Advise on buying suspension

[350_GT]

Hi guys, may i know what are the choices available for our Tezza if i were to change my suspension since the current one is dying.

TEIN fully adjustable - RM 3600^ i think
GAB SS fully adjustable - RM 3000

I am considering used suspension as well, not neccessary adjustable type.


Anyone can recommend me ? or anyone selling some used shocks ?



regards

 

[xtremeleo]

err, HWL?

 

[green]

Most important question you wanna ask yourself:

Is price a factor? Is reliability a factor? How good a handling do you want ur car to be? harsh? soft?

1) I just want a simple upgrade with good price n better handling(not the best)
Then get tein. super street. at least made in japan, so their reliability should be fine. this set is not harsh on the roads.

TRD yellow shocks. Best reliabilty there is!!! but exp at rm3k for just the 4 shocks only new

GAB I am not sure. Check around for their reliability

2) I want much better n sporty suspension with a premium price.
hks suspension around rm7k new. fully adjustable n settable damper settings. Greddy/trust is the same as hks. around 7k new

good reviews, good handling, good reliability...one of the best names in the business. wat more u need? ask from vision sunway.

hks LS+ comfort with sporty handling. shouldnt be a harsh ride
hks hipermax 3. sporty handling. could be a harsh ride

personally i wouldnt wanna buy used as u dun know when they will expire.
its no easy thing, so take ur time.

and please, dun buy from chop shops unless u absolutely 100% of their quality

good luck

disclosure:
I used the following before:
1)tein superstreet, but due to my own personal opinions on handling...I find it too soft n too bouncy for me.
2) TRD yellow shocks. Still love these
3) TRD sportivos(blue). soft n comfy not bad. blown mine while speeding over a bump a high speed

 

[1JZtezza]

Tein SS not FULLY adjustable.Fully adjustable is the Flex and new would be in same price range as HKS or Greddy/trust as mentioned by bro Green.

Bro Green what you doing " flat out over hump" prepare for rally ah???

 

[350_GT]

xtremeleo : i called HWL, they say they do not produce shocks for Altezza.


Currently i have few choices :

New
1) TEIN SS - 3.6K
2) GAB SS - 3.1K
3) DC Racing - 2.9K

Used (chop shop)
1) TEIN - 1.6K
2) HKS Hiper D - 2.1k


I think i will go for the new TEIN SS, since the price suite my budget and also for it's reliability.

 

[green]

For a 1st time user in changing suspensions, I believe the tein superstreet will suffice.

just remember to start from the middle at 8 frt n 8 rear. then u go from there.

me i find that 8 frt n 8 rear is good for the highway travelling

bro 1j

nola...that time too dark cannot see the bump ma. instantly my 2 front shocks bocor...walau. tts why i change to trd yellow since then

 

[lemanmuslim]

has anybody come accrossed cusco zero? i think it is fully height adjustable.

 

[shauqi_wax123]

What about TITAN custom suspension?...Does anyone ever use this set b4?..If yes, do u mind sharing the experience?..

 

[wfhan]

What about TITAN custom suspension?...Does anyone ever use this set b4?..If yes, do u mind sharing the experience?..

I'm on TITAN, it was installed by the car's previous owner. so i ma continue using it lor.
quite a good local product using inverted mono-tube design.
hi/lo adjustable by us (car owner), and soft-hard adjustable by TITAN (need to
go back to TITAN shop to ask them to do, maybe adjusting the valves inside the tube)

planning to send mine to full service and make it stiffer 1~2 clicks..:P

http://www.titanshocks.com/products.html

 

[ALiAS]

how about air suspension...? bleh masuk auto show hehe

 

[rayncc]

Tein SS not FULLY adjustable.Fully adjustable is the Flex and new would be in same price range as HKS or Greddy/trust as mentioned by bro Green.

Bro Green what you doing " flat out over hump" prepare for rally ah???

Hi everyone. I'm a newbie here.
Just a question, is the Tein SuperStreet adjustable in heights as well as dampening?

Cheers

 

[wfhan]

Hi everyone. I'm a newbie here.
Just a question, is the Tein SuperStreet adjustable in heights as well as dampening?

Cheers

yup, correcto mondo

 

[stepwyew]

Raynnc

For your info , the tein ss , the adjustment of the high n low is by compressing the spring and is not like other model which does not the disturb the spring at all when adjusting the high and low . If u want to see the different then go to tein web site and look for the model call tein flex

Cheers

 

[gti-wly]

stepwyew, in your personal opinion.. which is the best suspension ? 50% comfort + 50% sporty...

 

[shawn55]

Different people different *feeling . hard to recommend .So hard to intro it . But at first how you want to make your car handling as ? ^^

 

[stepwyew]

Bro Gti-Wly,

What shaun55 mentioned is correct

Any bro would like to shade some light here to help Gti-Wly ?

 

[liz@rd]

am not driving a altezza so i wouldnt know much bout it ... but about titan , i would say it's good stuff from them , after sales especially , Uncle Richard is famous for his friendliness , and i love the part , tune the abs until you are satisfied ...

 

[hulkv6tt]

Hi there, currently i'am using D2 for my tezza and tein for my Stream....both can be consider good when suspension, shock, runnability n handling is concerned,....but the price diff is nearly about 1k. ....with the same features and built-up..(ride height, soft hard (26point), materials and design)....i'll go for D2 (did test drive tezza with Tein SS not much diff!!)....check out their website.. cheers!

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Raynnc

For your info , the tein ss , the adjustment of the high n low is by compressing the spring and is not like other model which does not the disturb the spring at all when adjusting the high and low . If u want to see the different then go to tein web site and look for the model call tein flex

Cheers

Same as D2,.....

 

[green]

hmm too bad hypertune don't do a wide range of suspension types review

I would luv to see that. japanese vs germans vs locals!