Ok i have finally worked up enough cash to redo my suspension. im looking at purchasing from Racing Beat. The problem is i dont know which set of shocks and strust to get, Koni or Tokico. Can anybody give me a diretion on this??

 

Tokico are bolt in, Koni aren't.

 

i just bought the tokico hp blue shocks for my car about 2 months ago. they are an awsome upgrade. the ride is stiff enough to improve cornering yet soft enough to effect the ride quality. i combined them with the racing beat springs and i am extremely pleased with the results.

 

oh my bad i meant it DOES NOT affect the ride quality.

 

About how much did that cost you for the set up?

 

got the shocks on ebay for like $250 and the springs from racingbeat.com for $240. worth every penny to me.

 

kyb agx's are bolt in also. Can get them off ebay for 315 for the set. JDMWERKS is who I got them from.

 

I also have a set of KYB AGXs. FYI, Summit Racing will price match. Even from internet prices.

 

I would recommend the full Racing Beat suspension with Tokico HP's. I don't have experience with this on my RX-7, but it is what makes my MSP handle like whoa. The HP's hold up great.

If you want adjustable, I would save up the money for Tokico Illumina's or Koni Sports. The price on the AGX's seems good, but I know of 3 different people who have had bad AGX struts locally. Not a lot, but enough that it makes me leary of them.

 

tokico illumina's Rock!! Had them on mine for the last 8 years. Rears are a little bit of a pain to adjust if you intend to keep the stock rear speakers/ amp. But I feel the road so much better without the ride harshness but be nicely stiff for the curves and corners. Setting goes from slightly stiffer than stock to downright brutal. Full on is way overkill. Never ever had any reason to go that route. Rattled tooth fillings when you hit a pothole.

 

What shocks will be good for you is a question of intended use. Pretty much any non-adjustable shock will be plenty for the RB springs or most other lowering springs. For performance shocks, the Konis are best, the KYB AGX's are the best value for money and the Illuminas are pretty good, but I'd go for the AGX's or Konis preferentially. Unless you're planning on going racing, track driving, or are planning on getting really stiff springs then non-adjustable shocks are probably best for you. Most people with adjustables don't really know what they're doing when they adjust them and they'll probably be set wrong for best performance, and most won't ever adjust them anyway, rendering the adjustability a useless feature.

 

tokico illuminas with RB springs FTW....
I'm using the tokicos with some custom springs right now but i've heard really good things about the Racing Beat springs....

 

I love my KYB's...

 

I hear the new KYB's are 9 way adjustable now....

 

got mine a couple weeks ago and there only 8