Review: Tanabe Sustec Pro S-OC Coilovers

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You car looks great!!! Couple of quick questions, how much did you lower front and back? and what size rims do you have?
 
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a bit more than 1" front and back. Wheels are 19"
 
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Looks great. You help me made up my mind. Thanks a lot.
 
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Originally Posted by Q8y_drifter
a bit more than 1" front and back. Wheels are 19"
One last question: Do you have any camber kit installed, and how is your tire wear?
 
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Old 02-02-2010, 05:24 PM
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nope no camber kit. tires are fairly new so I can't comment yet (5K miles)
 
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Old 02-04-2010, 09:40 AM
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nice write up

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Old 02-04-2010, 10:11 AM
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Thanks
 
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Old 04-24-2010, 05:00 AM
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Exactly how low will these tanabe's allow u to go down(F&R)? And are they pillow top mount, rubber mount, or aluminum plate? I'm trying to achieve the flush,poke, and stretch look and not sacrifice the ride quality. Thanks in advance for my list of questions.
 
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Old 04-24-2010, 07:02 AM
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Tanabe says they will drop the sedan -1/8 ~ -2 3/4in Front -1/4 ~ -2 3/8in Rear

These shocks reuse the OEM upper shock mounts.
 
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Old 04-24-2010, 04:33 PM
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Thanks! Gotcha...I wonder will that be low enough for the stance I'm going for.
 
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Old 04-24-2010, 04:52 PM
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There are pics of these coils on Tanabe's site installed and dropped. It's really low.
 
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Old 04-24-2010, 06:07 PM
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Awesome thanks for all the input. Tanabe's it is and out goes my D2 dampner coilover kit I was leaning toward originally.
 
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With the 1" drop front and rear are you able to get the camber adjustments back to stock with the factory suspension adjustments, because not being able to rotate the tires with staggered wheels sizes is a big concern. I'm wondering with a minimal drop if you are able to get the camber back to factory settings just using the factory adjustments?
 
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Old 05-01-2010, 11:41 AM
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I'm actually dropped a little bit more than 1". At this current height, there are some adjustments (camber I think) that I cannot adjust to be within factory specs using the stock camber links.
I read a long time ago that the max drop that you can do without having to buy aftermarket camber links is 0.8", which you can do with the Tanabe's no problem.
 
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