ZeikHunter

checking out teh ebay, do i want tokico hps, or the $80 less-expensive KYBs? any difference performance-wise?

Naegleria_Fowleri

If you have stock shocks, and don't plan on using it for any real performance but moreso for street use and daily driving, I would say the KYB's. If you do plan on using it more performance wise, like a lot of autocrossing but still daily driving it, I would say go with Tokico Illuminas for the adjustability; however, I'm no suspension guy, and when it comes time to pick some out I'll be sure to ask someone who is a suspension guy what they thing would be best for what I will be using my car for.

ZeikHunter

illuminas are waay too expensive right now, but my oe shocks have 220k miles on em, and it feels like the suspension consists of rubber bands. i just want something thatll stand up to spirited street driving, but i wanna know if KYBs are something i should stay away from, never heard much about them

twinkletoes

iTrader: (17)

I heard a lot about tokicos are the way to go. I don't know about the kybs though really. My bud has tokico bues(hp) and he drives really spirited(he has a 7) and it is stiff but great performance wise.

OnlyOnThurs

hey mang! Buy the ones i bought recently ...Tokico HP's (blues) you will NOT regret it...I LOVE THEWM and they are 184 bucks shipped to your door!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOKIC...spagenameZWDVW


can't go wrong with that price!

ZeikHunter

thats exactly what im looking at cello but theyve got KYBs for 129 shipped. they would allow more room in the budget for springs n bushings.

any idea where i could find a complete bushing kit, or do i have to buy it piecemeal?

OnlyOnThurs

KYB is basically OEM...thats what the car came with I THINK!


here you go for the bushing mang

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Energ...QQcmdZViewItem


energy suspension FTW!! thats what JENS has ion his GSl-SE.

ZeikHunter

i heard his car rides real nice now with those. bought the blues, bushings are gonna have to wait til this payday, but im watching em. any suggestion on springs? mazdatrix and rb have em for the same price, ebay has the eibach's for a little more, havent checked vb or anywhere else yet, but everyone seems ro be running rb's nowadays, no?

ZeikHunter

one more question- where can i get some pedals/pedal covers that actually fit? cello, i know we have the same ones, but mine dont seem to want to stay on. ebay has a bunch of riced-out stuff, and some stuff that might work, but i dont want to buy something and have it not work.

JKM

From my research, to Tokico HPs were the best struts for low budgets, it's what I ended up getting.

I would have preferred KYB AGX adjustables, but they don't make the damn things for the fronts of our cars. They have some lower end stock replacements, and they aren't bad, but the Tokicos are considerably better for only a little more bread.

Also, OEM pedal pads:

http://www.mazdatrix.com/in-mats.htm

bliffle

I have Tokico blues on the 83 and the 85GSL and I'm getting a set for the 85SE. Those Blues are really nice: a little choppier than stock (KYB), it's hard to drink your tea without spilling, but nice and tight in turns, and no bump-steer.

It looks like the rear pair are easy to install, but the fronts require a spring compressor.

ZeikHunter

imma bump this rather than create a new thread:

best shocks?heard good things about rb, but theres a set of eibachs on ebay, and some from a company called intrax...

JKM

RB makes springs, but not shocks (well, struts actually.)

The best struts all depend on what you are using the car for, and your budget. What you would put on a dedicated track car isn't necessarily what you'd put on your daily driver.

mazdadude7

iTrader: (4)

i have rb springs and tokico hps to install i hear that it should be great.

Jeezus

iTrader: (4)

not to jack a thread, but who makes adjustable fronts for a 79?

$150FC

Stay away from Intrax.

stuberg

In the process of putting Tokico Blue shocks and Eibach springs on my '84 GSL.
Also went with replacing all suspension bushings with black poly bushings.
Billy at ReSpeed set me up with a nice package. Just finished the rear end and expect to start on the front end as time allows. Everythings' gone pretty well so far. Bought some replacement nuts and bolts from Blackdragon.