So i have a 95 honda civic ex, lowered on stock struts nd on eiback springs, im on a 300$ budget should i get just the tokiko shocks or a KYB set up for 300 witch includes struts and springs




tokiko blue
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOKIC...item2c56fc73ef

tokiko ilumina
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOKIC...item2c5686a411

skunk 2
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SKUNK...item1e5dc4eb7c

 

you missed your best choice, the koni str.t, same price point and a better shock than all 3 of the above

 

my vote goes to the Tokico Illumina 5-way adjustables. I have them in my 98 Ej8 paired with Eibach Pro springs and compared to stock shocks, these things are incredible! Best part about them is the adjustable dampening. If you set it to 1, the ride comfort around town is impeccable. Potholes & bumps are no worries. But if you set it to 5 (like I did), man does it make one hell of a difference. Its super stiff and the handling is very responsive. Pair it with great tires and a nice rear sway and you've got yourself a nice setup.

Plus Tokico has incredible customer service too. If you happen to lose the adjusting rods up top ( like I did lol) you can call Tokico Performance Shocks (1-800-548-2549). They will send you 4 new adjusting rods free of charge. They were nice enough to include 4 'Tokico Performance' decals for me. So these shocks gets my vote

 

Illumnia or srt-t.

 

tokiko

 

tokico blue

 

over illumnias?
Why??

 

apparently you didn't read the statement correctly and probably didn't even notice that those illuminas are for a front pair only...i'd rather run on a set of 4 tokico blues than on a pair of tokico illuminas on the front and stock shocks on the rear

 

Ahh, no i didnt see the front pair only.

op, dont waste your money on just buying 2 shocks.

Take a look at the srt-t i have seen them for 308

 

or buying blues. there are no different than your oem shocks, same with gr2s. the illumina is a good shock but more than the op's budget. that only leaves the str.t as a decent 300 dollar choice for all 4

 

I have my car lowered with eibach springs on str.t shocks.

Handling is better than when I had the eibach shocks it came with and its also a little smoother.

The Konis are probably the best in your price range for performance although if you ask me they are a little more harsh than the "10 percent stiffer than stock" that is claimed.

Depends what you're looking for.

 

that's because they are actually a non adjustable sport set near soft. they don't have the mush you were probably use to BUT, getting rid of that mush is why your car is

A: safer to drive
B: corners better
C: will transition faster
D: won't kill tires quite as quick due to a decrease in suspension bob

also did koni actually say 10% stiffer than stock? that's unlike them. sounds like a dealer marketing ploy. did you hear that from koni directly?

 

I get the soft and stiff handling correlation lol, I'm just sayin.

Anyway maybe it was the gr2's that claimed 10% stiffer than stock or it was the vendor I bought the Koni's from, I cant remember. I just did a search and couldn't find a link to Koni or a vendor claiming that so disregard my previous statement, I may have been mistaken.

Anyhow I came across this discussion where the guy says the gr2's are 10% stiffer and the str.t's are 25-30%. I agree with the 25-30% stiffer. Just for comparison sake my str.t shocks are very comparable to my friend's illumina's set at medium stiffness.

http://forums.focaljet.com/suspensio...-kyb-gr2s.html

I always thought a stiffer ride would result in tires be worn down faster.

 

often the opposite is true, here's why

if you have a soft car that blows through the travel when cornering you're not only shifting even more weight to the two outside tires from leaning, your doing so at the peak of the camber curve. this means lota camber and a lota weight all at the same time and with momentum behind it. a stiffer car transfers less weight and has less of a camber gain {usually}

 

Skunk2 because they are made for lower ride heights.

 

 

WERE DID U BUY YOURS? LINK WOULD BE GREAT THANKZ

 

plus i pulled them up on ebay nd there way over my burget.

 

you buy the koni str.t yet? it's the only decent shock in your price bracket.

 

kan u send me a link?/

 

Dont buy Junk2 suspension parts...overpriced and under performed...just my opinion