JIC or Tein Coilovers?!? - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

ootranceformeroo · 06-18-2003, 06:29 AM

JIC FLT-A2 or Tein HE? Anyone?!

Dousan_PG · 06-18-2003, 11:14 AM

bandaid · 06-18-2003, 11:25 AM

TEIN HA

**mrmephistopheles** · 06-18-2003, 02:08 PM

Kei Office XR

Dousan_PG · 06-18-2003, 02:09 PM

kei office xr..i was going to say that but people suck so i say zeal

cusco zero2

ootranceformeroo · 06-18-2003, 02:56 PM

Haha none of which were posted but ITS OKAY. Im interested in others as well. Were these opinions from experience? Anyone know where I could get the Kei Office?

Dousan_PG · 06-18-2003, 03:14 PM

zilvia member ruf should be able to (email or pm him)
jspec has gotten them in the past

retail IN JAPAN is around 1700 USD iirc...maye bit less..kei-office.co.jp i THINK is the site, but not 100% sure.

VERY VERY VERY popular w/ drifters, professional ones too (like koguchi, kazama and kumakubo, izumida (and so on and so forth) on their personal cars

if my other set dont get here like i plan, i'll be getting Xrs as well
large shock piston and 9/7 kg spring rates. i was told they ride SOOO SMOOOOOTH on USA streets!

ootranceformeroo · 06-18-2003, 03:18 PM

What are your OTHER ones that should be comming in?

Dousan_PG · 06-18-2003, 03:21 PM

cant say
but its not a name brand, its custom.

ootranceformeroo · 06-18-2003, 03:22 PM

oh i c thats cool. how much did it cost you?

Dousan_PG · 06-18-2003, 03:26 PM

i really cant give any info on it right now.

ootranceformeroo · 06-18-2003, 03:28 PM

Its cool I understand. How much do you think ruf can get them for? New or used?

Dousan_PG · 06-18-2003, 03:29 PM

you will need to PM or email ruf
cant discuss prices online in the forum. pm him and see whathe can offer/get you adn how long, shpping wait time etc etc
that would be between you and him.

ootranceformeroo · 06-18-2003, 03:31 PM

alright thanks. Im emailing him right now.

ootranceformeroo · 06-27-2003, 01:33 AM

haha. well i got the HE's. I just need to install them.

S14TiNMAN · 07-06-2003, 01:49 PM

Tein HE!

fastpace · 08-15-2003, 08:30 AM

tein HE. pretty good coilovers for the price

Bbandit · 08-17-2003, 04:50 PM

tein HE
does the job with an affordable price

silvias13_180sx · 12-20-2003, 04:47 PM

SlideStar · 01-26-2004, 12:48 PM

Zeal V6's! (I'm trying to find some used. )

DuffMan · 02-08-2004, 02:25 PM

So i took apart my tein HE's to clean them and when I was looking at them I realized that they only have about 55mm of TOTAL front suspension travel. Not sure if this is normal but to me that seems like not a lot of shock travel. No wonder potholes feel so bad on them. They are probably hitting the bump stops hard.

GrimDrifter · 02-12-2004, 11:20 PM

looking back, i realize now that i could have gotten much more for the money i spent. i have tein HA's, and those plus the pillow mounts i could have gotten flt-a2's, just for the shock height adj makes them worth it nevermind the extra 2kg/mm. but even with ha's i feel bad for the car on the crappy roads in this state.
i think my fronts have even less than 55mm, but i wanted to be able to lower the car at least somewhat, thats the drawback of the ha's though

Doriftomodachi · 02-22-2004, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmephistopheles

Kei Office XR

I know where to get those for $1600

doriftomunkee · 02-22-2004, 11:52 PM

kei office hhaha

nightwalker · 03-09-2004, 02:42 PM

KEI OFFICE XRs!!!!!! I have had my HEs for two years, and like them, but it's now time to upgrade!!

MadScientist · 03-09-2004, 08:26 PM

Tein is ok for the price and for starting out, but honestly they have Bad valving.
JIC is a bit better than Tein and the Inverted Damper is a stronger design.

For the Hardcore.... Kei Office, HKS spec-D, Kazama KZ-D, Silk Road, etc...

the240sxer95 · 03-15-2004, 02:05 AM

what you pan on doing? drift? touge? or something

i wanna do a bit of everything but leaning toward GRIP..

which coils come to mind for this? i was thinking i should jic since i have a friend selling them for 1300.. any ideas? opinions?

steve shadows · 03-27-2004, 02:01 AM

rating the qualities of different manufacture's against each other is practically pointless, they are all very similar and almost the same in make, feel, and can be adjusted acordingly, remember that just because you rode in one persons car with jic's and another with tein's dosent mean that the cars were adjusted and aligned corectly whatsoever.

The thing you have to look at is service. We at RPSport enjoy use of tein's the most because they have the best customer service and turnaround time on their rebuilds, far surpasing jic/tanabe.

You're relationship with the manufacture is what i would base my purchase off of. The in's and out's can be figured by you a good representative of the company.

Tein is located off the 605 in downey

and Jic/Tanabe(zeil) is located in torrance off the 405.

*Grant* · 04-02-2004, 02:46 AM

OHLINS

Var · 04-05-2004, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadScientist

For the Hardcore.... Kei Office, HKS spec-D, Kazama KZ-D, Silk Road, etc...

naww. cut springs and blown struts schooling everyone on the track. that's hardcore

View Poll Results: JIC FLT-A2's or TEIN HE's
JIC FLT-A2's	43	40.19%
TEIN HE's	64	59.81%
Voters: 107. You may not vote on this poll

06-18-2003, 06:29 AM	#1
ootranceformeroo Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,978 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	JIC or Tein Coilovers?!? JIC FLT-A2 or Tein HE? Anyone?!

06-18-2003, 11:14 AM	#2
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 42 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	zeal __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

06-18-2003, 02:09 PM	#5
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 42 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	kei office xr..i was going to say that but people suck so i say zeal cusco zero2 __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

06-18-2003, 03:14 PM	#7
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 42 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	zilvia member ruf should be able to (email or pm him) jspec has gotten them in the past retail IN JAPAN is around 1700 USD iirc...maye bit less..kei-office.co.jp i THINK is the site, but not 100% sure. VERY VERY VERY popular w/ drifters, professional ones too (like koguchi, kazama and kumakubo, izumida (and so on and so forth) on their personal cars if my other set dont get here like i plan, i'll be getting Xrs as well large shock piston and 9/7 kg spring rates. i was told they ride SOOO SMOOOOOTH on USA streets! __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

06-18-2003, 11:25 AM	#3
bandaid Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2003 Location: ca. Posts: 55 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	TEIN HA

06-18-2003, 02:08 PM	#4
mrmephistopheles Inactive Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BFE Age: 19 Posts: 14,334 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: mrmephistopheles Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Kei Office XR

06-18-2003, 02:56 PM	#6
ootranceformeroo Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,978 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Haha none of which were posted but ITS OKAY. Im interested in others as well. Were these opinions from experience? Anyone know where I could get the Kei Office?

06-18-2003, 03:18 PM	#8
ootranceformeroo Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,978 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	What are your OTHER ones that should be comming in?

06-18-2003, 03:21 PM	#9
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 42 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	cant say but its not a name brand, its custom. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

06-18-2003, 03:22 PM	#10
ootranceformeroo Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,978 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	oh i c thats cool. how much did it cost you?

06-18-2003, 03:26 PM	#11
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 42 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	i really cant give any info on it right now. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

06-18-2003, 03:28 PM	#12
ootranceformeroo Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,978 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Its cool I understand. How much do you think ruf can get them for? New or used?

06-18-2003, 03:29 PM	#13
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 42 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	you will need to PM or email ruf cant discuss prices online in the forum. pm him and see whathe can offer/get you adn how long, shpping wait time etc etc that would be between you and him. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

06-18-2003, 03:31 PM	#14
ootranceformeroo Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,978 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	alright thanks. Im emailing him right now.

06-27-2003, 01:33 AM	#15
ootranceformeroo Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,978 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	haha. well i got the HE's. I just need to install them.

07-06-2003, 01:49 PM	#16
S14TiNMAN Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: san francisco bay area Age: 35 Posts: 240 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Tein HE! __________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ RIP JAM 31902 K.I.S. [keepin' it sideways] 95'SE 91' BASE--->NEW PROJECT

08-15-2003, 08:30 AM	#17
fastpace Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Houston, TX Age: 39 Posts: 689 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: fastpace Feedback Score: 0 reviews	tein HE. pretty good coilovers for the price __________________ life is what you make of it!!!! "well, I go out, I do the practice, I think about it and I concentrate on one small thing I can change that will have an effect. I make that change then I go out and drive to my maximum." -Ayrton Senna

08-17-2003, 04:50 PM	#18
Bbandit Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas and now Jakarta Age: 39 Posts: 2,674 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Bbandit Feedback Score: 0 reviews	tein HE does the job with an affordable price __________________ ==>>TGL GARAGE<<==.. RIP! S13 coupe KA-T @ 0.5 Bar = SOLD! A31 Cefiro + SR = Current

12-20-2003, 04:47 PM	#19
silvias13_180sx Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: home Age: 32 Posts: 38 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	TEIN

01-26-2004, 12:48 PM	#20
SlideStar Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: your mom's house Posts: 374 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Zeal V6's! (I'm trying to find some used. )

02-08-2004, 02:25 PM	#21
DuffMan Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: in a cardboard box Posts: 2,517 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	So i took apart my tein HE's to clean them and when I was looking at them I realized that they only have about 55mm of TOTAL front suspension travel. Not sure if this is normal but to me that seems like not a lot of shock travel. No wonder potholes feel so bad on them. They are probably hitting the bump stops hard.

02-12-2004, 11:20 PM	#22
GrimDrifter Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Columbus Age: 40 Posts: 105 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	looking back, i realize now that i could have gotten much more for the money i spent. i have tein HA's, and those plus the pillow mounts i could have gotten flt-a2's, just for the shock height adj makes them worth it nevermind the extra 2kg/mm. but even with ha's i feel bad for the car on the crappy roads in this state. i think my fronts have even less than 55mm, but i wanted to be able to lower the car at least somewhat, thats the drawback of the ha's though

02-22-2004, 11:52 PM	#24
doriftomunkee BANNED Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: OtoWn Age: 38 Posts: 70 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	kei office hhaha

03-09-2004, 02:42 PM	#25
nightwalker Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay area Age: 42 Posts: 2,146 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	KEI OFFICE XRs!!!!!! I have had my HEs for two years, and like them, but it's now time to upgrade!! __________________ In life, we often cast the line of hope fishing for the best possible opportunity. Sometimes with enough effort, the things we catch are nothing short of amazing.

03-09-2004, 08:26 PM	#26
MadScientist Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NOLA Age: 44 Posts: 1,964 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Tein is ok for the price and for starting out, but honestly they have Bad valving. JIC is a bit better than Tein and the Inverted Damper is a stronger design. For the Hardcore.... Kei Office, HKS spec-D, Kazama KZ-D, Silk Road, etc... __________________ URAS

03-15-2004, 02:05 AM	#27
the240sxer95 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2002 Location: cali cali Posts: 1,322 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	what you pan on doing? drift? touge? or something i wanna do a bit of everything but leaning toward GRIP.. which coils come to mind for this? i was thinking i should jic since i have a friend selling them for 1300.. any ideas? opinions?

03-27-2004, 02:01 AM	#28
steve shadows Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: LA and OC Posts: 8,202 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	... rating the qualities of different manufacture's against each other is practically pointless, they are all very similar and almost the same in make, feel, and can be adjusted acordingly, remember that just because you rode in one persons car with jic's and another with tein's dosent mean that the cars were adjusted and aligned corectly whatsoever. The thing you have to look at is service. We at RPSport enjoy use of tein's the most because they have the best customer service and turnaround time on their rebuilds, far surpasing jic/tanabe. You're relationship with the manufacture is what i would base my purchase off of. The in's and out's can be figured by you a good representative of the company. Tein is located off the 605 in downey and Jic/Tanabe(zeil) is located in torrance off the 405. __________________ Like Me on FaceBook !

04-02-2004, 02:46 AM	#29
Grant Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: 聖地牙哥 Posts: 2,647 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Grant Feedback Score: 0 reviews	OHLINS

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