Tien Flex W/ Edfc Worth It?

[PROJECTRB240SX]

I GOT OFFERED A TIEN FLEX W/ A EDFC BRAND NEW FOR $1500 I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF IN THE LONG RUN IF IT IS WORTH IT? IF NOT I THINK I'LL GET THE TIEN HE.

[SingleCamSam]

If you're not track racing, i don't think you'll see much use out of even the HE's.

[PROJECTRB240SX]

ITS NOT GOING TO BE A DAILY DRIVER, ITS GOING TO BE BUILT FOR ROAD COURSING.

[sr20power]

if its not goint to be a daily driver, then i would go with the HE's, because doing some research the flex are more streetable. the ride won't be as stiff or harsh as the HE's

i have HE's on my girl, we autocross and will try drifting soon. she's also a daily driver, at first the ride was very harsh for my back (especially long distant driving) but i love the way she rides.

hope that helps some....good luck with your decision.

[shane bigler]

Great...you guys answered my question already!!!

[Exar-Kun]

flex is for "agressive street" driving....not racing, stick with the HE...at a minimum.-chet

[yeswepromise]

you could always get a stiffer spring many of the cars at d1 were running the flex with EDFC and i am assuming they had new springs with higher rates.

[Ace]

I am really thinking about getting the HE's. My car is starting to become more of a car to take out for a day at the track or a fun run on the street. I don't want to break my back. My friend said that I could get softer springs for the HE's would I loose the whole point of getting HE's instead of Flex's if I went with softer spring rates?

[shane bigler]

Hey SR20power...how do you really like the HE's? I mean...my car wont see the track a whole lot but I really dont mind a tight suspension. Does it bottom or suck up the bumps rather well???I was really thinking maybe the FLEX's would be better but they are more $$$

[sr20power]

i love my tein HE's....it was rather harsh at first, but after autocrossing,i love them even more. there is almost no body roll on the car.....only have stock sway bars.

you can mess with the damper settings, but if you live in a place with alot of potholes or bad roads, i wouldn't recommend the HE's they are just too stiff....

no i have never bottomed out and you can definately feel every bump.....but i went for the handling (autocross and drifting)

hope this helps.....good luck

[PROJECTRB240SX]

HE series are more expensive than the flexes. I'll probably go with the flexes and get multiple springs for different rates.

[sr20power]

musicsurfman:Quote »HE series are more expensive than the flexes. I'll probably go with the flexes and get multiple springs for different rates[/quote]did you read the first post:Quote »Tien Flex W/ Edfc Worth It?[/quote]if your paying anywhere over $1400 for the tein HE's your paying too much.....

[Ace]

I can get a set of HE's for about 1100.00 Not bad.

[yeswepromise]

i love the HE.they are fine for me on the street. i just set them at 6 clicks from stiffest and it is perfect. i had it at 5 clicks ferom stiffest and it was kinda stiff soemtimes.

[sr20power]

i have i'm set at 8 in the front and 6 clicks in back from the stiffest, for street driving....5 in front and 4 back for autocrossing...

[ca240]

I can get a set of HE's for about 1100.00 Not bad.

...where at? friend hookin you up or somethin?

[Ace]

yeah one of my friends has a hookup at a performance shop so he gets stuff at a discount.

[f8sjester]

there's a couple of sets of HE's on ebay if anyone's interested. . . somewhere around $1150 if i remember correctly

[shane bigler]

Well, if anyone wants to hook my up on some flexes for a good price let me know.