Tokico Premium Performance Shocks Shocks
Tokico Premium Performance Shocks Shocks
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[Jan 09, 2003]
mzmtg
Model Reviewed:
1995 Nissan Maxima
Strength:
Decent price, good OEM replacement
Weakness:
WAY too soft for use with performance springs I have the Toks combined with Eibach ProKit springs. The car is lowered about 1.5 inches front and rear. In short, these shocks are NOT up to the task of damping performance springs. The ride is very bouncy and feels very nervous on rough or broken surfaces. While these shocks are firmer than OEM, they do not have nearly enough rebound damping to control stiffer springs. These would make a good replacement to use with OEM springs, but they are inadequate for performance use. |
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[Nov 05, 2002]
MJGHONDA21
Model Reviewed:
2001 HONDA ACCORD 4CYL. 4 DR.
Strength:
HANDLED CURVES WITH NO PROBLEMS. GLIDES OVER BUMPS. FEELS A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN USING YOUR STOCK SHOCKS ESPECIALLY IF YOUR CAR IS LOWERED.
Weakness:
NO WEAKNESS JUST DAMN GOOD I AM VERY WELL SATISFIED WITH THE TOKICO BLUE PERFORMANCE I AM USING GROUND CONTROL COILOVERS WITH MY SET UP AND MY RIDE IS A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN THE STOCK SHOCKS.MY CAR SOARS OVER BUMPS LIKE IT AIN'T NOTHING AND CAN TAKE SHARP CURVES ALL DAY LONG WITH NO PROBLEM SO I HIGHLY RECOMMEND PEOPLE WITH 98-02 ACCORDS TO GO WITH TOKICO BLUE AND EIBACH GROUND CONTROL COILOVERS YOU WILL DEFINATELY ENJOY THE RIDE. Similar Products Used: TOKICO ILLUMINAS |
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[Aug 24, 2002]
sumac22
Model Reviewed:
1989 Ford Probe GT
Strength:
Improve handling, lessen torque steer problem and car felt more stable at high speed (80+MPH).
Weakness:
Did not dramatically improve handling over stock setup. Ride can be quite bouncy on some road surfaces. Ugly blue color paint scheme on struts. The Tockico Premium struts did help lessen the torque steer problem with the turbo charged Ford Probe GT. Handling improved a bit over stock setup. Ride quality is acceptable for daily commuting (I had Eibach Pro Kit spings with these struts). Similar Products Used: Stock setup |
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[Jul 27, 2002]
manny
Model Reviewed:
84 z28/86 taurus
Strength:
ride quality and responsiveness excellent compliance. They do the job right, keeping the tires on the pavement.
Weakness:
Sport Compact Idiots think a jarring overly firm ride means good handling I have used these shocks in a mundane 86 ford taurus and a highly modified Z28. They give excelent control and ride quality. They are quite firm when traversing dips and rises and give increased responsiveness when entering a turn. They also are wonderfully compliant over sharp-edged or fast bumps giving a non jarring ride and keeping the tires in contact with pavement. When i added these to a stock taurus with goodyear eagles the car actually became fun to drive ( thats right a taurus fun to drive). In my Z28 with eibach springs they ride very well keeping the car conrolled when putting its 400 HP to the ground. They are very responsive and smooth compared to the Koni reds i had previously. Similar Products Used: Koni, Biltein, KYB, Gabriel ( YUCK )OEM |
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[Jul 16, 2002]
Won Lee
Model Reviewed:
97 civic
Strength:
good price
Weakness:
do not use on vehicles w/ 2" or more drop i have tanabe springs and sway bars. great setup. ride quality is good. would not reccommend these struts on rice cars. |
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[Jun 26, 2002]
Mark Meister
Model Reviewed:
95' GS
Strength:
Flatter accerleration
Weakness:
High Speed sliding There fat Shocks. I installed them along with eibach pro-kit and they go together perfect. My car stays flat round turn and doesnt lift up anymore durrin accerlation. Similar Products Used: Stock Shocks |
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[May 11, 2002]
NeoBlack1108
Model Reviewed:
1998/Integra
Strength:
Good if you dont want performance?.....so basically nothing...except they are cheap.
Weakness:
If your vehicle is lowered, everything. Save your money and get some Koni adjustables. I''ve been using these for a while, right now my car is lowered about 2.5 inches sitting right above my 18" wheels. I''m using these with V-Spec coil-overs. The rear wheels dampin just fine but the front,where all the weight is, are horrible, if a dip in the road is comin up hold on to your seats, and on top of that the rebound and body roll are also poor. The only good application for these would be a replacement to stock shocks with no lowering whatsoever. These are NOT performance shocks. Similar Products Used: stock(only alittle bit worse and they were blown) |
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[Mar 20, 2002]
trellix78
Model Reviewed:
1992/Honda Civic LX
Strength:
Fit really well. They are really cheap.
Weakness:
Floaty, Soft, Too much apparent stiffness. I bought these shocks, along with Eibach Sportline springs and installed them all at the same time. These shocks are horrible for the EG Civic. It has horrible valving for my car. I spent a great deal of time trying to figure out if the Eibach springs were the cause of my horrible ride. Putting the stock springs back on confirmed that the Tokicos are badly designed for this car. They lean way too much and float like hell on the highway. I''m afraid to drive above 70mph with people in my car. To be fair, they handle S curves really well, but don''t feel safe at all. I''m saving to buy Bilsteins. I should''ve done that from the beginning. Similar Products Used: stock |
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[Feb 19, 2002]
Joe
Weakness:
Perfomrnace, relability JUNK! Have had these for less than a year and they are starting to leak. Car handles worse than with the stock shock! |
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[Feb 04, 2002]
Mark Raymond
Model Reviewed:
1989 325i
Strength:
good for the 1 month they worked.
Weakness:
need to replace every month These things stink. I''ve had them 1 month, and both rears have already been replaced under warranty(thank god!!) I should have bought Bilstein''s, period. These are cheap, pony up the extra cash for Bilstein''s or Koni''s. I regret being cheap :-( Similar Products Used: factory |