tokico or trd struts

alright im finally going to drop my car!

took gregs advice about either go coilovers, and have to do many attempts to get the drop right
or get new struts with and springs for a 1 time deal
(but i might go coilovers later on in the future)

now im debating on either tokico or trd struts
feedback please?

Depends what drop you wanna go with .... im thinking about just switching to a whole TRD setup !

cant tell you because i have dont drive a tc with those struts, but if it was me i'd go coilovers all the way.

Tokico;s John!

TuRD's sit lower...unless u want that!

ASk Kevin how he likes the TuRD struts!

I have the Tokico's...they are good shit!

A few of us SD heads have Tokico's and we all have no complaints. Kevin has TRD's and except for the piston of the front struts being more compressed when compared to the oem and Tokico's he has no complaints as well.

If you're planning to change it up again and go coilovers in the future, I would just save time and money and go with coilovers now. Just go with a reputable brand.

I have had Progress coilovers which I bought used and when it was installed in my car the rears made a rattling noise every time I hit a bump. Also when I would make a right turn to go up a driveway, the drivers side front makes a horrible grinding noise, not sure what caused it, but it definitely wasn't normal.

Then I sold the Progress for Ksports which were brand new, had some issues with those as well. First issue I had was coil bind when I make turns, it would make clunking sounds. I read that a way to solve it was to lubricate the point where the coil meets the top hat so I did that and it solved it. Second problem was that the fronts made a popping noise every time I turned. Reading around on ScionLife some people said it was normal, I brought it back to AutoFashion a few times to have them check it out, they tried everything they could but couldn't find out anything wrong with it. I got tired of it and sold them to Ryan (talagangcrazy) who I do not know if he's still having those problems or not, but I made sure to let him know of it before he purchased.

Now I'm rolling on Tokico's and S-techs, couldn't be more happier with my current set up.

If you want full coilovers, I'd look into getting some Tein SSP's, basics, H&R's, B&G's, HKS, etc.

Maybe I had bad luck with my experience with coilovers, I don't know to be honest but if I were to ever go back to coilovers, I would go with a higher end brand.

alright im convinced
tokicos look like the way to go without any complaints

which tokicos are reliable?
i was looking around and found out alot of peeps rolling in the hp tokicos

..and are tokicos + hotchkis = good combo?

TOKICOS!!!! All 3 of us have em and they are great. Trust me.

jayq760 wrote:

alright im convinced
tokicos look like the way to go without any complaints

which tokicos are reliable?
i was looking around and found out alot of peeps rolling in the hp tokicos

..and are tokicos + hotchkis = good combo?

How LOW you want to be?....

U saw my car I have the Progress Drop 1.8 ALL around.

The Hotchkis is 1.7 Front and like 1.9 Rear?....Then I heard bad things about Hotchkis Springs like they Rust or break...

Depends on how low u wanna go!....And also if you want to Upgrade to larger wheels too.

Let me help you out...


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOKICO-HP-STRUTS-SHOCKS-SET-05-07-SCION-TC_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1210Q7c39Q3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem350102293774QQitemZ350102293774




http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOKICO-HP-SHOCKS-05-07-SCION-TC-FULL-SET-OF-4_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1210Q7c39Q3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem360092128763QQitemZ360092128763

Actually 4 of us have Tokico's. Me, Chris, Greg, Andrew all have them. Greg and Andrew have Progress/Tokico combo, Chris has B+G/Tokico, and I have S-tech/Tokico.

greg: yeah i heard that about hotchkis..and the sitting of the progress on your ride is nice..i think imma consider it..same goes for stechs

chris: thank you! im looking into them

kenny: imma consider with stechs

so just to clarify what imma drop on now
tokicos + progress/stechs =

sounds great to me, i had the exact same problem with my k-sports kenny.

Yea when u gonna do this?

INSTALL MEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PoptartSD wrote:

sounds great to me, i had the exact same problem with my k-sports kenny.

I have a few buddy's that have Corolla's and they said the same too about the K-sports. Odd thing is that they all love Megan coilovers.

Good choice John. Man. A first time dropper. Havent did one of those in a while. You will love it i promise.

cant wait for this to pull through!
just gotta put the going out alot and spending dough on ice
for a while
but itll be worth it
hopefully within the next few weeks
if not..then by the end of the year (because i can be a lagger sometimes)
i promise to you all!

keep your eyes open
cause ill be asking you guys for help


the techs at my work wont hook it up with the installation
because they said its too much work for them..
bastards

jayq760 wrote:

the techs at my work wont hook it up with the installation
because they said its too much work for them..
bastards

B.S. w/ a Professional Lift and power tools...they can do it in an hour and 30mins...

Me along w/ a helper can do Spring Install 3hrs 30mins....NO power tools....NO lift!

Im rollin wit the hotchkis 1.7/1.9 on OEM and I wish I had sprung for some struts, but i digress. My look however is tight considering Im rollin on 18's. But even wit the OEM struts its a pretty good ride. Now I just need that dang rear sway. Anyone?

Threadjack.com oh well. We Fam. I told you progress. Some might say hostkis.

burly76 wrote:

Im rollin wit the hotchkis 1.7/1.9 on OEM and I wish I had sprung for some struts, but i digress. My look however is tight considering Im rollin on 18's. But even wit the OEM struts its a pretty good ride. Now I just need that dang rear sway. Anyone?

thread jacker

tokico strust are better.

whats the best place to get tokicos for my stechs? price wise?

The links above i posted. Nowhere has it cheaper unless you steal them, hahaha!

dasiknes803 wrote:

The links above i posted. Nowhere has it cheaper unless you steal them, hahaha!

i dont steal....i borrow

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dasiknes803 wrote:

The links above i posted. Nowhere has it cheaper unless you steal them, hahaha!

i dont steal....i borrow

And never give it back hahaha