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[ameenit]

I thought i would post this since alot of people have been asking me how they worked out for me since i installed them. Im not a suspension expert or anything, but i am pretty good at driving, so ill try my best to explain.



Had i went from stock shocks and springs to the Serialnines, anyone would obviously say that they are amazing coilovers and better than anything ever. Luckily i had the chance of trying out a previous set of coils before going to the Serialnine units. The Tein HA coilovers i had were decent, yet a bit too soft for my taste. I was very happy at first, but the car did some wierd stuff that i didnt like when applying throttle and transitioning. When drifting, I could still feel the car dive. Not a big concern for someone who drifts their daily driver occasionally, but my cressida is used mainly on the track. The car wasnt too snappy like my previous S13 was, but i knew i couldnt get that type of response because i had a larger car now. I called G at Serialnine and talked to him about how my car was handling and he said he had solution. So a couple of weeks later i got these.





I installed them right away and tested out the car. The way the car drives is a whole lot different.. Super predictable, drives solid, and doesnt dip a huge amount when entering or transitioning.
here are some pics at a local track with 100mph entry speeds




The car was very stable that day and felt amazing.. i had the control back that i once had with my S13!

Compare to the car with tiens at 60mph


What the pics dont explain is how the car felt "wavy" entering at a high rate of speed.



The other concern i had with the teins was the ride height. Here is a picture of them at max low, and the spring drooped down all the way. couldnt possibly go any lower..



I cant stand that look.. my car looks like a stagecoach..

here is a pic of the Serialnines with no droop in the spring and still has the ability to go lower..



Note how happy i am with my suspension.


So bottom line is, im very satisfied with the Serialnines. They are the way to go for an all around coilover setup.

[Bill]

serialnine/stance is obviously the #1 setup for the x8. and it's easy to get your hands on.

i'm stuck with teins, but i'll live until the day i can just reweld the spring collar adjustment lower and get some better inserts. if i keep the car long enough.

[JDM CRESS]

just picked up some jics for a decent price but serialnine definately seems to be the best suspension option out there for our x8s.

[Mats]

nice glad to see your liking them!

my stances for my jzx90 came in today! cant wait til april to test them out and hopefully they feel as good as they felt on my s13.

[rayray]

i've actually talked to tein about re-designing the tein HA set, but due to it's older design, there's not much they can add as far as new features go. an all-new custom coilover setup with their modern features would start from about $5K lol

it's definitely not the lowest as mentioned, and only height adjustable. for an all-track type of driver though, could def use a bump in spring rate 1~2kg. they are 10kg and 8kg out of the box. they work great for me though, since i mostly do grip driving and hardly need to transision quickly

[Gseventythree]

Gyeah. . Thanks for the writeup man.. Good input.. Glad you're testing them and abusing them as we discussed.. The rest of the stuff will be ready by february (subframe bushings, Rear end bushings, RCA's/adjusters and steering arms. ) We'll talk soon.

Thanks again man. .

G.