I've done a search to get a specific answer on how the illuminas are better than the AGX's. I've been riding on Progress and agx's (rear), but had tokico blues up front. They both finally blew out, so im looking for a replacement set for the front.


I understand that the illuminas are the best and feel the most comfortable, but I am still not convinced on spending the extra 100 dollars for the illuminas vs the AGX's. I'm dropped on progress, so the front drop is about 1.5ish.


I'm planning to keep the car for another year or two, and i can settle for the 2nd best. But im worried about another blow-out.

Please post opinions if you have illuminas or agx's only. Keep your suspension questions for another thread, and I dont need any other recommendations for other struts or shocks...just how others feel w/the illuminas vs agx's.

Also, I am in Pennsylvania, so the roads are 3/10. Do i have to worry about a blowout within the next couple of years with the AGX's? Is the extra 100 dollars justifed for the illuminas?

Thank you for your responses. (d00df00d and Tom from NJ chime in)

 

bump for the knowledgable ones...

 

AGXs arent that bad of struts just in comparison to the Illuminas. You should be find on the AGX with a decent setting and like the ride. The winter months are comming up though . . .

 

ok listen to this, my boy had eibachs and and agxs on his max, car road pretty hard, but i wasnt sure of his settings. anyways he sold his car and i bought his eibach springs, now i have them with my illuminas, he road in them and was amazed. He couldnt believe how soft and smoothe the car rides, especially over bumps he didnt beleve they were the same springs he gave me.

plus i live in NYC and i put a beating on those struts man its been about 10k mies so far and its holding up real good. even the bent up strut from my accident isnt leaking, but obviously i had to replace it

 

what settings are your illuminas on? What setting are your AGX on?
what size tires were you both running?
same driving style when it comes to bumpy roads?

 

i currently live in philly pa and i have teins with illuminas. settings are 4 front and 5 rear and i love it. sometimes its bouncy when going over bumpy roads lol but i love the ride. thumbs up for illuminas

 

my agx are 2 in the front and 3 in the rear,

i dont know the settings my friend had on his AGX, but when you hit a bump on it, it would feel hard, like schock the whole car up.

i have 2545 i believe?? and 17s

 

welcome to philly. i have no idea why you would leave cali for philly, but hope to see you around.

 

its actually not bad here and here in pa no stupid smog and no limits set by stupid govertment on what u can do to your car.

 

philly isn't bad; im gonna try to set up a philly meet towards the end of september, so we can see your beast under the hood. Oh btw, get the best alarm system you can, gorilla lug locks for your rims, and the biggest fukcing club for your car.

 

a meet wouldnt be bad at all. i want to get to meet all the people from this area. and thanks for the heads up o nthe security thing. i am already a step ahead with shaved keyhole in all the door handles and the trunk but i am still sometimes scared to leave my car in some places.

 

how'd you wind up in philly?

 

well lets see. first there was dropping he car with a shipper that ships cars. then there was a plane. and then boom i was here 6 hours later. lol.

 

Wow you shipped the car from CA to PA? Would strapping it to the back of a u-hual cheaper?

 

yeah it was shipped. i was worried about it but it arrived in good condition. i just didnt feel like driving all across the us plus all the miles. i just took a trip to va and the total miles came out to 800 in 3 days. the thought of driving across the us and 3,000 some miles later, no thanks.

 

and i'm stuck here in stupid california ...