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kyb gr2's or tokico

Discussion in 'Stop, Drop & Roll' started by AtilioV, May 23, 2006.

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    AtilioV New Member

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    kyb gr2's or tokico

    kyb gr2's or tokico, which one is better that will work with some ground control coilovers???
    AtilioV, May 23, 2006
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    teevee247 Well-Known Member

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    They will both work with Ground Control's... but with the coilovers, i'd go with the Tokico HP's...
    teevee247, May 23, 2006
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    JLee TD05 3SGTE

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    I had Tokico Blues -- lifetime warranty, too. :)
    JLee, May 23, 2006
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    teevee247 Well-Known Member

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    I believe they both offer Lifetime Warranty
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    gr2's also good with ground control coilovers?
    Vibe, May 23, 2006
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    Wide Slip Angle New Member

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    The Tokicos are stiff, though. I have them on my '99 with S-techs and I cringe everytime I go over a bump.
    Wide Slip Angle, May 23, 2006
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    :lol :lol
    Vibe, May 23, 2006
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    The KYB GR-2's are closer to an OEM spec, they are sort of the middle ground between OEM and Tokico HP's... if you plan on going low with the coilovers though, i'd go with the Tokico's, but they both have a lifetime warranty, so even if the coilovers wear outt he KYB's... it's covered, hehe...
    teevee247, May 24, 2006
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    cool awesome, i think ill go wit the tokicos!! thanks guys!!:You_Rock_
    AtilioV, May 24, 2006
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    The Tokicos I had with Ground Controls blew out prematurely even though I didn't have that bad of a drop, but my KYBs worked fine. In fact, I'm still using them.
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    My old Corolla had Tokico's on it, been 1.5 years since they were isntalled and my brother still drives the car, and they still feel right...
    teevee247, May 24, 2006
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    yeah, seems lots of people have had premature failures with the Tokico's. I never had a problem with my KYB's. I loved my setup.:D
    gotarheels03, May 24, 2006
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    i guess its all about preference,anyways i had tokico on my car.
    xplicitcorolla99, May 24, 2006
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    is there any coilover that can drop it more than 3inches?? i rilli wanna slam it not just lower it.
    JunGLe ChiKen, May 26, 2006
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    hey Altilio...keep your stock struts(if they're not blown), once you swap them out - i want them. also, keep the strut boxes, if you don't mind...i'll be more than happy to drive down there and get everything. :)
    falnfenix, May 26, 2006
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    well i have tokico on the car ryt now, but the guy who i bought the coilovers from had then on stock struts, so they still on but i dunno if they blown or not, ill have them checked out wen i put them on in a month or so.
    AtilioV, May 26, 2006
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    oooh....nevermind, then.
    falnfenix, May 26, 2006
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    seems like I'm not the only one that had prematurely blown Tokico's...
    IS-Rolla, May 26, 2006
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    hrmmm...i'll think about it. are they rusty, or just sortof dirty from sitting outside?
    falnfenix, May 26, 2006
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    ONLY run konis with ground controls unless you like underdampening
    JspeXAE102, May 27, 2006
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    falnfenix Well-Known Member

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    awesome...i appreciate that. :)
    falnfenix, May 28, 2006
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    My stock suspension is shot, I really need to find some good struts. I'm looking for something that is quite a bit stiffer then stock and very compatible with H&R springs that are 1.5inch drop. What would you guys recommend?
    Barnacules, May 28, 2006
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    Nope - I lost one too. Replaced free under warranty, though - just had to pay shipping.
    JLee, May 28, 2006
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