I used to feel the Tokico's were too soft until I went to stiffer springs
and it turned out perfectly. The shocks are there only to restrict upward
and downward movement not to hold the car up. My car runs in ESP and is not
stock. It takes me just 30 seconds to adjust the whole car. I'm just
having a hard time seeing why Koni's are said to be so great and all I hear
are people breaking them. Until mine break, I'll beat on them every day.
Bilsteins have a great reputation though. Good luck on your suspension.
Kirk
-----Original Message-----
From: Kit Wetzler [mailto:kitwetzler@mindspring.com]
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 10:39 AM
To: Kirk Meline
Cc: 'jes@rx7.org'; ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Koni shock question
Kirk Meline wrote:
>
> Why don't you just buy some Tokico's and not worry about breaking,
screwing
> with the settings, leaks, etc? Those Konis always seem to be breaking.
> Just my observation.
and risk the adjustors breaking off, and the seals blowing out and fluid
barfing all over your driveway? :) I've had really bad luck with
Tokico's on my cars. The Illuminas are not revalveable and aren't stiff
enough for use with coilovers, but they work ok for stock class. The
Blues are basically worthless. I really like Konis, but Bilsteins are
probably the best in terms of longevity.
-kit
97 m3, w/ H&R coilovers that use a somewhat bilstein-ish strut
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