i was considering buying the tokico (blu shocks) or the koni sport (orange shocks)...which one of these are better??

 

tokicos.

 

koni yellows

 

koni yellow

 

dont u hate when people recommend something out of your price range instead of waht you were thinkin about buying?

 

I've never heard of the orange's what's the difference between them and the yellows?

 

I like the KONI fuscia or baby velvet blue.

 

i prefer the tokico 5 way adjustable (illumninas)
bang for the buck for the street.

 

koni yellow dude

 

Do they make koni oranges?
Or are you referring to the non-adjustable koni-reds?

I've heard more people using the tokico blues. If your wallet limits you from stepping into the world of adjustable struts, I'd go with tokico.


[Modified by Kellindal, 7:52 PM 10/21/2002]

 

i believe that the oranges aren't adjustable while the yellows are.

 

Bilstein's

 

tockio

 

they are called koni reds

 

 

koni all the way!!!


not just cause i bought them but because there height adjustable and can take stiffer springs.. they ride awsome..

 

If money is an issue go with the KYB AGX's over the tokico.

 

If you got the $, go with the Koni Yellow Adjustables. If you are limited in funds the tokico illumina's are a good substitute.

 

ZEAL

 

OK... why stop there? How about GAB, Moton (Toda), Qauntum or Penske?

 

tokico illuminis and koni yellows are both great shocks for the price. Most people will say koni yellows are better, which they may be, but I love my Illuminis.

 

My personal experience:

Anything over 300 lbs/in on a Tokico will kill the shock after 6 months to a year... but the ride is well controlled because the rebound AND the compression are adjusted simultaneously. I loved my Tokico's and 400F/500R. Only problem was that I had to replace the shocks every 7 months or so with daily driving. These shocks are also great if you don't know how to balance the adjustments properly and simply want to adjust the over/understeer without too much complication. Some people don't like the double adjustment-in-one-twist, however.

On the other hand, off-the-shelf KONIs handle slightly higher spring rates, but I prefer to have them customized into a double adjustable shock to increase the compression a bit (ie. rebound and compression are independently adjustable). KONIs are normally rebound adjustable only. I find the off-the-shelf KONIs to be underdamped as far as compression goes. The rebound is very good, though. Converting the shock into a double adjustable can alleviate this. Unfortunately this means downtime and it cost more to have it altered by TRUECHOICE, for example. And, if you decide to go this route have the front shocks shortened to maintain travel.

KONIs can handle approximately 500 lbs/in or so before you compromise the life of the shock, and that still might be pushing it.

Also, remember that tire pressure, tire compound and your driving ability effect how your car handles as well.

HTH



[Modified by P, 12:22 PM 10/22/2002]

 

what about buddyclub coilovers

 

Why the lengthy explanation on the difference between two struts the guy wasn't even asking about? The non-adjustable koni's are the koni reds, not oranges. I does anyone have any insight on the koni red vs the tokico blue rather than the yellow vs. illumina struts?

 

I thought the koni reds were adjustable too, they just have a lower range of stiffness compared to the yellows...