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Tein CO Insrtalled!

Tein CO Insrtalled!

Postby tacti » Sat Jun 30, 2007 3:25 pm

it's been a couple weeks.. or actually more, but I got Tein CO installed.

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First of all, the handling of the car became much better.
I can feel that my car became more stable at turn and braking.
however, maybe because of the 20's, but i rub my front tire if i make a sharp turn when i'm doing braking at the same time.
(i stiffened the dumper a little more, so hopefully it will help)

next, the road noise....
I was expecting my car to get louder, but i hear something like loose metal from the rear, when i go over bump.
i have talked with the installer, and he said he will change the tie-rods and probably it will solve the problem
otherwise the noise level is what i was expected.

does anyone with CO have experienced something like that problem?
if so, do you know any solution for it?

the installer also told me that i can drop the car even lower, but they need to remove the plastic cover in the wheel well.
I don't know if i would like to do or not, but it is something i may consider for in future.


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I bought Arc Audio Kar 400.4 and 900.1 Amps, about a month ago.
I also dropped some money on Boston Acoustics G512-44.
Most of the wiring is done by myself already, and my local shop will make some custom box and amp rack next week.
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Postby Biggi_e » Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:55 pm

looks great tacti!! did you roll your rear fenders also? lota work done to your gen2 i like!!
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Postby PXLpainter » Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:28 pm

Likin' the ride height man! :up:

That's going to be my next major upgrade once I get the Front Sway bar issue resolved. Until then, I'm just clunkin' and squishin' along. :roll:
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Postby woa_its_j3ff » Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:55 pm

damn that's sex. always loved your car. I think the rims accent the car really nice.
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Postby Solarafreek » Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:05 pm

Looks great...post some more pics :sweet:
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Postby PXLpainter » Sat Jun 30, 2007 10:53 pm

One question though - why doesn't your door match? :-?
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Postby NightRider » Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:04 am

That car looks dope slammed with those rims! Those rims would look nice on my lora! What kind of rims are they?
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Postby tacti » Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:02 am

Thanks guys

I notice that my door color does not match long time back...
especially under certain sun light or certain angle.
i got my car used, so maybe they had some body work done...

and my rims are MSR 085.
got a set from the local shop, and it was almost like impulsive shipping... but oh well.. I'm loving it.

Once I get my audio done, i'll clean my car and go for photo shooting some time.

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Postby Down2TheC » Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:11 am

Setting up for Elmhurst? Looks great Tact. Sweet stance. That's my next big target but now that I have the big wheels I'll need to roll finders when I get them.

Any deals to share? Best I found was $1245 I think.
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Postby tacti » Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:59 am

i just got it from a local shop.
about 1500 installed with full alignment.
probably it's not the best deal, but not too bad i think.

it's coming to the season that make me feel i have (want???) to do something on my car.... lol

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Postby gone » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:22 am

damn, im so jealous lol. Glad u finally got them installed. Last i talked to u , u were still waiting for them. looks freakin awesome
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Postby Astro » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:39 am

Congrats! CO's are the shiznit!!!! The ride height is perfect, but if you wanted to go lower, taking out the fender liner isn't that big of a deal. I haven't had for a long time, no real issues other than it getting a little more dirty. But, it's not like you can see under there!
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Postby gnegroni » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:28 pm

woa_its_j3ff wrote:damn that's sex. always loved your car. I think the rims accent the car really nice.


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Postby tacti » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:48 am

thanks guys.
I don't know if i lower more or not.
even after i stiffen the dumper, i still rub a little when i turn fast with some braking right before...
i'm looking for where it's rubbing so that i may be able to fix it.
but other than that, i love the co.
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Postby rollaevo99 » Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:09 am

looks good bro!! don't lower it anymore......that's low already...keep that height. :wink:
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