IMHO

 

Tre....do you just cruise the streets in your car, or do you like to canyon carve and the like.

The Flex's with EDEC are great for making on the fly adjustments. It's particularly useful if you do spirited street driven, but want to soften it up for the highway cruise. If you have the money for it, I would recommend it.

But if you just cruise the streets...I think you'll like the basics.

 

If you want a smooth ride then get the Basics. The Flex's even on the softest setting still won't ride as smooth as the Basics.

 

GQ.... No canyon runs (although canyon runs sound fun). The money is there, I just don't see the cost vs. benefit of the Flex over the Basics if I'm just street driving the Z. I just want comfortable suspension =)

 

sounds like the Basics would be the best fit. A good price, and they are ride height adjustable.

 

Decision made. Thanks everyone.

 

Here's a cut and paste review of the Tein Basic done by Zillinois in another thread.

Got a chance to drive more today.

1. You can initiate a corner at a higher rate of speed than oem. Push is gone, yeah!!

2. Weight transfer is crisper and faster than oem with less body movement. Upon hard acceleration out of corners and on straights, the car squats a very small amount and hooks up in a very predictable manner.

3. Driving normally, very little difference in dampening is felt. But the car recovers more quickly from bumps. The damping in corners is much better than oem. Corrections are easy and quiet (quiet as in steering input).

4. You can accelerate out of the corner sooner. Errors at the apex or after turn-in no longer result in drastic snap to oversteer but respond to the steering input. The feedback and adjustment cycle is completed quickly with much less input and body movement than oem. If you enjoy sliding around corners, as I do sometimes, you will really enjoy the basics.

5. The Basic also holds the road better in uneven corners. The factory setup would tend to "feel" squirrely on uneven corners and the basics keep the tires on the ground better.

The only thing I don't like is that it such a subtle improvement. It only helps were it matters. But, I think it was money well spent. A definite improvement over oem in every respect. Problem 2; Now I have to learn how to exit a corner faster. :-(

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