Tein coilover spring question

[Hawd]

Quick question :) Would anyone know how I can get 6/5 springs for my TEIN HE's. I want a set of the springs for my coilovers for the street and I want to keep the 8/6 ones for when I go to the track. Do I have to order them directly from TEIN or can any tein distributor obtain them. Also do I have to replace the nut above the pillow mounts all the time because I think the maunal says you can't reuse it. I think it only says you have to replace the rear, right?
Should I just get the flex's?

[revat619]

The HE's are really too stiff for you? Have you tried putting them on full soft?

I'm 99.9% pretty sure you can order your own spring rates for them, but its gonna be a hassle having to change them all the time.

[Hawd]

I haven't tried them on full soft. Basically I just want to know if I can get them directly from tein or if I have to go through thier distributors. I've been playing with settings for a few weeks. Right now I have it at 9 in the front 7 in the rear. Feels like the car is less bouncy now that the springs have broken in a bit, but its a bit too stiff. They aren't too stiff on the street, but I commute on the freeways of los angeles alot so it gets kind of annoying. I saw one of dousan's posts and he mentioned the springs were only 50 bucks each so I figured it I would be better off purchasing the springs and having 2 sets than selling the HE's on the forums and buying the flex and later regretting not having a higher spring rate available too me. I'm kind of having mixed feelings about them. So thats why I think having 2 sets of springs would solve it :) I also don't have subframe spacers yet so Im guessing it might contribute to the bouncy feeling, I don't know...

[DuffMan]

Tein HE's are 65mm inner diameter. Typical US coilovers use 2.5 inch inner diameter springs which is 63.5mm. So you can just use Eibach ERS springs or a number of various springs. Lengths are 175mm for front and 250mm for the back on the HE's so look for something close to that in length.

[Hawd]

I'm probably going to just give tein a call tommrrow.

[Hawd]

I emailed them and they sent this:
Roy,

Unfortunately we do not sell directly to the public, please click on the following link to view our complete Authorized Dealer list, http://www.tein.com/dealer/mapusa.html . You can click on the state to find all authorized dealers in that state, their contact information and a link to their website.

Thank you for your interest in TEIN High Performance Suspension Products.

Best regards,
Sales

Staff @ TEIN USA INC.
9798 Firestone Blvd.
Downey, CA 90241
Phone: (562)861-9161
Fax: (562)861-9171
www.tein.com

I called a shop and they didnt even know what the fuck i was talking about.

[iMAGE976]

Call ShineStreet, see if they can get them for yah!310-329-6200 G/L