Shocks??? - Tuner-Junction

charliemopps24 · #1 (**permalink**) November 21st, 2006, 01:22 PM

Should i get tokico blues or illuminas? Illuminas are adjustible but cost $200 more.

Juicy19 · #2 (**permalink**) November 21st, 2006, 01:33 PM

are you dropping the car or just looking for stock replacements?

Retroshark · #3 (**permalink**) November 21st, 2006, 01:37 PM

iluminas are good, probably second to koni yellows. id say if you want performance, get the illuminas, i have the blues and they are ok, nothing special, but they do the job

A_White_Gs-R · #4 (**permalink**) November 21st, 2006, 02:18 PM

if you plan on adjusting them and stuff like that then get the illuminas if you never plan on adjusting them or anything then save the 200 and get the blues. ive had them and i loved them ive had them on 3 different cars not and not one complaint yet.

charliemopps24 · #5 (**permalink**) November 25th, 2006, 12:19 PM

The dropzone springs on the civ are junk. I'm gonna get the blues and some ebay coil-overs. It's the same setup that ModsCivicHX on D-series.org has on his car, and he likes it, so thats good enough for me.
For those who don't know, i sold the crx on Thanksgiving morning for $500. I should be able to pay off my dui fines all at once now. I've also got an over $700 paycheck coming on December 1st, that's what i get for working 105 hours over 2 weeks. I've got new outer tie rods on my dresser along with new platinum plugs and some silverstar headlight bulbs. I've got Neuspeed spark plug wires on their way to my door along with some JDM amber corner lenses and front and rear strut tower bars. What else, i might have a removable test pipe and rockford fosgate amp coming my way cheap. By spring i'll have gotten new rear hub bearings and the entire car should be getting some bodywork and a fresh coat of milano red paint. I figue about then i'll be needing new rubber so i'll get something good.

njn63 · #6 (**permalink**) November 25th, 2006, 05:03 PM

eh, i'd stay away from ebay coilovers. I had a set on my car when i got it and hated them and Austin (88crxsi on here) has a set that came on his car and he doesn't like them either (at least not as much as my suspension

). The spring rates on them are retardedly stiff.

Just my opinion but i would rather get Eibach drop springs (i have a set of pro-kit springs on my car right now) or just save up to get a better sleeve style coilover instead.

charliemopps24 · #7 (**permalink**) November 26th, 2006, 12:32 PM

I'm liking the idea of adjustabe height. Should i save up for some ground control's or Reactive's or what?

A_White_Gs-R · #8 (**permalink**) November 26th, 2006, 03:51 PM

if you want adjustable go with ground controls the reactives are garbage after a while. the kyb shocks are good so are the tokico blues with those.

charliemopps24 · #9 (**permalink**) December 9th, 2006, 01:03 AM

Well, i just did it. I bought a set of KYB AGX's. $320 shipped I've still got to decide what kind of spring to get. Oh, o-t, but what would the signs be if i had a slave cylinder going bad?