Lets talk struts.... Dropzone or Tokico Blue??

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:29 am

Ya I do. Buy some Tokico's and then try them tough guy.
Its easy to take someone elses word when they dont even own the same car as you. Ill stick with what Dodge thinks is best for our cars.

Automatic · Post by **Automatic** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:01 am

Looks like to me that Tokico strut is FTW. Does anybody know if using Tokico struts with Progress springs would be a good combo or Tokico struts with Eibach Sportline springs?

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:18 am

SlvrACR wrote:Ya I do. Buy some Tokico's and then try them tough guy.
Its easy to take someone elses word when they dont even own the same car as you. Ill stick with what Dodge thinks is best for our cars.

Yea I know... I was just about to ask if they used a neon/srt with different strut combos like the info he posted....

I was gonna get them anyways....

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 2:41 pm

I'm going with Tokico Blues and Progress Tech springs...nice even 1.8" drop (never seen a car with Progress springs sag in the back like some Eibach's and others do, even WITH a stereo in the back) and sounds like they handle great! I've talked to a few owners that had the same set-up and said the combo is perfect in their opinion. I've seen the set-up and I've listened to what they had to say...that's what my final choice came to

I've heard nothing but GOOD things about Tokicos, and have heard some good, some bad about KYB GRII's.

Tokico FTW!!!

sullygully · Post by **sullygully** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:24 pm

The expression "you get what you pay for" comes into play here

German engineering FTW

Automatic · Post by **Automatic** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:52 pm

supertrick_05 wrote:I'm going with Tokico Blues and Progress Tech springs...nice even 1.8" drop (never seen a car with Progress springs sag in the back like some Eibach's and others do, even WITH a stereo in the back) and sounds like they handle great! I've talked to a few owners that had the same set-up and said the combo is perfect in their opinion. I've seen the set-up and I've listened to what they had to say...that's what my final choice came to

I've heard nothing but GOOD things about Tokicos, and have heard some good, some bad about KYB GRII's.

Tokico FTW!!!

Ok by reading your post I guess going with the Tokico blues and progress tech springs is FTW. Thanks for the info supertrick_05.

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:50 pm

sullygully wrote:The expression "you get what you pay for" comes into play here

German engineering FTW

Edit: not worth my time

OB · Post by OB » Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:58 pm

sullygully wrote:The expression "you get what you pay for" comes into play here

German engineering FTW

the germans made the KW's that are so notorious for siezing due to... poor design. stereotyping isnt going to win arguements. it all comes down to the individual products. I have nothing against german companies or anything, but its not like theyre ALL perfect.

Tokico makes great suspension, they have racecars running them, and many, many people swear by them on the street.

anomalous0 · Post by **anomalous0** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:25 pm

I'm just about to upgrade to tokico blue's. Already have progress springs. I'll let you guys know how they work out. I also hear that the spring perches are a little higher on the tokico's than stock, almost like the SRT struts, which would be nice if I ever want to get better rims, and would explain why they're more compatible with lowering springs.

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:40 pm

Hell yeah man, post that shit up! That's the same set-up I'm doin...I wanna see more of what it looks like!

glasswars · Post by **glasswars** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:11 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-Drop ... otohosting

the dropzones.

anomalous0 · Post by **anomalous0** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 3:38 am

Well, I got the tokico HPs on with my progress springs. Turns out the perches are at stock height after all (what was I thinking?)
Ride quality feels a little bit stiffer, but smoother. A good way to explain it would be that you can feel more bumps in the road, but they're not as intrusive and jarring as on the stock struts. Granted, I had 65K miles on my stock struts AFAIK, but they weren't blown yet.
Best thing is that the ride feels MUCH more solid on the freeway, and braking has improved substantially. Cornering also seems slightly improved

lolelectricbluesxt · Post by **lolelectricbluesxt** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 3:47 am

I have the Tokico Blue's on H&R Sport Springs and I have to say that I love life.

Love it so much.

<3

magnus · Post by **magnus** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:29 am

How about the perch height of the KYB strut? Is that any different than the stock strut?

I would like to run 225/40/18 tires, instead of the 215/35/18 tire that must be used with stock suspension.

underway · Post by **underway** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:36 am

205/65/15 fits under the gr-2's no problems dont know how that compares in size with ur 18...