Im looking into getting some shocks and springs for my 96 civic Hb and
i was wondering what the honda - tech members got to say about these companys
Tokico , Blistien , KYB , Eibach , Koni

and also what springs / you guys would reccomend with any of these
thanks
im on a some what tighter budget so whats the best bang for your buck?

 

koni, and GC,,... and use the search function

 

least expensive and prob most effective setup would be H&R sports on koni special 'red' shocks. $149 for the springs and about $320/set for the reds, although the koni sport yellows would only be about $130 more.

but i'd save up for koni/gc setup.

 

I went with the koni yellow/gc combo for my 99 gsr, I should get them in the mail this week

 

I have the same question. I was thinking of going with Tokico Blues and Eibach. But now, I might be going with Eibach Pro Kit and Koni Red.

Is there a huge diff. between Koni Red versus Tokico Blues

 

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there is a difference between teh koni reds and the blues. Koni reds have the same internals as the yellows, they are just valved softer and have to be adjusted while off the car. Blues are not a performance shock imo.

 

You could also go with our Pro-Kit and Pro-Dampers. Our dampers are valved to work with our springs.

 

i agree.. the tokico blues seem to be more just a shock..
im talking about tokico Illumnias ( the white ones )
their 5 way adjustable

 

i have GC with kyb adj..love them...got the kyb adj for 300...and GC for 312...they ride pretty smooth...you can save up for the koni yellows too but the kyb adj are a good choice too...its up to you..

 

any one got any thing bad to say about the tokicos any one rode with them ?

 

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from what I read here people like the Illuminas and don't like the blues.

I ran Koni Sports and Eibach Pro-kits for a while and I really liked them. The reason I spent a little more on Konis was because I knew I would eventaully upgrade to GCs.

 

alright coo im planning to do the same thing once i have a steady job and ill upgrade to the koni yellow
cuz right now i got a hook up price on the tokicos and gc's

 

illuminas are the best value shock, and quite frankly, i gave a pair of rear koni yellows a try, and went back to illuminas.

theres a vendor on ebay that sells illuminas lower than anyone else ive seen. i dont think you have to buy them via ebay, i would contact them directly, im sure they would be willing to make a private sale.

and no i dont recommend tokico blues. theyre made in china now and ive heard so many bad experiences with them that i cant vouch for em.


Modified by Tyson at 4:29 PM 1/10/2006