Shocks

Tom

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frolf said:
kokiko (spelling) are pretty chip.
Tokico? I don't think they are that cheap. Even the non adjustables are over $120 each.


If you are on a tite budget, just get some KYB Shocks from TireRack for about $60 each.
 
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kyb isn't a great company

buy some bilstien hd's - lifetime warranty so f u buy them once, u're done
invest in something good now and later on u won't have to worry
 

Ncntrl

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I agree that Shox.com is great. One thing I did do though... I like buying from bavauto.com, kinda like my all in one stop. They actually met the shox.com quote, so if you gets quotes from other places but like bavautos customer service dont be afraid to ask them to match it.

A note about Bilstien touring though...I live in the US and I just recieved my struts I order last October. They said Bilstein was moving a factory or something. Thing is, Bilstien kept saying "next week" instead of just saying "we have no idea". I finally got em and aam thrilled, though just be forwarned ;)
 

Ncntrl

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Touring vs sport

The touring shocks/struts only have 15% more stiffness to them. I read that the sport shocks are really tight, and if your not changing the springs it might not be worth it anyway.

My thought in buying the touring was I would get a semi-factory ride, with a little more stiffness.

Now that they are installed, this seems to be true and I am thrilled to death!

Overall it was really easy to do as well; though the last person who did them put a washer in wrong, so for the last 6 months that explains why my car pulled to one side. Now all is fixed :)
 
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i agree with ncntrl, my car feels extremely sporty without lowering it. it literally feels like it is lowered and really does handle better. night and day if you asked me. oh yeah, i also knew that about bilstein... my shocks basically were on backorder, and it took 2 weeks to get to me. it's all good though, once i got em in, all was great!!!
 


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