imported_kungfugrip

Does anyone here use these and run them on the stiffest setting possible... right now thats what i have them on but im afraid for my they will blow

imported_t_dot_SiR

you dont want the stiffest setting on toronto roads haha... trust me...

imported_alwaysoverkill

Ya, to give you an idea, most people on Honda-Tech go 1 full turn from full soft with rates near 400. Full stiff would be very hard for almost any spring.

imported_SaYjAiBaO

those koni's won't blow. they usually come with lifetime warranties anyways. my reds have been on full stiff for almost a year, still fine.

1sykcoupe

are tokico blues adjustable?

imported_360_vortex

nope...illuminas are

chris_si98

nope

StewPiddass

I usually run my yellows on full soft for in the front and half to 3/4 stiff in the rear for rotation... my rates are 400fr and 500rr

For Solo2 I usually run about 1/2 in front and full in the rear...

imported_JDMman

whats the main difference between tokico illuminas and koni yellows??

which are better?? why??

and over all which do you guys think is worth it??

i got a set of brand new h&r sports sitting in my room and im getting to the point soon where im gonnna have to buy some shocks and put those springs to use......

i was gonna go tokico illuminas but if koni yellows are better then i might just pay the bit extra for them..

actualy now that i think of it..... how much are tokico illuminas and how much are koni yellows?? lol... i know about a year ago i would see atleasat konis for sell alot in the group buy section.. seen illuminas once there... but i don't remember the prices...

imported_alwaysoverkill

Both are great shocks. I had Illuminas with H&R Sport and it was a great ride with good handling. The Illumina is 5 way adjustable and I oftened kept it at 4F and 5R. The valving is soft on 1 and firmer on 5, overall a very good shock

Koni Yellows are considered better and pretty much the best shock you can buy at under $1000 right now. They are adjustable, but it goes by turns rather then clicks. Yellows can handle springs up to 500-600lbs such as Ground-Control. soft to firm, overall probably alittle bit better then Illuminas but overkill unless you want to get stiff springs such as Ground-control

Price difference is about $200 with the Yellows being more expensive. Illuminas are all you need unless you've got the extra cash, then why not buy the best.

imported_kungfugrip

so what do u guys think is the best settings from full soft?
fronts = 1 full turn
rears = 3/4? but i got these heavy *** ****in subs in the back.. right now full stiff front and back dont feel to bad.. im mostly on the highway and hardly drive downtown

imported_nautica_t

here's a thought?
get rid of the car and the shocks and buy something else.
:P












j/p

imported_kungfugrip

shut up dent boy

imported_JDMman

from what i hear...."I HEAR".. so don't quote me on this.... illuminas and yellows are both adjustable... but koni yellows are adjustable without remove the shock from the car.. as where with tokico illuminas you have to remove the shock in order to ajust it..

is this true??

cause i can get illumias for 500cad flat... and yellows for 600cad flat... so id rather pay the extra $100 dollars to get the konis if this is true...

oh and does anyone know if these prices are good?? i havn't really shopped around but the illuminas price is ebay and the other is from an american site that is having a deal right now on shocks..

imported_kungfugrip

yea u can adjust the koni yellows without removing the shock.. dunno bout the other one tho

imported_alwaysoverkill

with those prices, just get the Yellows. They can be adjusted without removing them.

imported_95bluelx

illumina's can also be adjusted on car, the only adjustable shock/strut I know of that has to be off the car for adjustment is koni reds, yellows are adjustable on the car, illuminas adjust on car and so do KYB AGX. The american site with the deal on shock, you will have to pay serious border fees, when you buy from ebay most of the guys on there will ship your product as a gift which will save u large amounts at the border... in both cases the prices you quoted are not the actual price either of those will cost you. Illumina's on ebay are less than that anyway... get them from here, these guys are good my friend just ordered from them without a problem and they have the best price too. http://cgi.ebay.ca/TOKICO-ILLUMINA-S...QQcmdZViewItem

imported_alwaysoverkill

^^ that is a good seller but his estimates of $500 for illuminas are not far off at all. $340usd + $40usd shipping + $5usd insurance = $385usd which is about $450cdn. Figure in the possiblity of some duty and $500 estimate is good with a best case scenario being $450cdn.

Yellows would be Approx $500usd shipped meaning they would cost approx. $580cdn. I'd still go with the Yellows if the funds are there. So his estiamtes are pretty close with minmal room for customs. Just be sure to never, ever, ****ing ever, use UPS. Their brokerage fee's will pull down your pants right on your door step and **** you in the ***.

imported_JDMman

no ups eh... i'll keep that in mind....right now i need to see how much cash i can spend... im hopeing to spend some cash on konis... but i want the suspension so bad i might go with illuminas... but i think i might just be patient and wait for that extra 100-200 bucks to pay for the konis...

imported_2000Civic

Who has the best price on shocks in the GTA? Not online. (either illuminas or konis)