Tokico Blues
07-21-2010, 06:25 PM
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Tokico Blues
Hey, is anybody running these? I am thinking about getting these along with some sort of lowering spring. Trying to piece together a better setup than stock without blowing out the wallet (aka coilovers). I already have the progress swaybar, not installed yet.
07-21-2010, 06:46 PM
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Cool! Were they easy to install? I read the Koni Yellow Tech guide on here and was like, damn, that's a lot of drilling, draining, etc. Do the Tokico's come prepped already so you just add the spring, compress, bolt on strut mounts, then bolt to car? Obviously making it sound easier than it is but you get the point!
07-21-2010, 08:09 PM
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Cool! Were they easy to install? I read the Koni Yellow Tech guide on here and was like, damn, that's a lot of drilling, draining, etc. Do the Tokico's come prepped already so you just add the spring, compress, bolt on strut mounts, then bolt to car? Obviously making it sound easier than it is but you get the point!
http://www.club-tc.com/forums/suspen...k-install.html
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07-21-2010, 08:26 PM
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That's what I wanted to hear. I have done some research on springs but not enough to reach a final decision. I don't want too low so I was thinking Eibach Pros but probably not. I have read some good stuff on Swift springs but going after Tein's is not a bad idea, especially since they are proven over and over again.
07-21-2010, 08:34 PM
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To be honest, not really too low. Like I said, the drop of the pros would be enough but the Swift springs so awesome! I just don't want to have to buy adjustable camber plates, etc because I went too low. So, I guess I will be okay with Swift to get my alignment back to near factory settings.
07-21-2010, 08:40 PM
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with any drop you get you'll need an alignment no matter what to fix your ish.........i'm on stech right now with negative camber and my wear is even.....as long as your toe is on point you should be good
07-22-2010, 01:11 PM
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awesome! I think I will definitely be getting the Tokico's soon (hopefully) and I will do a little more research for springs. The stock suspension is awful. The amt of body roll is a joke and you cannot take a corner worth a damn. I cannot wait to get all this stuff put on my car!
07-23-2010, 03:33 PM
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awesome! I think I will definitely be getting the Tokico's soon (hopefully) and I will do a little more research for springs. The stock suspension is awful. The amt of body roll is a joke and you cannot take a corner worth a damn. I cannot wait to get all this stuff put on my car!
I like them as shocks, they do well on the autocross courses. Great on Daily driving also. For not wanting to be too low look at TRD, Vogtland, H&R Sport, Eibach Prokit or maybe even Progress. Don't know much about the Swift springs you mentioned. But I'm biased more towards handling/auto-x performance when it comes to springs
And for me, it seemed like the Progress sway made the biggest difference for handling when I had it. Killed most of the body roll in the rear and made the car fun to drive. Good choice
A setup like this paired with a decent set of tires, and you'll love how the car handles.
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07-23-2010, 04:07 PM
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Good idea on not wanting to go too low. Dropping much more than 1.5", the car does not handle well when pushed. I wouldn't go with Tein, unless you went with their coilovers. I've had S-Techs and H-Techs w/Tokicos and neither handled well. They were not bad for daily driving around town though. Currently running Hotchkis with Tokicos and it doesn't handle bad, but it's not great (more positive camber under cornering than I would like).
I like them as shocks, they do well on the autocross courses. Great on Daily driving also. For not wanting to be too low look at TRD, Vogtland, H&R Sport, Eibach Prokit or maybe even Progress. Don't know much about the Swift springs you mentioned. But I'm biased more towards handling/auto-x performance when it comes to springs
And for me, it seemed like the Progress sway made the biggest difference for handling when I had it. Killed most of the body roll in the rear and made the car fun to drive. Good choice A setup like this paired with a decent set of tires, and you'll love how the car handles.
I like them as shocks, they do well on the autocross courses. Great on Daily driving also. For not wanting to be too low look at TRD, Vogtland, H&R Sport, Eibach Prokit or maybe even Progress. Don't know much about the Swift springs you mentioned. But I'm biased more towards handling/auto-x performance when it comes to springs
And for me, it seemed like the Progress sway made the biggest difference for handling when I had it. Killed most of the body roll in the rear and made the car fun to drive. Good choice
A setup like this paired with a decent set of tires, and you'll love how the car handles.