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Tokico Illumina?

Old Apr 9, 2006 | 05:10 PM
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Tokico Illumina?

My suspension is shot to ****, so im about to purchase the tokico illumina 5 way adjustables, and i want to make sure thats a good idea.

My fd is a daily driver, its not a track car. Ive found them for about $380 for all 4, i just want to make sure that im going in the right direction.
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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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I had a set a couple of years ago on my 240Z and I loved them. I have not upgraded my fc yet, but that is the route I am going to go when it comes time to buy some struts.
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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 05:40 PM
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They're good shocks, very stout. Since they're adjustable you can have your valving set fairly soft for every day driving and you can change it to suit your driving style. $380 for all four? That's one heck of a deal, I say go for it.
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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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cool thanks. FYI that price was on ebay and shipping is free. Most of the online websites sell anywhere from the 400 and 500$ range.
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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 10:12 PM
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Yup, a bunch of us run the illumina's. I am happy with mine.
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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 11:39 PM
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i have the illumina's on my fc with eibach springs and holy **** what a difference over stock stuff, you will love them, i know i do.
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 01:01 AM
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The fd im picking up next week has the illuninas, I didnt care for them too much. I guess they would be great for daily driving but im gonna take em off and go with a set of coilovers.
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by DriftDreamzSS
The fd im picking up next week has the illuninas, I didnt care for them too much. I guess they would be great for daily driving but im gonna take em off and go with a set of coilovers.
You can't equally compare a set of shocks only to a complete set of coilovers. That's apples and oranges. That's like saying "I drove the Yugo and didn't care for it. I'm going to buy me a FD".
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 02:14 AM
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Im not comparing shocks to full coilovers. I am simply stating the fact that I personally do not like shock and spring combos, or shocks and coilover sleeves with the only height adjustment being the perches themselves. What I will compare later is the difference between certain coilovers and hopefully I can get some good info from this site. Im sorry if my wording confused you.
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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thanks fellas, im going to buy them right now
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