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Im on Tein SS's. Was around 1700 AUD, or somewhere around 1300-1400 USD depending on the exchange. I love them.
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JDQCIVIC4DR · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:25 am Post subject:

tokico blue arent that bad.... lasted 2years and a half now they are shot in my ef ( front only going to get KYB-AGX adjustable shocks. tokico blue in my ej still alive 10 years KYB-AGX adjustable shocks in the rear. springs that im happy with are eibach nice ride not too bouncey not too stiff. neuspeed race and sports springs, intrax, jamex, rs'r not much luck with those after a year they settle too low. weapon R coil overs too soft...
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Xian · Regular User Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 67

Not trying to call you out but how do you know your shocks are blown? Short of them leaking or having a bent shock shaft there's not a way to tell if they're worn out short of putting them on a shock dyno. FWIW, if you really are going thru shocks every 2.5 yrs, I'd suggest looking at some off the shelf Koni Sports. They seem to last and last AND have a lifetime warranty for street use. Hell, Koni's last in race environments longer than you're getting out of street shocks.

Oh, and last, the KYB's don't do well at lowering... they tend to blow seals and leak in fairly short order.
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~Sp33~ · Site Admin Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2415

Depending on how bad they are, you can tell by just pushing down on each corner of the car and watching how long it takes to stop the rebound.

Imprecise but effective.
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Xian · Regular User Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 67

Ummm... no. Wink

Sorry, but seriously that really isn't nearly accurate enough to tell you what you need to know about shock valving and current performance.

I took a factory tour with Lee Grimes at Koni NA's facility in Ohio a couple years back (Lee's a great guy and a local fixture at big race events in the SE and also on one of the other forums I frequent). Lee handles the performance end of things for Koni in the US market... he always jokes about folks bouncing a corner of their car to see how the shocks are working... his opinion is "You may as well lick 'em since it'll tell you about as much" Laughing

edit & PS:

If your shocks are COMPLETELY blown then yes, the car will simply bounce anytime it hits a bump. Typically street shocks don't reach this level of wear unless you're talking about a 20+ year old Cadillac on stock shocks at which point you'd know the entire suspension needs a rebuild anyway Wink

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JDQCIVIC4DR · Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 5:21 pm Post subject:

its koo my shocks takes a while for it to rebound might not be fully shot yet but getting there people that ride or drive my ef say that my shocks are shot too you can feel every small bump on the road but the rear are fine kinda stiff. goes the same for my cousin DA his tokico blue lasted close to 2 years. you can push the shock down and stays down he changed to fuctions coil over kit very happy. still debating what to do with the ef needs a lot of work done rear bushings, alignment, new exhaust, over heating, install turbo kit, body work, since i lend to my cousin i really dont drive it, might sell it hopefully 2,000 bucks sounds reasonable for BAR b16 w a/c really cold, power steering, just get a 88DX w 91 tail lights =) w 14inchs hub caps sleeper.
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ed3tsmith · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:46 am Post subject:

LsdailySedan · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:19 pm Post subject:

what would your guys opinion be for an aggressive daily? but i still want smoothness none of that megan coilover track shit i have on my 240 that rides fucking solid basically

i'm looking at spring/shock combos but not sure with what to go with for an aggressive lower but still got that smooth ride.

thanks guys