i planning on getting some shocks to go with my teins. i want to get some feedback on which shock is better..ex quality,performance. thx

 

Everyone will say what they have is best......

Ive driven on both. IMHO..Tokicos. Have a nice day !

 

KYB-GR2 owner: get GR2's, they are sex0r!

Tokico Blues owner: OMG BLUES all the way~!

 

GR2s would have a little stiffer ride than the Tokicos

 

I have not tried KYB's, I have only ridden on Toks and they are fine as far as im concerned but I cant really compare them since ive only owned one brand. The KYB's should do everything the Toks do, some say they are better but at less cost. If I was to redo my suspension id either go with a complete JIC coilover suspension or a Tein coilover suspension. Id lean more toward the Tein due to the fact I can have a in-car remote to control the ride height from inside. That way if you have a heavy @ss system, your @ss end wont be lower then your front end

 

I think the Tein EDFC only controls the damper settings, not ride height...

 

.....I know what you mean...

 

I honestly havnt looked into it too well, so I cant really say yes you can or no your right, but I know for a fact you can control "something" from the inside. If its the dampening force, then so be it. Its still helps to have a stiffer strut in the back if you got more weight then intended back there.

 

I've just changed my tokico blues to GR-2's. And the G's just a tad softer. I've had the toks for about 3yrs now. I got lil tired of the rough ride so I thought the G's would help but not much at all. Hope this helps.

 

Never rode in a Max w/ Tok's. Heard they are pretty soft from some of the post and that they ride nice. But I have no complaints about the KYB's. I think they match up w/ the TEINS perfectly.

 

for how many miles you think the GR-2 can still be in good shape. I think the ride on my car just got rougher in the last couple of months.

 

I don't know how long the ride quality will last. I'm sure as time passes on the ride will get a bit rougher. But when my car had stock suspension I could tell that the ride quality got rougher from when it was new anyway.

 

Maximus, you are the only one that has real good experience with both. Please elaborate on the pro's and con's of each.

 

Besides online sites....anyplace in the D.C. areathat sells Tok's? Their homepage doesn't list distributors!!!

 

Best prices Ive seen are on Ebay

Btw.. I drove a few Maxes , before deciding. I drove Maximadaves car, and I have a friend with Tokicos..... I would suggest you do the same. I just think Gr2's are way to soft for me.... But you should do the test drive for yourself .....Springs will also makew a difference in ride quality.

 

Too soft is not bad around here. I doubt Escondido's largest potholes are as big as the small ones here in D.C.! Kloogy/anyone...will springs that are -1.3 inches or so create any tire rub or anything?

 

No rub here.... I know from experience, living in NYC for 20 years , that potholes here are nothing close to east coast...

 

I too have had both. i had tokicos for 2 yrs and they seemed rather bouncy with my eibach springs. after a year the performance decreased significantly. id say that i had maybe 70k on em. i bought the GR-2s brand new from a fellow org member who got rid of the max and never put em on. i can see where maximus says they are softer but it almost seems the the rebound is signifcantly diffferent in the 2. the tokicos were stiff and the bounced like hell. the GR-2s are in a sense softer on the down force but the rebound seems to resist more than the tokicos which makes the ride not as bouncy on my ****. i like the GR-2s over the tokicos. maybe i blew the hell out of my tokicos over time but i vouch for the GR-2s all the way.

will

 

i think im going to go with the gr2 because they are cheaper and perform somewhat the same. thanks for the help guys.

 

you wont be sorry!

will

 

Well said Will I originally got Koni adjustables, but didn't have the stock housing(Stupid of me to throw them out).So I return them for GR-2's.

 

Thank you Will and Kloogy. I am on the East Coast and we have to deal with potholes and road construction.

 

i read in the maxima general forums that both struts are bad.. i think his name was drewn and he had some site talking about shocks and springs.. i think it said something like kyb gr2s and tokicos both suck for my progress springs because the progress drop is over the recommended 1.5. The progress isa 1.7 drop and it settles close to 2 or to 2.. so yah.. my question is.. do you guys think itll be alright if i got tokicos or gr2s with my progress springs ( 1'7 f 1'5 r of course settles a bit lower) ? will the struts last for a long time on my so called "low springs".. and if so how many miles if you could estimate.. thx for whomever can shed some light on this for me