[Supras] [SOGI-TECH] Tokico struts

[Jeff Mohler]

Whats wrong with stock height stock springs, specifically?

You can -not- find a higher spring rate than stock, believe it or not.
 Theyre actually pretty strong, just CRAP STRUTS..OEM and Tokico,
you'll stop missing TEMS once you experience a truly good strut on
your car.

On 8/17/06, bonescom at bellsouth.net <bonescom at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Well, I don't really have that much interest in lowering the car.  I had considered some of the aftermarket springs only because of the lesser price than stock springs from the dealer.  The lowering that they do would have just been gravy.
>
> If what you've heard is true, I would have no issue in getting aftermarket stock height springs...if they exist and are of decent quality.
>
> Dana F
> >
> > From: "Ed Di Cristofaro" <edicristofaro at gmail.com>
> > Date: 2006/08/17 Thu AM 09:45:58 EDT
> > To: "Dana Franklin" <bonescom at bellsouth.net>
> > CC: "supras list" <supras at supras.com>,
> >         "sogi-tech at supracentral.com" <sogi-tech at supracentral.com>
> > Subject: Re: [SOGI-TECH] Tokico struts
> >
> > I destroyed a set of Tokicos, but I was using H&R springs.  I still have
> > Tokicos on the front with OEM springs now, no problems at all.
> >
> > They're just not that tolerant to lowering is what I've heard.
> >
> > Wow, I haven't posted in a while...
> >
> >
> > On 8/16/06, Dana Franklin <bonescom at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > I just read a thread from last month concerning the reliability of the
> > > Tokico struts.  I purchased a set of these 8 years ago for TEMS.  That
> > > was about 75K miles ago.  I've had no problem until about 6 months ago.
> > > I have one that started leaking and is finally blown.
> > >
> > > I'd like to replace the spings as well as the struts on all four
> > > corners.  I don't race or anything and would like to keep the TEMS
> > > working.  I assume the only other option I have is OEM struts, but I
> > > seem to recall those being stupid expensive!
> > >
> > > Any other suggestions?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dana Franklin a.k.a. "Bones"  87T
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