Car bouncing to much
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Car bouncing to much
ok Question,
If my car bounces too much, does that mean i need new shocks or new springs???????
Thanks ahead of time
If my car bounces too much, does that mean i need new shocks or new springs???????
Thanks ahead of time
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If you've dropped your car with stiffer springs then getting stiffer shocks will help the car to have a better ride (handling and comfort).
If you haven't lowered your car and thought about it, it might be a good time to consider it since the labor cost to replace those will be the same.
I've heard that Tokico shocks & Struts position is about 1/2 inch lower than stock if you want something very slight.
If you've dropped your car with stiffer springs then getting stiffer shocks will help the car to have a better ride (handling and comfort).
If you haven't lowered your car and thought about it, it might be a good time to consider it since the labor cost to replace those will be the same.
I've heard that Tokico shocks & Struts position is about 1/2 inch lower than stock if you want something very slight.
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I NEED HELP ON THAT. I HAVE 96TL. SO WHEN U BUY THE SHOCKS. THE STRUTS DONT COME WITH IT? SO IS IT SOLD SEPARTELY? IF U HAVE THE SPRINGS AND SHOCKS ON.. IS IT IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE STRUTS TOO? THANKS FOR THE HELP
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ankii: shocks and struts are basically the same thing, but some cars have struts and some have shocks instead of struts.
our car has struts, you can just buy struts, if you want you can buy a coilover suspension that has struts and coilovers attached (basically an all in one deal) you can also buy struts and get springs seperatly , when they install the struts they will install the springs too.
our car has struts, you can just buy struts, if you want you can buy a coilover suspension that has struts and coilovers attached (basically an all in one deal) you can also buy struts and get springs seperatly , when they install the struts they will install the springs too.
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SO THE STRUTS ARE THE ONE THAT GOES INTO THE SPRINGS??? I THOUGHT ALL THIS TIME THOSE WAS SHOCKS. BUT ON OUR CAR THEY ARE CALLED STRUTS? IF I AM RIGHT THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
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HEY I JUST CALLED GROUND CONTR. TALK TO THIS GUY. HE SAID THAT HE HAS ADJUSTABLE ALUMINUM TOKICO FOR 476.00 (ALL 4) AND KYB FOR 368.00..AND ADJUSTABLE KONI FOR 580.00.. PLUS ANOTHER 100.00 FOR OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT NEEDS TO GO ON TO IT IN ORDER FOR THE KONI TO WORK. I ASK WHAT IS BEST. THE MAN SAID THAT THE TOKICO DO PRETTY GOOD. PROBABLY THE BEST SELLING RIGHT NOW. I NEED THE ADJUSTABLES. WHAT U THINK? OR WHAT ONE WOULD U GO FOR?
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HEY I JUST CALLED GROUND CONTR. TALK TO THIS GUY. HE SAID THAT HE HAS ADJUSTABLE ALUMINUM TOKICO FOR 476.00 (ALL 4) AND KYB FOR 368.00..AND ADJUSTABLE KONI FOR 580.00.. PLUS ANOTHER 100.00 FOR OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT NEEDS TO GO ON TO IT IN ORDER FOR THE KONI TO WORK. I ASK WHAT IS BEST. THE MAN SAID THAT THE TOKICO DO PRETTY GOOD. PROBABLY THE BEST SELLING RIGHT NOW. I NEED THE ADJUSTABLES. WHAT U THINK? OR WHAT ONE WOULD U GO FOR?
HEY I JUST CALLED GROUND CONTR. TALK TO THIS GUY. HE SAID THAT HE HAS ADJUSTABLE ALUMINUM TOKICO FOR 476.00 (ALL 4) AND KYB FOR 368.00..AND ADJUSTABLE KONI FOR 580.00.. PLUS ANOTHER 100.00 FOR OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT NEEDS TO GO ON TO IT IN ORDER FOR THE KONI TO WORK. I ASK WHAT IS BEST. THE MAN SAID THAT THE TOKICO DO PRETTY GOOD. PROBABLY THE BEST SELLING RIGHT NOW. I NEED THE ADJUSTABLES. WHAT U THINK? OR WHAT ONE WOULD U GO FOR?
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got them from this site...... www.autocarparts.com They seem to have the best prices on this stuff, and shipping was really quick. No, I have them on my AV6, but I doubt that the ones for the TL are anymore expensive. I know the AV6 part number is the same as the TL-TL-S part number in the current gen, so I can't imagine they cost anymore for the 1st gen Tl....
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I just looked on the site and it doesn't look like tokico makes a strut for the first gen, unless I missed something. Try www.shox.com they have pretty decent prices too.
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THANKS.. I THINK I AM GOING WITH KYB AGX ADJUSTABLES. TALK TO GROUND CONTROL. YEA I KNOW ITS CHEAPER. BUT I AM BROKE RIGHT NOW. AND I CANT HANDLE THE BOUNCING. ITS KILLING MY CAR. EVERYTHING STARTING TO FALL APART.. JUST BECAUSE I DROPPED IT. AND NO SHOCKS. I DONT RIDE MY CAR RUFF. JUST TO GET TO POINT A AND B. NO RACING OR ANYTHING. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP
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