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Let us know how it works out for you...TRexPro5 said:thanks!! I'll take care of that tonight then... Brian = the best
TEIN-SS Install Ideas
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BlueWolfCry
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ok, so if i remove this dust boot, i will have no more clicking sounds at all correct? and this vertical rod thing got me kinda confused, what is it used for and how often does it need replacement? im seriously considering these...i WAS gonna get hp's and tein stechs..but this is like all the suspension ill ever need.. i'll be saving in the long run...convince me!!
dust boot is the little plastic round thing you see on 2 of the coilovers (only on the front)
That is the main clicking in mine although brian mentioned another thing that will click if you dont replace it every time you take it apart and I think I might need to do something with that also.
I would definitely reccomend these.
And if it is any consolation with removing the dust boot, JICs dont even come with them. If you use them they will increase the longevity of the coilover and TEIN could possibly void the one year warranty on them if they break due to wear caused by the dust jackets being removed, but no one else even has a 1 year warranty to begin with and I dont think 1 year worth of wear could damage these even without the dust thingies.
I am thinking of trying ot come up with a better dust covet for them since it makes sense to use one......btw, these black ones that come with em are crap anyways, they are like a 2.5" tube going around the shock which is like 1.5" or something. so there is a solid .5" of gap between the dust jacket and the shock anyways for dust to get in...
That is the main clicking in mine although brian mentioned another thing that will click if you dont replace it every time you take it apart and I think I might need to do something with that also.
I would definitely reccomend these.
And if it is any consolation with removing the dust boot, JICs dont even come with them. If you use them they will increase the longevity of the coilover and TEIN could possibly void the one year warranty on them if they break due to wear caused by the dust jackets being removed, but no one else even has a 1 year warranty to begin with and I dont think 1 year worth of wear could damage these even without the dust thingies.
I am thinking of trying ot come up with a better dust covet for them since it makes sense to use one......btw, these black ones that come with em are crap anyways, they are like a 2.5" tube going around the shock which is like 1.5" or something. so there is a solid .5" of gap between the dust jacket and the shock anyways for dust to get in...
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YP5TO had said that there was a rubber one available from Tein. Becasue they are together now, I'm leaving them without the boot, but I'm sure that if someone has them just sitting in the house waiting to go on, something could be designed like a rubber cover???slug420 said:
BTW: If the boot was installed on your car, you can take it off with a sharp knife and some perseverance...
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Tein has an updated part for that plastic dust boot on the front shocks. It looks similar to the one on the rear shocks. The part number is SAP24-A8778 they are $12 each retail. I'd rather spend a little time and money to do it right. Also from speaking to the R&D manager at TeinUSA, you can trim you bumbstops to a minimum of 12mm.
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Great info. I have left the bumpstop as it was for my install and have replaced the dust boot with a large round flat washer made out of a poly-u rubber.
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I have not tried to get one. I just left the plastic one off...
Orthonormal
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Could you explain this in more detail? Where are the plastic rods? What do they do? You're not talking about the endlinks, are you?Brian MP5T said:
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The endlinks have "plastic ends"
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leegrotkin
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When I got my SS I was so happy but my I had to send back to Japan because it had a internal problem with the back ones.. It took 6 months to get it back... The problem was a washer and a spacer.. It sound like the struts are bottoming out..Or the nuts are not tightend on the top of the struts.
When I got my SS I was so happy but my I had to send back to Japan because it had a internal problem with the back ones.. It took 6 months to get it back... The problem was a washer and a spacer.. It sound like the struts are bottoming out..Or the nuts are not tightend on the top of the struts.
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leegrotkin said:
Did you make sure to put the adjuster in the middle position then hold it with electrical tape before hitting it with the impact wrench? If you have someone take off the preload, (Compress the assembley by hand) it will go on like butter.
leegrotkin
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I did everthing... I drove to cork sport and I had them look at it .And tein called me from cali and japan... And all three said it was the nuts and washers inside.. Tein in japan when they call they told me it was it.. They said they never seen that on the proteges.. They see it happend on the evo and the wrx not on no mazda cars..So I did everthing that I could so I let the professional do it...Brian MP5T said:
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LinuxRacr said:
Probaby realised that they are useless
fatti03msp
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so is brian really banned??, but anyways the plastic peice he is talking in step 2., where can you get it, what exactly is this peice that he is talking about.
