I have the High Techs on my failing stock struts. I don't wanna spend the $ right now to replace everything, so I'm wondering what it would be like to have AGX's with HighTechs. I realize I might be the only one to have such a setup, since it would be not something to aspire to. But use your imagine and think of how the two components would work together. Or if I am just asking for the worst ride possible by doing this interim setup.

jason

 

hey mmboost, how long have you had the h-tech on stock struts,
i ordered the h-tech already.

 

Generally it takes about a year... and that about how long it took for my struts to all but wipe the good effects of the sway bar. Other folks have told me about having a similar experience with failing struts.

jason

 

what is the difference between the s-techs and the h-techs?

 

s tech is more agressive. it's lower by maybe half an inch. H-tech is supposed to be nicer on the shocks than the S-techs, but either way they will eventually wear out.

 

Will the kyb agx's go bad on s-techs too?

 

no, AGX's are meant for lowering springs

 

FYI - High Tech is not the same as H-Tech.

I wish I could find that TEIN advertisement which has the "application circle graph"... it has this plot of performance vs. comfort/looks and plots the components and/or sets appropriately.

jason

 

ah~ don't be a chicken jason and just get the struts and set it to full stiff hahaha j/k.

i don't know how tein high tech springs are compared to perrins. i used to use perrins+agx and it was farely comfortable at 2nd setting, but oh... stiff as hell at 3 and 4.

i believe #1 setting is stock
#2 is 50% more stiff than #1
#3 is 75% more stiff than #1
#4 is 100% more stiff than #1
but don't quote me on this.. there was a thread about it and I don't remember the exact number.... i just remember it was something around that area. hope you find your solution quick.

 

Who sells the kyb agx's and how much do they go for? I'm now thinking about getting them.

 

Hey r_master, I have the perrin springs on my stock struts in a 98 RS. And the ride is pretty stiff. I was eventually gonna get the agxs' and I was wondering how the settings were. Cuz in my current setup, when I hit pot holes and bad roads, it hurts. Thanks a lot.

 

High-techs are performance spring ( well.. sports), S-tech are for dress up . . more aggressive look.

H-tech and High-tech TEINS are the same. Call up TEIN-USA or go to
www.TEIN.com

 

Not to hijack the thread but would any type of lowering springs, even prodrives kill my stock struts? Should I just wait on lowering my car till I can afford a complete spring strut solution?