dark inspire

Alright. My front OEM struts are on their way out and I am lookin to replace them in the near future. I do not have a lot of money to spend on them so I am either thinking of going with the Tokico HP Blues, or the Tokico Illumina's. I wanted to know whether it is better to get all 4 struts replaced, in that case i would have to get the Tokico Blues, or if it was alright to just replace the fronts, most likely with the Illumina's and then later replace the rears depending on the budget in the future. Thanks!

Faizalstar

IMO, i would change all 4, chances are the rear is on their way out soon, also you'd be able to feel the full effect of changing to Tokico. may need camber kit in rear though unless u don't mind the negative camber.

dark inspire

yeah i think i need a camber kit regardless, but im still no the stock rims, i wanna get rid of these stock tires :P, and hopefully ill get rims by the summertime, so i can put in the Camber Kits by then. Im planning on getting all 4 Tokico Illumina's because if i do Illumina's in the front plus HP's in the back v. Illumina's allround, the difference is only like 30 dollars, so i figurd why not? thanks for your help though

derrick

Well ... the aftermarket springs will definitely shorten the life of OEM shocks. There's a few people with Tokico Blues -- some think they're great; some hate them (ie they keep getting blown?!) I know Hemants loves his Illuminas. I think based upon his testimony -- spend a little more and get the Illuminas.

I'm still torn between the Illuminas, Koni Yellow or ... (gulp) Tein SS.

joseph_99tl

the blues are too soft.
i have them.
should have gotten stiffer shocks.
not enough dampening.

dark inspire

yeah i think ive settled on the Illuminas. i just took a trip to the bay area and back nad i was bouncin up n down like i was on a pogo-stick. So the suspension upgrade definately takes priority over a new HeadUnit. Come on Derrick u can do it, Teins!!

HondaDirect

If u need OEM struts, I can help. I can get u a lot of discount for dealer since I work for one. Let me know. OEM is expensive even with discount, but it is still OEM. They made the car and they make the Right parts for it.

Pure Adrenaline

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Do all four, H.

If you only do the front, then it'll throw the balance of the car way off.

Do you want my Type-S struts? They have about 34k miles on them. One of them has a knick on the shaft when I was trying to take off the top mount, but it's toward the top, so it shouldn't be a problem. I mean, if it was more down below and was seriously messed up, then it could've caused an oil leak. But I think it should be fine.

samkws

i am taking mine off soon, do you want them?

dark inspire

its all good guys! i should be gettin the Illumina's soon, i already have the Type-S struts on the car, i put em on when i installed my springs. Thanks for the offers though, good lookin out Rob n Sam

Pure Adrenaline

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No problem, H.

Let us know what happens.

dark inspire

Yeah definately! i wonder if the new struts will raise my car just a tad when its at a standstill. Hopefully i wont be scrapin as often either. Ill have to mess around with the strut settings to find out which combination works the best.

dark inspire

Alright guys, i ordered my Illuminas from an eBay distributor for $360 shipped. Hopefully they'll be here in a few days!

dark inspire

Update guys, the Illuminas came in today, i will be installing the next saturday!

joseph_99tl

let us know what you think after the install.

Pure Adrenaline

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Good shit.

Keep us updated, H.

ou sig

wow there is a big price difference on Ebay...$360-$465 for the same thing?? final question...shocks/struts interchangeable name? I thought they were different...? Dark DJ - you have any more info about that? Just trying to budget for my next mod/mods!!!

dark inspire

as far as i know they are the same thing, but the names are used differently depending on which car you talking about. I will do further research on this. Ill let everyone know what i think of these struts as soon as a i put em on nex week! stay tuned...

alleyesonmeee

They aren't the exact same thing, but many people use them interchangeably. Let me know when you get the Illumina's in. I might get those instead of the Koni's because of that $$$ difference

dark inspire

well well well, i finally installed the Tokico Illuminas last night and all i can say is that they are wonderful! I still need to find which setting is a perfect balance for me, but so far they have improved in, cornering, braking, lane changing, stability and overal response of the car. The car is actually raised up just a tad, which means my stock struts were pretty much saggin. I will keep everyone posted as far as which setting works best for me.

98tlracer

I have mines set on 3 all around right now. At the acura meet next month im gonna try switching it all to 5 to see how its like.

dark inspire

i had them to 3 all around after the install. this morning i switched to 4 in the fronts and im likin' em. maybe ill try 5 tomorrow or so. too bad the backs are a PITA to adjust, i might just cut out squares in the dash