I think i have a busted left rear shock....if that's it what do you guys suggest for replacement....??just go with OEM from MAZDA DEALER?? if not what???

 

I've used Tokiko & KYB on a couple of my old cars (not RX7s) and have really liked them. I haven't felt the need to replace the struts on the 7 because the stock struts are nice themselves. Whatever you do, it's probably best to replace at least both rears as opposed to just the broken one. If you upgrade to a different brand, you should probably redo all four. while you're at it, may as well get some new springs & drop the car a bit (if you're not running 18's).

I've got the Eibach 1" drop on mine w/ stock struts. Just the right stiffness, doesn't scrape, and looks great.

And seeing as how you're spending all this money anyway, get a strut tower brace if you don't already have one - makes the car feel so much more solid it's a wonder Mazda didn't put them on all the cars. I just put one in a couple weeks ago and was amazed at how much of a difference it made

 

Any name brand shock is usually better than the OEM shocks....Tockico, etc.....but I have always liked Koni yellow's on my other cars. They are relatively inexpensive, you can sometimes find groupbuys on them for less than $400.....I'm just not sure if they make them for the FD....

 

Bilstiens from www.autosupermart.com are a a good bet, and cheap too!

 

where can i find the tokiko shocks to fit the 93 rx7??

 

Tokico Illumina $130 each

http://www.alamomotorsports.com

And they have great $7.95 flat rate shipping! Awesome for heavy shocks!

 

Regardless of what you want to get I highly recommend that you purchase them from www.shox.com. I was pricing out springs/shocks/struts last year, they were able to outright beat the cheapest price for a set of Tockicos Illuminas and Eibach Pro-Kits by almost 30%. Nobody was even close.

They don't advertise their prices online, you'll have to "get a quote" from them. After I got a quote, I spoke to someone there who further reduced their price (not by much, I could only haggle them down another 15%). Everything was in stock and the parts arrived 4 business days later.

And if you do happen to get them from shox, tell 'em Teddy sent ya, I've referred a couple of folks and I'm getting ready to upgrade on my new RX... Hopefully they'll hook me up again!

 

thanks for the tips...........

 

The best deal is the Tokico Illuminas from Mazda Competition. $103 each, with free shipping.

 

How do i get in touch w/ mazda competition......??? Do they have a web site?? THanks..........

 

Don't want to quote prices, but shox.com is REALLY close to that price plus you don't need to show racing slips.

 

Don't really have much to add but I would not go with the stock shocks...mazda competition sounds like the way to go for price or shox.com

 

www.mazdamotorsports.com

 

Are any of you guys running the Tokico's with Eibach Pro-kit springs? If so, how do you like the ride?

 

I should know by the end of this week, I'll post about it to let everyone know.

 

I've had great luck with the OE R1 shocks. I've installed 2 sets. They're quite inexpensive from Mazda Comp, and even better when bought used from someone else (with <20000 miles on them I had the Tokico Illuminas before...hated fooling with the settings, and the car didn't handle any better than the OE shocks. I currently have H&R Sport Springs, and Eibach Comp sway bars fr/rr.