TEIN SDFs? or TEIN Circuit Master Type RS?

[jdm_master_X]

suppose money wasnt an issue, and all normal circumstances were thrown out the window, meaning if the choices were in your face, no catches or anything, and either choice was FREE for you....

IF YOU HAD A CHOICE BETWEEN THE TEIN SUPER DRIFT COILOVERS or TEIN CIRCUIT MASTER TYPE RS coilovers, which would you get? both are available for overhaul

Quoted from TEIN Catalog 2005:

Drift Spec Super Drifts (Sideway Master):-comes with adjustable shocks, main spring, pillow upper mounts, lower spring seats, seat locks, bump rubber, hook spanners, dust covers, and manual. -damping force and spring rates developed specifically for drifting-full length adjustment system for seperate ride height and spring preload adjustment.MSRP: $1,395.00

Circuit Master Type RS: -comes with compression/rebound adjustable shocks, main springs, lower spring seat, spring seat locks, bump rubber, dust cover, pillow ball upper mounts, hook spanners, and the manual. -compression and rebound is adjustable separately-extra reserve oil tank for larger oil capacity for multilink suspension and wishbone-inverted structure for more horizontal stability for strut type suspension-exclusively designed pillowball upper mounts for optimal performance MSRP: $2,610.00 (must be ordered from Japan)

http://www.tein.com/ti/p04.html go here for more info on specs.

so...what do you think?

[naed240sx]

what is the car going to be used for? If I remember correctly, the drift spec ones have very stiff spring rates. If your car is going to be set up for drifting, then get the drift co's. I do not think that good drift specific co's need to be as complex as track types, because all they have to do is make for easy controll while sliding. If you are using the car for drifting, get the drift cos. If not, get something else. The circuit master pricing seems pretty rediculous though. Why not buy something cheaper, and use the rest of the money on good sways, suspension links, whatever else.

EDIT: Should have looked at the website before posting. Looks like the rates are 10/8 for both sets of co's. Hopefully this car will never see the streets, because that is a very stiff set of springs. Taking this information into consideration, and your claim that money is not an issue, I would say go with the circuit masters, because they have the external reservoirs, and greater adjustability. They will work well for both drifting and racing.

[240_l3oi]

suppose money wasnt an issue, and all normal circumstances were thrown out the window, meaning if the choices were in your face, no catches or anything, and either choice was FREE for you....

IF YOU HAD A CHOICE BETWEEN THE TEIN SUPER DRIFT COILOVERS or TEIN CIRCUIT MASTER TYPE RS coilovers, which would you get? both are available for overhaul

Quoted from TEIN Catalog 2005:

Drift Spec Super Drifts (Sideway Master):-comes with adjustable shocks, main spring, pillow upper mounts, lower spring seats, seat locks, bump rubber, hook spanners, dust covers, and manual. -damping force and spring rates developed specifically for drifting-full length adjustment system for seperate ride height and spring preload adjustment.MSRP: $1,395.00

Circuit Master Type RS: -comes with compression/rebound adjustable shocks, main springs, lower spring seat, spring seat locks, bump rubber, dust cover, pillow ball upper mounts, hook spanners, and the manual. -compression and rebound is adjustable separately-extra reserve oil tank for larger oil capacity for multilink suspension and wishbone-inverted structure for more horizontal stability for strut type suspension-exclusively designed pillowball upper mounts for optimal performance MSRP: $2,610.00 (must be ordered from Japan)

http://www.tein.com/ti/p04.html go here for more info on specs.

so...what do you think?

hey rob whats up in my opinion super drifts would be better for you. im not telling u what to get. but ur going for that superior setup that will make ur car get sideways easier. unless u were going for somthing that would be a daily thing where it would be a daily driving situation. then after all is said and done if money was not an object id go with circuit masters. and if u dont like them sell them off and get the super drifts it completly prefrence and what u want to do.

[jdm_master_X]

yeah it is a ridiculous price, but i want my car to be good in any situation, but drifting is primarilly the purpose of my car. however, it will see action in the street every now and then because i also run errands with it and use it as my exhibit car for customers (side jobs, etc.). whats setting me back is the fact that it does the Type RS does not have EDFC compatibility. both have matching spring rates, but again, your point about the flexibility for drift and track, thats exactly my aim, and i want to campaign this car at competitions privately.

i was told when i went to Formula D Round 4 in Infineon Raceway that the Type RS will soon be EDFC compatible (this is according to one TEIN rep at the booth).

is it true that the S chassis share the same multilink suspension as the Skyline GT-R? because the GT-R has an EDFC kit for its version of the Type RS. i still dont understand why EDFC for the S chassis isnt available yet.

yeah, money isnt a real issue to me. not that im extravagant with my car, but in the long run i believe TYPE RS co's will be money well spent in terms of its tunability. what stops me from getting them is the the EDFC. it would need two units from what i understand. my car is a POS, but i like to give myself as well as passengers added security and flexibility in my car.

[574-240sx]

I don't like either. I guess if money wasn't an issue I would go with the Type RS. You could hold out till the new Tanabes come out though.

[350gtboi]

the reason why the edfc might not be available for the Type RS in S chassis could be clearance issues with the top of the coilover, edfc and the hood. they might redesign the top knob ( adjustment knob) and make it shorter so the edfc servo can clear the hood. just a thought...

[naed240sx]

Why would anbody want edfc anyways? It takes me all of one minute to adjust the damping on my shocks. It is not neccesary to do it often anyways. Waste of money IMO.