opinions on this set up

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:40 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOKICO-H ... QQtcZphoto

i know this popped up b4...but for the price i don't think i can pass it up....i don't want a huge drop so i think this fits for waht i'm looking for....

how well do you think these will ride and how long will they last? and also do you think they will have a mount for a rear sway bar?

i had goldline lowering springs on stock struts on my 1st gen and completely hated it...i don't wanna relive that....as to why i haven't even lowed my 2gn....

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:55 am

Tokico has as good a rep as any other company save Koni around here. Konis being highly prized of course. I don't see why they coudln't come up with a decent spring. If they are sellin' to the tuner crowd, they will have sway bar tabs. Go for it. I'll sell you my stock sways on the cheap in a few weeks/months...

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:08 am

Hmmm I might consider doing this..... but its eBay... Ebay scares me at times. $420 shipped, for 1.4 all around. hmmmm That would look nice. You could run 1.4 on stock struts though. Just get eibach pro kit for $200 and your set.

But damn, tokico hp struts are nice! That setup will last a long time and look great. Now I am considering this. I have $145 in my PayPal account so it will be even cheaper! AGHHHH decisions suck!
Specially when you are poor.
Forgive my rambling

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:30 am

don't be stealing my auction i might buy hahah.....this is the second or third time i seen them on there...so i'm sure there will be more either way haha....i'm really really thinkin about buying them

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:13 am

Theres 5 available... But yeah they come out with these ausctions all the time. I think we should both doet! I am gonna make my decision later today.

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:17 am

DO IT! I wanna' know too. Just for my info. I'm going coilover after this setup is done.

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:01 pm

yea i think by the end of the week i'll have decided for sure

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:43 pm

how well do you think these will ride and how long will they last?

I asked the seller if they had some kind of warranty...

I am probably gonna get this setup. Those are the same struts on Howell, correct? The Tokico Hp blues. Nice struts

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:41 pm

I jsut got done ordering them! Can't wait to get them and put them on this Spring Break!

ilpadrino · Post by **ilpadrino** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:55 am

Good luck, man! They look to be good.

I got the struts and they've been great to me--if that means anything.

Project Draven · Post by **Project Draven** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:12 pm

I found the same set up on ebay saying 374 shipped. I am thinking about gettin those myself cause my strut on the right is blown!

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:09 pm

Doet! I had $150 in my PayPal account so it made it even cheaper!

Project Draven · Post by **Project Draven** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:31 am

The Tokicos have the bracket for the rear sway bar right?

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:36 am

Yup, they should.

Knoxville_R/T · Post by **Knoxville_R/T** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:35 pm

Yeah mine have them. Only one problem with them. You either need camber bolts or to have the holes slotted for an allignment. I just had them slotted. Not a big deal at all. Now I got mine when they first came out, so they might have fixed that problem.
By no means let that discourage you from them b/c I love them with my eibach pro(1.5" drop).
-Brian

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:38 pm

That camber problem goes for ANY lowered Neon without coilovers dudes.............mine too.

Project Draven · Post by **Project Draven** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:01 pm

I will slot mine before I put them in.
Anyone know where I can get some strut mounts cheap? My right front is bad!

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:25 pm

MOPAR # 5272226 - $47.60 MSRP

Project Draven · Post by **Project Draven** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:05 pm

Where the heck do you guys go to get these part numbers?? All I find it mopar performance numbers!
Thanks grambo!

Wisher2 · Post by **Wisher2** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:33 pm

https://www.dodgeparts.com/oe_parts_cat ... 12a69207a9
Go there and just do some searchin

Project Draven · Post by **Project Draven** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:45 pm

Thats awesome! Thanx wisher!

Wisher2 · Post by **Wisher2** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:49 pm

No Problem

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:24 am

I had the PN cuz i wanted to buy two of them to keep an extra set of suspension built and ready to go. Easy change out.

Wisher2 · Post by **Wisher2** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:40 am

Hey in my 97 I am going to put some suspension on pretty soon (koni & H&R race springs).....I was wondering because I am going to go the route of getting new mounts and bearings and bumps. ? is....If I get the competition bumps should I still cut them down for the spring setup or just leave them because they are stock for koni sports anyways?

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:44 am

Cut em' or you'll be ridin' on them constantly and your Koni's will neevr do any of the work you are hoping they will do.

Wisher2 · Post by **Wisher2** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:01 am

In half or 1/3 or what.......What if instead I got some poly bumps from like energy suspension....or would the poly's be way to harsh.
The poly's are like half the size of stock

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:22 am

You could hit the Eibach website and they have pdf. files with instructions for installing their products. Use their guidelines for the cutting. Lemme' check real quick cuz i want to slot some struts this weekend and i have their camber kits................I'll get right back.................ok I'm back.pdf's are gone. called customer support and they said around .75 from the BOTTOM of the stop. I would go lmore like .65........I did about 1/2" bump stop but I got Sportlines = stiffer. Have fun dude.

Wisher2 · Post by **Wisher2** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:37 am

The H&R race springs are supposed to be hella stiff and with the Koni's on low to medium they should be ok at half then......Thanks for the help

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:49 am

Sure dude. My dad had H&R's on his 300M Special with Koni's. They were pretty damn stiff, your right. So .75 might be your best bet. (I've trimmed em' through the spring when I made em' too big and was too lazy to take the whole car apart)

excaliberneon · Post by **excaliberneon** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:06 pm

So, I just clicked on and it says he's got 10 of these. Are these direct bolt on replacements for stock suspension.

I am currently running stock struts with '97 ACR springs which have about 140k on them now. One strut is blown...boy do I need these!

Is there any feedback on these Tokico's yet?