shlammed

I'm one of those idiots that never does things right the first time...so now im in the market for new shocks. How to Tokico Blues compare to Koni Reds? I mean, I know Koni's are better, but are the Tokico's brutally worse, or just not as good?

imported_Torrey

I had tokico blues and never had a problem with them.

I had them with the eibach prokit and then with H&R's and they were fine.

shlammed

my car is a lot lower then a prokit though.

punkindrublic

i have neuspeed race springs with stock shocks... just buy some used stock shocks and save the coin... LOL

someday i will get real shocks though

shlammed

lol no thanks...i have sportlines on kyb gr2's and it started riding **** all of a sudden but people are telling me its not my shocks. the car doesnt float like a cadillac, but when i change lanes and go over uneven roads it kinda wiggles or floats but side to side. i dunno wtf it is its pissing me off. so far i was told to check bolts...get an alignment...etc

shlammed

also, when driving really fast and hitting little bumps on the 401 my car kinda moves side to side as well

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

you have front end problems... tie rods most likely, but it could be ball joints too... don't blame your shocks just yet... your alignment is most likely changing which is why your car wanders.

shlammed

so do you mean adjustments or replacements are gonna be required?

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

well, test to see what part of your front end is gone... then replace as necessary

imported_BoOsTd

Tokico Blues good bank for your buck, im lowerd 2" on them, and it rides very close to stock, the stay planted nice, and rebound is nil...

marcus

dropzone

marcus

sorry i fell asleep on my keyboard

cosmic zx2

no problem... i fixed it for you

shlammed

if it ended up being tie rods or balljoints...are either expensive to replace?

punkindrublic

there are more expensive things to fix on your car... but also many cheaper to fix

shlammed

two new things...my tires are 175/70/R13 not whatever it was i said before...and #2 i just read in the haynes manual that if the upper ball joint is worn u gotta replace the whole upper arm damnit.

punkindrublic

that is correct... the lower ball joints can be changed by themself however

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

upper ball joints are not ones to frequently wear, but your car is older so you never know.

punkindrublic

mine are still factory originals from 93...

shlammed

im hoping it's an alignment/small tires/not balanced tires problem but i highly doubt it...anyways ill bring it to an alignment shop soon and get them to check my suspension out