Option — Shōwa Car Tuning & Buyers Guide (2000 Edition)
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180 available scans from Option — Shōwa Car Tuning & Buyers Guide (2000 Edition), in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.
Page 177 — English draft translation
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TEIN is also a major force in WRC, but for us it has a strong image as one of the classic coilover brands for tuned street cars.
are a classic!
“Green coilovers”
It offers coilovers with a well-balanced combination of both.
Its selling point is the balance between “attack”—control at the limit—and “defense”—comfort on the street.
045-474-5236
324-1 Orimotocho, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 224-0043
TEIN
Notes
Price
Model code
Applicable models
Close-up!
Pillow-ball mount set: ¥200,000
Pillow-ball mount set: ¥182,000
Pillow-ball mount set: ¥182,000
¥144,000
¥144,000
¥160,000
S13 series
A31
RNN14
Cefiro
Silvia / 180SX
!!
Featured lineup
Pillow-ball mount set: ¥174,000
Pillow-ball mount set: ¥192,000
Pillow-ball mount set: ¥184,000
¥142,000
¥136,000
¥154,000
AE92
Early-model EP82
JZA70
Starlet
Pulsar GTI-R
Corolla Levin
Supra
Type HA
Recommended: it has 16-step damping adjustment…
Pillow-ball mount set: ¥180,000
Pillow-ball mount set: ¥174,000
Pillow-ball mount set: ¥186,000
¥142,000
¥136,000
¥144,000
EF9 / EF8
Late-model EP82
FC3S
Civic / CR-X
Starlet
RX-7
The AE86 version is scheduled for release in January 2000.
…this is the recommended kit. The AE86 version is scheduled for release in January 2000.
A wealth of adjustment options for the best setup at all times!
Endless Advance, ZEAL Division
ZEAL
0267-67-7301
522-3 Mikawada, Saku, Nagano 385-0014
Even the basic models in ZEAL’s Function series are well made, on par with higher-end products…
Careful attention to function is a selling point. To improve coilover durability, the threaded sections are reinforced and treated against rust…
Close-up!
…another thoughtful touch.
Featured lineup
Function…
Notes
Price
Model code
Applicable models
Function…
…its features match the upper-grade versions.
…although it is a base model…
The standard model in the Function series…
Type S: ¥228,000
Type S: ¥258,000
¥155,000
¥188,000
EF9
S13 series
180SX
Civic
Civic
Ride height and preload…
…and its damping can be adjusted independently.
…is no less capable.
A striking low profile and generous usable suspension travel combine appearance and performance.
0727-28-6700
1-4-15 Onoharahigashi, Minoh, Osaka 562-0031
Tanabe
Tanabe is a veteran of the muffler industry—think Medalion—and has also spent many years in the coilover field.
With years of experience, Tanabe is a veteran in the coilover field as well as the muffler industry. It has balanced two seemingly conflicting goals: a low, stylish stance and a supple ride.
…neup
Featured li…
Close-up!
The company’s coilovers also demonstrate the high level of its technology.
Sustec Pro S-ZERO
Notes
Price
Model code
Applicable models
Tanabe PRO
SUSTEC
Sustec Pro S-ZERO offers substantial lowering…
…while maintaining a large amount of lowering, it still preserves useful suspension travel…
Pillow-ball mount set: ¥153,000…
Pillow-ball mount set: ¥162,000
¥122,000
S13 series
EP82
Starlet
Silvia / 180SX
…lets you drive with confidence.
…for comfortable yet sporty driving.
The coilover that made the Hyper series famous…
Close-up!
As soon as it was released, tuners across Japan rushed to install it…
…it was fitted to the company’s works-tuned cars, and its numbers kept growing…
7181 Kitayama, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka 418-0192
HKS
Featured lineup
…and helped establish the brand name at once.
…the Hyper Damper quickly grew in popularity. Like the Hyper Muffler…
0544-29-1100
Hyper Damper
Notes
…is available.
Price
Model code
Applicable models
This is for the Z32.
There is a full lineup, so check which one suits you.
The Hyper Damper series offers a wide range of options…
Drag version
Standard version
¥189,000
¥189,000
S13 series
S13 series
Hyper Damper
Silvia
Drag version
Standard version
¥189,000
¥189,000
FC3S
FC3S
RX-7
Rally technology brought to the touge—experts who know mountain roads inside and out!
Cusco is also known for its GT Championship Cusco Subaru Impreza, but rally is still its defining image.
CUSCO
…is applied directly to street-tuned cars driven on public roads.
Cusco has a strong rally image. Rally takes place mainly on public roads, and the experience gained there…
164-1 Shinbocho, Takasaki, Gunma 370-0018
027-352-2888
Notes
Price
Model code
Applicable models
Close-up!
Without upper mounts: ¥148,000
¥178,000
S13 series
Comp-1
Silvia
Featured lineup
Without upper mounts: ¥148,000
Without upper mounts: ¥168,000
¥178,000
¥198,000
FC3S
AE92
Comp-2
Corolla Levin
RX-7
Comp-S
The trusted, proven Comp series also benefits from know-how gained in GT racing…
Without upper mounts: ¥168,000
Without upper mounts: ¥168,000
¥198,000
¥198,000
S13 series
FC3S
RX-7
Silvia
…that experience is reflected here as well.
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