I posted the rest of my poor quality photoshoot here...
https://mbworld.org/forums/showpost....postcount=1322

Those are just regular non-LED tails. I love the look, especially when parked side by side with a C without them! Makes the whole rear of the car look fresh.

 

Very nice, dawg! Did you buy the ebay ones or elsewhere?

Man, makes me wanna get my rims and body kit already!...Just wish the extra clash was flowin' a little easier. Awesome upgrades, bro.

 

Thanks man. I got the tails from Import Vision Motorsports on ebay.

 

blkae your car look tuff very nice question did they used a rubber shim for the rear or not?? i will post some picture of mines with the tein coilover later but your car looks hott

 

No, they completely got rid of the rear spring pad. Thanks for the compliments.

 

yea they removed my pads AND i had my rear coilover adjust almost all the way up but the wheels still tuck alittle on the rear maybe cuz i have 19" wheel you think? but i will leave it as is i kinda like it

 

Me too!

 

Proud to announce.......

The research and development is now complete on the C320 coupe.

I now have the TEIN SUPER STREETS on my coupe. Picked the car up yesterday afternoon... Driven about 100 miles on them.

TEIN set my height and stiffness for me, I will probably leave it. I may adjust the ride height when I change the 17's for the 18's. They have it set to 1 finger in the front and the rear tire tucked up into the body about an inch. Will post pic's on Monday.

The ride quality, I would say... Almost the same firmness as the stock sport, but again its 16 way adjustable, and its set to position #8 at the moment. I'm really happy with the setting it is at now, although... I am looking into the EDFC addition.

EDFC (Electronic Damping Force Controller) makes it possible for the driver to control the damping force by controlling a motor installed in the shock absorber while being seated in the driver's seat. Since the damping force can be manually controlled with ease to meet different situations, the driver can enjoy variations in the suspension setting. "Quoted from the TEIN website"

NOW... the important info:
HANDLING....................... The car is definably more stable when simi-aggressive around curves. It's definably a HUGE improvement! Less body roll is definite, and the car actually has a sportier feel to it.

I did take the car to its limit last night, in my little test runs.
1st run, the infamous on-ramp on Manchester onto S. bound I-5...
Has a lovely up-hill throttle loving incline with a fairly tight curve and a surprise sharper turn at the very end before straightening out... Definably improved feel, and it was not doing the typical OMFG I’m gunna roll.... unfortunately I lost tire traction (my own fault... need new sway bars, cause I over-steered and lost it). Then as I merged onto the freeway, a Lexus IS300 must have seen my little stunt, because he immediately pulled along side of me then floored it (and no, I didn't try to race him although this story would have been better if I did)

2nd & 3rd run, back road from el Camino real to rancho Santa Fe... Couple short straight-a-ways, curves on mild hills (up and down) and 1 turn that will make any passenger **** themselves at speeds over 50 mph then a nice series of 25mph S curves. I drive this road at least 2 times a day, and know it quite well.
Going S. on this road, ESP engaged twice, the 25mph turns pushed 70, and the hair pin turn, well let’s say I just about pissed myself as ESP engaged and a truck was a coming from the opposite direction. I can definably say these TEIN SUPER STREETS; change the handling for the better as well driving pleasure.

Going N. on this road, speeds were a bit higher than my typical driving speed when I am playing around, but not going to the limit. Suspension felt safe and responsive and absolutely perfect for the daily drive.

More test drives to come, but I can definably say I NEED SWAY BARS & I NEED THEM SOON. Maybe TEIN, has a surprise in store????

 

Justin, this is interesting because they set yours much stiffer than mine. Mine is only 4 back from softest (12 F 12 R).

Setting I want to adjust to is (10 F, 7 R). Since you're running 8F 8R, and the ride comfort seems similar to stock, I might just go even stiffer than the 10/7 split I was initially thinking of.

Good to know you like them! Website isn't updated yet, but I'm sure they took pics and will update soon. I remember they posted the 230 sedan stats a couple days after I picked up the car, so it was fairly quick.

 

I will have to double check the 8F and 8R... i may be wrong on that. Jonathon was not positive, but he stated that is probably what the techs set it at. He offered to double check, but i told him it was not necessary. SO chances are, mine are set simular to yours. I know they ran the car out somewhere to fine tune it for the "suggested settings" in the owners manual.

 

Yup, they did the same with mine. I think they only took it 60 miles, but man, the whole experience was cool in and of itself.

I know they set it to similar stats as what "stock" would be based on the ride comfort, but because I don't mind a "stiffer" ride, that's where I'm gearing towards. Now that it's settled in, I notice the body lean. It's definitely not as significant as it was before, but I can still feel it.

Anyways, speaking of my car, gotta go pick it up now.

drex

 

Man, I just checked their website now, the S-Tech springs are still not done for the C230WZ...

Any news on this Drex?

 

Probably still fabricating them in the factory. R&D should be complete because they told me they did both. S-Tech's the first day. Super Street's the next.

I'll put a call in on Monday (because I was going to anyway) to find out.

 

haha, cool, thanks. and if they need any 05's for R&D, tell them I'm available :p

 

Hey everybody, just wanted to bring up this thread to see (for those that have them) what shock settings people are going with.

I'm still running on the way that TEIN had it set up for me (12 front / 12 rear - 16 being softest), but there's just a little too much body lean for my taste. I'm also running on the Brabus swaybars, so I'm trying to factor that in as well.

One thing that's been puzzling me is that since this is my first Rear wheel drive car, I don't know if a stiffer front suspension is more aggressive than a stiffer rear.

I know from past experience with front wheel drive cars that it was more ideal to have a stiffer rear suspension because front wheel drive cars naturally have more understeer. I've also been told that drive-train doesn't really make a difference when it comes to suspension dampening settings.

It's all starting to confuse me because I've never dealt with a rear-wheel drive car before. Once I think I've gotten a better grasp of the 411, somebody comes in to refute that and has a contrasting POV.

Anybody have any insight?

thanks. drex.

 

Super Street's suck...Basic's rule!

 

Tein has never done any research on C32. Maybe we need a C32 from CA to be the guinea pig, and have Tein install the coilovers for free. It's another market for them.

 

hey Drex,

you mentioned 16 is the softest setting. think you got i backward, i think level 16 is the stiffest. when you rotate the dampen clockwise it gets stiffer, thus going towards level 16.

 

Congrats on the mod Drex. I've always wished i could get better cornering on my coupe but it's too late for coilovers now (lease ending). We really gotta setup that photoshoot now, weather's been getting better... kinda :p

 

Thanks...well, considering I had donated my car to TEIN 3 times to do the R&D for the S-Tech's and the Super Street's, I'd say it was worth it (not to the mention the fact that they hooked me up as well).

You're right about the photoshoot and weather. I totally forgot about that cuz I still haven't gotten my camera in yet, so wanted to wait until i got that. Sucks too cuz the weather is supposed to be clear this weekend.

 

My dad just got a new 7 megapixel cannon camera . Still waiting on the new memory card though, cause this 1 can barily hold anything. You know a photoshoot in the rain could be kinda cool if we could actually pull it off . Def a lot more work though

 

Did Tein make just a set of springs for the c320 ss. I want to buy a set of lowering springs for my car and would like to get these. Can you give me a simple answer. I am a novice in all of this lowering and stuff. I am replaceing my wheels with 19's from frank's group buy. Please help any way you can

Thanks

 

Johnny. Gotta base it on the EDFC. On my cousin's EDFC, the hardest setting is 0 and softest is 16. Gotta remember, the Japanese do things the way we would consider backwards, but to them it's not (i.e. right hand drive cars, magazines turn from right to left, etc...)

 

TEIN did R&D for springs on the 240/320 first (even before my car), but the coilovers had higher demand so the turnover time to get the coilovers to production was much faster. As far as I know, TEIN is in production right now with the S-Tech springs for the 240/320/230 K SS and 320 coupe. Those are the only models I know R&D was done for.

I'm gonna be checking in with my rep sometime soon to see if the EDFC and upper pillowball mounts are going to be made or not, so I'll check with him on the production for the springs as well.

drex

 

drex,

let us know what you find out re: the EDFC... THATS JUST ONE MOD... I AM DYING TO HAVE!!!!