kyb or tokico

by **redgen1** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:41 pm

as the title suggests, tokico blues or kyg g-2s ? i need new struts soon.. an after some intial research i cant decide which is better, i know a lot of you guys use tokico's tho... input?

by **ThatVietGuy** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:58 pm

Tokico because they're stiffer (according to everyone here, anyway).

by **redgen1** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:00 pm

thats what im lookin for : )

by **Jakecallun20** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:02 pm

I would go with Tokico I've heard a lot of good things about them on here and other places. Never heard anything about KYB.

by **Ruski** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:10 pm

Tokico, kyb are oem replacement (specs) Tokico are stiffer like stated

by **unbalancedwood** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:22 pm

Tokico, and ill install them for you/help if you pay for my gas and food, lol.

Holla if you need help man!

$320shipped

or you could buy Ruski's lol

by **LatinUSMC** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:10 pm

heres a 3rd party website comparing all brands:
http://www.carreview.com/cat/suspension ... 80crx.aspx
i vouch fot KYB gr-2 since im selling two fronts i bought and dont need them:
copied this from an old discussion about these:
the KYB struts are used about 5k i got both of them from another member here for 110 (80 bucks new each) i think he got coilover upgrade. seems fair to me. i am loosing money but not biggie to hook up a sg members.. and make some of the money back.
heres a tire rack link so you can compare price:
http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/Susp ... &brand=all
and the trd springs used from yet another member for 100..im in no hurry to sell thyre in storage
i bought them thinking it was all 4 struts(noobie mistake)
i have # 334245 and #334246
http://www.kybshocksonline.com/SearchRe ... IA=1375309
heres some reviews:
http://www.carreview.com/mfr/kyb/shocks ... rx.aspx#OW

by **SleeperSolara** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:32 am

I got my other 3 from: http://www.gripmotorsports.com/

by **redgen1** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:04 am

haha awesome, thanks guys for all the input.

adam ill keep you posted on that - it will be a spring porject probably, but maybe i can plan it around a weekend that we through a party or something and you can roll up here

by **bronzemaxell** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:24 am

redgen1 wrote:haha awesome, thanks guys for all the input.

adam ill keep you posted on that - it will be a spring porject probably, but maybe i can plan it around a weekend that we through a party or something and you can roll up here

i have kyb gr2 and eibach on my 94 camry a couple years ago, and the ride was harsh due to stiffer spring

and recently i bought the tokico for my 99 solara, kept the oem spring, love it, ride stiffer, no floaty feel, and stick to ground, but yet not harsh at all.

by **Ruski** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:53 am

unbalancedwood wrote:Tokico, and ill install them for you/help if you pay for my gas and food, lol.

Holla if you need help man!

$320shipped

or you could buy Ruski's lol

Def get Tokico cant go wrong, About my struts Adam thats a whole nother story :lol:

But i would be glad to help redgen out with the instal as well, crap i got nothing better to do :drinking:

by **akora12** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:02 am

I'll stick by my kyb's any day. However, I wanted to keep the OEM ride as much as possible.

by **bullet3z** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:26 am

Did anyone have any problems running the Tokico's with the factory springs? I do not want to lower my car but I would like a little more stability while going around bends.

by **bronzemaxell** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:13 pm

bullet3z wrote:Did anyone have any problems running the Tokico's with the factory springs? I do not want to lower my car but I would like a little more stability while going around bends.

that is the setup i have now, i do recommend changing the struct mounts and struct boots, and the rubber insulator where the spring meets the strut as they should be worn as well.

it doesn't lower the car, but stiffen the car a little bit, just feel like drivign a new car.

here is MY personal rating from 0 to 10, where 0 being soft/floating, 10 being harsh/stiff

oem spring + oem struct = 2
oem spring + tokico = 6
eibach spring + kyb-gr2 = 10
eibach spring + tokico = 9

eibach spring very good for corning, but too stiff for me as a daily driver

by **Jakecallun20** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:36 pm

bronzemaxell wrote:
bullet3z wrote:Did anyone have any problems running the Tokico's with the factory springs? I do not want to lower my car but I would like a little more stability while going around bends.

that is the setup i have now, i do recommend changing the struct mounts and struct boots, and the rubber insulator where the spring meets the strut as they should be worn as well.

it doesn't lower the car, but stiffen the car a little bit, just feel like drivign a new car.

here is MY personal rating from 0 to 10, where 0 being soft/floating, 10 being harsh/stiff

oem spring + oem struct = 2
oem spring + tokico = 6
eibach spring + kyb-gr2 = 10
eibach spring + tokico = 9

eibach spring very good for corning, but too stiff for me as a daily driver

what about tein springs with tokico?

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