Well I took My Tien Flex Suspension off last week and put a 06 350z setup on it. It rides just as rough as the Flex did on the softest setting the point of switching it out was to be softer for my 3month old! The only difference I feel is when you jerk the wheel it feels like a boat! LOL



Tyson

 

The culprit isn't the suspension. It's your 20" rims. Your car will never ride good with rims that size.

 

I agree I drove a friends coupe with 20 inch rims and the flex on soft and it rode very rough. I like my G set up way better.

 

I agree with daveB he is right on the money! is the 20" rims

 

I dont think so. If it was the 20s the Flex would have still been worse and when i put the 20s on there I did not notice a difference at all.

 

I agree... it is the rims.

 

My car doesn't ride very hard with the Tein CS coilovers.

I agree the tire's tiny sidewall (not the wheels) are part of the problem but you can have a good ride with the right suspension.

I put my stock 17's back on and the ride is not that different. Small bumps are absorbed by the tires better but no where near enough to justify changing the wheels out.

 

How do the Coupe 19s" ride for those who have had first-hand experience?

 

I have 20's and ride isn't bad at all, but then I'm not lowered yet. Will be changing my springs to Eibach this week.

 

My cars lowered all the way on Tein basics on 19's, Ive been complimented many times on the ride Quality.

 

Im getting Tein CS's soon I just thought that the stock set up would be better of a ride!

 

The stock springs (non-sport, sport, Z, coupe) are linear rate springs which means they'll perform more consistently under all situations. The down side is they will ride harsher. H&R, Eibach, Tein, etc use progressive rate springs which are offer a softer initial ride, but will quickly change to a stiffer ride. The downside is inconsistent performance under extreme handling situations.

Your ride will probably improve a little with the new springs, but there is no denying the fact that when you add significant amounts of unsprung weight to the wheels and shift all that weight further from the hub, the ride will be more harsh, the braking worse, the acceleration slower, and handling worse.

 

My CS can ride real close to stock if I want and real tight if I want. IMO you can't go wrong with TEIN CS. I have 275/30/19 in back and when the carseat goes in I just tune them down 16 clicks and the ride gets very comfortable without any rubbing issues.

 

want to trade for my flex!

 

Tein and H&R for our cars is progressive? I was under the impression only the Eibachs were progressive. I don't doubt you dave...just wish I knew this before I bought my springs. What spring are available that are non progressive?