I can get a set for $300 shipped. Is this a good price and how is the product compared to other manufacturers?

 

depends on what type of spring you are using them with. Tokico's dont like low springs.

 

NISMO is rigt on this one,I have h&r's cut 1 coil in front an
only half a coil in back with the tokicos.Well lets just say
I have had numerous complaints from rear seat passenges about
the possibilty of vomiting lol.I hate these springs with a passion
I had them on my old accord an they were horrible then too.they are
just so damn soft its not even comfortable.

 

I have Tokicos and I had Sprint springs, but now I have Eibachs.

From the experiences of my self and others, it seems that they would be great with the stock springs, but they suck with aftermarket lowering springs.

 

I have H&Rs and Tok Blues. They are fine. However, drop the car more than 2 inches, and you'll experiecne the bounces from hell! H&Rs drop your car 1.4 inches at the most. Cut a coil to make a bigger drop, well . . . . .

DW

 

Tokico + eibach = bumby ride but good handling.

 

= poor dampening

I have H&R/Tokicos. They are no fun going over bumps.

 

$300 is a great deal by the way. I got mine from a CustomMaxima group deal for $330 shipped.

DW

 

...are they better than stock shocks/struts? I'm using Eibachs + OEM shocks/struts right now, need new ones asap and wanted to get the Toks. Sounds like you guys don't like the aftermarket springs + Toks but if they're better than the stock ones I'll still probably go with it.

Unfortunately, I don't have a direct replacement alternative (no 5th gen aftermarket shocks yet except for the Toks).

 

This post should trip a bunch of people out.


Why do you guys buy that cheap a$$$$ shock Tokico, when you guys remove your front wheel notice that on your stock shock it says Tokico Japan. If our stock shocks were strong enough to last with aftermarket springs then we would not be spending money on shocks. Dont spend $300 on cheap shocks pay the extra $80 and get some KYB adj or Koni yellows, they come with lifetime warranty.

 

Tokicos are good to replace the OEM struts but do not last very long if you use them w. lowering springs.

For some reason, they last relaly long on the 3rd gens. I had my Tokicos on for 90k miles on my 3rd gen and they are still going good.

 

Tokico HP (blue) aren't valved for higher sprung springs. The height has nothing to do with it. It's just that lower springs generally have higher spring rates.

 

Cattman modified the KYB AGX to fit directly on a 5th gen, and emax95 has them on his car. Those would be much better than the Toks, you could ask him how they worked out.

 

I was gonna say if you decided to go with the Tok's, you could buy my brand new set for $275........but I see you have a 2k so

 

Yeah, I know about Cattman. I already asked emax95 in a related post in the 5th gen forum. Thanks for the head up though. However,

1) the KYB's would not be warrantied because of the "doctoring" and because it was not made for the car.
2) I need them now and the KYB's are still not proven yet.
3) difference in price $300-$310 compared to $565

I'm just trying to do some DD to see if the Toks would work out.

 

i had my toks for a year now and have no complaints. With h&r's i feel they are great, but if you are going lower than choose a diffrent strut. im not complaining either way cause i got them new for 225

 

Did U know KYB stands for Kayaba? Kayaba is also a OE supplier to Nissan. Head to head Tokico is a much superior product than a KYB. Both aftermarket offerings are a performance upgrade over stock. Both are designed with OE specs in mind. Tokicos are a twin tube "true" gas, KYB a mono tube high pressure. Tokico$ be a great, KYB's be a great value. Springs absorb the energy, shocks control the relese of the energy from the spring.

 

had tokico+H&R combo on my 96. the ride is alright but only last around 13k miles.

btw, where did u guys got ur tokicos at and how much? i need a set for my 02. thx.

 

This post should trip you out.

Yes, the OEM struts are made by Tokico. But, they ARE NOT THE SAME as the blue HP model struts available aftermarket. Tokico is an OEM supplier for several manufacturers, but that is all TOTALLY SEPERATE from their aftermarket parts.

Just because it has the same name on it, does not mean it is the same.

 

my friend has them on his civic with ground control coilovers, they suck!!! his ride is too soft and his car bottoms out alot.