[Supras] Strut time!

[Jeff Mohler]

*heh*

Dont blame the relatively cheap cost for Koni's as being too much, cuz you
only paid $600 for the car.  If you wanna go THAT route, you could get a
"new" set of blown OEM struts from someone on the list for free+shipping.

But..konis are the way to go.  The cheapie KYBs wont work well, and Tokico's
stink in my opinion.

If you installed "new" OEM springs, Konis are super sweet when paired with
swaybars (cant do only struts and expect a world of difference..or only
swaybars..).  If you installed lowering or progressive springs, then NOTHING
short of the Koni yellows are going to solve your spring rate issues with
handling.

Go cheap, expect cheap.

90% firm up front, 75-80% rear..and you'll be pleased.

On 3/15/07, supraman88 <supraman88 at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> OK, Thanks to one of you guys, I have some nice, 'new' springs to put on
> my '88. Now, since the shocks are old, I figure while I have the springs
> off, might as well replace them! We had this discussion last summer, but
> I never got to it.
>
> Now, a few of you have told me to use Konis. I paid $600 for the car.
> The best price I can get on the Konis is $107 each! That's 2/3 of what
> the car cost!
>
> Bilsteins are just as bad. And Tokico Illuminas aren't any better
> pricewise. So, here's my options. I used to work at a CarQuest, and they
> still like me there, so I can get KYB Gr-2s <$40 each. That makes my
> cost <$160 all the way around. The Konis look like >$400, and the
> Illuminas are the same. I haven't gotten pricing for the standard
> Tokicos yet.  KYB AGX don't seem to be available for this car.
>
> Bearing in mind I would go UP TO $300, anybody have any ideas for a good
> shock in this range, or where I can get the mentioned items for this
> price? I'm going nutz on Google, and keep coming up within $$$ of each
> other.
>
> IIRC, someone here mentioned the Konis were about $75 each somewhere...
>
>
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