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TEIN Super Street Dampers for NC

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I have recently had a set of TEIN Super Street Dampers installed in my NC.

As it has been for many years now, the work was done by my good friends at IS Motor Racing (along with the install of my new intake. I had wanted to track the car in it's stock form at least once prior to making such changes, but with the gear sitting at the workshop, and a rare day off during the week, the temptation proved far to great!



Height was set with the stock chassis settings in mind, just lower. So headlights still sit at a similar level, but the car sits lower. Appearance is drastically improved, although the inadequate stock offset is now even more apparent! But this will be rectified in due course.

The Super Street springs are similar in diameter to the stock ones, and as such, i have found very little compromise in the ride quality. Which is good, as my daily commute is 220kms, and my co-driver likes to catch up on her beauty sleep in the mornings, so i was looking for as little compromise in this area as possible!

The largest improvement over the stock suspension is in the dampening. Mid corner bump steer has been greatly reduced. The car is more composed on the road, and sits much flatter in corners.

Haven't noticed any additional suspension/on road noise either.

Having changed the suspension on my old car 4 times, i have tasted many different setups, and as such i'm familiar with how much improvement and what pitfalls can exist when swapping suspension components around. All in all, i have found these perfect for my application.

In summary:

Improvements
- appearance (subjective, i know!)
- damper adjustment (via strut tops)
- reduced bump steer
- flatter cornering
- greater mechanical grip
- better chassis feedback (aka handling)

Compromise
- lower vehicle (height is adjustable, however)
- damper adjustment via strut tops... under the lining in the boot
- not communicative/stiff enough for dedicated track use
- noise > stock suspension
 
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Update: having travelled about 25'000kms with these coilovers now, they are starting to show their age a little.

After they had travelled about 10'000kms, I started getting squeaks in the rear struts when they were cold. No discernible difference in ride, and this is common with some coilovers, as i experienced with my old car. But, didn't expect it quite so soon.

Ride quality now is maybe a liiiitle more ragged. We're talking minor minor differences though, nothing that couldn't be adjusted with tire widths.

Otherwise, they seem to be holding up well, and the mechanical grip i get is very very good on the road, and ample for my on-track abilities! No real need for stiffer sway bars at this stage.
 
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