Tein flex's on backorder - Tuner-Junction

DCxMagus · #1 (**permalink**) April 17th, 2006, 08:36 PM

Hey guys I just got word from Mach III that my flex are on back order for 3 weeks. Called around a few places and it's at Tein side of the deal so if anyone was going to order these expect a tad of a wait.

Kinda sucks but hey this gives me some time to get my strut bars shipped I MIGHT be able to have the T1r exhuast shipped in to would be nice to get it all on in 1 time under the car but yeah waiting for parts and money sucks LoL.

Type_SH RaCer · #2 (**permalink**) April 17th, 2006, 09:36 PM

That's not good i was also thing of getting these. Tell me how you like them when you do get them.

May i ask why you went with these as to SS?

DCxMagus · #3 (**permalink**) April 17th, 2006, 09:44 PM

stiff spring rate, and included pillowball upper mounts. I wanted something that would perform better over stock and these will as well as being stiffer then the SS. I dont mind feeling the road infact I prefer it. I wanted the HA's but they are out of production so I went with the flex's they are more on the competition side then the SS which are just entry level Street set up. The flex's can be taken to the track and perform better then the SS.

the spring rates are as followed on the systems

Flex Front 10 kg/mm Rear 6 kg/mm
SS Front 6 kg/mm Rear 4 kg/mm

Blake · #4 (**permalink**) April 17th, 2006, 10:30 PM

man that is BUMP. Oh well, atleast you have the comfort knowing you got a sick suspension setup

DCxMagus · #5 (**permalink**) April 17th, 2006, 10:47 PM

yeah thats why I'm not TOO bother by it becuase I know I'll be getting some of best. Plus this gives me time to find an awesome alignment place, Also gotta firgure out if I'm going ot be needing a camber kit or not.

98'Lude · #6 (**permalink**) April 18th, 2006, 12:11 AM

Nice man its definately gonna be worth the wait. As for the alignment, good luck lol. I looked around for about two weeks before I finally went to the local performance shop and they told me to tell this guy that they sent me. It turned out he had just moved into a new garage and didnt have his old ramps. So he custom made some just for me

. Don't wait to get that aligned either, if its as bad as mine was your tires will be gone in no time(my brand new tires were down to the cords within about 3 months!)

DCxMagus · #7 (**permalink**) April 18th, 2006, 12:49 AM

I have a few place down near me that do a decent job, plus there is always clarks house of suspension. But my friend in costa mesa said he could hook me up with a place that has a drift car and they will help align and tune my suspension so it better I get them the strut bars and coilovers on the car at the same time, I might even try and get some sway bars just to have them tune it all at once.

Ricky · #8 (**permalink**) April 18th, 2006, 12:57 AM

thats to much money for to little performance imo. Ive tuned flex set ups they arent as impressive as people make you beleive. Save your money and get something just as good and more affordable.

DCxMagus · #9 (**permalink**) April 18th, 2006, 01:32 AM

it was between the flexs and the D2 RS's and in the end I chose the flexs becuase they are better then the SS(stiffer SS way too soft for my liking) and the upper mounts, I don't know suspension well enough to piece a system together myself though. The flexs will do what I want out of them and I can tighten the rest of it up with bars and under bracing.

Ricky · #10 (**permalink**) April 18th, 2006, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by DCxMagus

it was between the flexs and the D2 RS's and in the end I chose the flexs becuase they are better then the SS(stiffer SS way too soft for my liking) and the upper mounts, I don't know suspension well enough to piece a system together myself though. The flexs will do what I want out of them and I can tighten the rest of it up with bars and under bracing.

whats your application? auto x, drag street?
have you bought the suspension yet?

Yeah tein ss is greatly over rated. Me, Kibarun, Kevlarrun and alot of the other guys on here that have ridden in more aggressive set ups know this but alot of people fall for the tein hype and really thats mostly what tein is. I think 94 street accord has the illumina coil overs, they were like 200 bucks cheaper then the SS and every one I know likes them better. For his set up he didnt need anything riddiculous either that suspension got the job done.

DCxMagus · #11 (**permalink**) April 18th, 2006, 10:54 AM

Right now it's an aggresive street set up but I do want to start autocrossing a few weekends

but over all I want a top preforming street set up I'm more worried about performance then comfort.

Ricky · #12 (**permalink**) April 18th, 2006, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DCxMagus

Right now it's an aggresive street set up but I do want to start autocrossing a few weekends

but over all I want a top preforming street set up I'm more worried about performance then comfort.

you wont need the flex's your going to be spending more money for your application then its worth and your never going to be able to justify the cost of the set up just because you arent going to utilize it to its full potential. Get some H and R Race Springs and Koni yellows and you will be alright.

Also keep in mind that most applications for street use dont need to be riddiculously stiff. I beleive they say you only need a 10% increase in stiffness for a street application even though people go alot further then that. The H and R race springs will give you what you want for alot less money and if you get the Konis along with it youll get the dampening adjustability you want as well. Keep in mind the attributes of your car as well. You might save up enough to get some sway bars as well

blacktraxgirl · #13 (**permalink**) April 18th, 2006, 04:59 PM

deffinately worth the wait.

When i was picking my new setup and digging thru all options the Flex and the Zeals were my top two picks. The Flex were out approx 3 weeks. When i ordered the Zeals it was a month wait time also....so i decided to go with the rarer of the two. i love my Zeals...but the Flex are a great suspension good choice

DCxMagus · #14 (**permalink**) April 18th, 2006, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Sin

you wont need the flex's your going to be spending more money for your application then its worth and your never going to be able to justify the cost of the set up just because you arent going to utilize it to its full potential. Get some H and R Race Springs and Koni yellows and you will be alright.

Also keep in mind that most applications for street use dont need to be riddiculously stiff. I beleive they say you only need a 10% increase in stiffness for a street application even though people go alot further then that. The H and R race springs will give you what you want for alot less money and if you get the Konis along with it youll get the dampening adjustability you want as well. Keep in mind the attributes of your car as well. You might save up enough to get some sway bars as well

I agree with you in a sense... right now at stock power level the flexs and all my suspension work is extremely more then I need. But I like to take my car to the limits when I can (ie it's safe no one around or on the track) and I am planning a pretty aggresive build, hell I MIGHT even turbo this car but I really do want to keep it N/A/Nitrous. So in the end I don't want to be having to get a new suspension when that time comes. PLus I been in cars with springs and shocks and the ride/ preformance just wasn't what I wanted. If I could I would have gotten Fightex but they don't make them for the BB6 so yeah. I like a really stiff ride and the flex's will give that to me, its wierd though almost every other flex system is softer then the SS system except in the preludes. I want a little more then getting the job done, I want to know that it's going to take a challenge to push my cars suspension to the limit that way I dont even have to worry about it.