Soon2BeStangin

Im gonna go ahead and have to agree with you on this one. I was in the same boat as you, I knew what I was doing but it was my first time, so I figured HEY! Lets ask DragVA for help. The install went ok I guess, did take a bit of time. 3 weeks later I'm out of brake fluid.

FST-LANE

Looking at some struts right now...

I'm seeing two big companies for options... Either "Tokico" or "KYB"

Looks like I have four basic options:
1) TOKICO HP STRUTS / SHOCKS - $300
2) TOKICO ILLUMINA STRUTS / SHOCKS - $420
3) KYB GR-2 STRUTS / SHOCKS - $230
4) KYB AGX ADJUSTABLE STRUTS/SHOCKS - $430


The illumina's are "5-way adjustable" but the HP are not...
I assume it's the same story when you compare the GR-2's to the AGX...

Any reason why I should pick one company over the other? Tokico vs. KYB?

Also, I have a good idea what "adjustable" means, but could someone explain it, and tell me which ones I should go with, and why I would want/need adjustable ones, rather than the cheapo's...

Soon2BeStangin

I have Tokicos on my car and theyre great.

And if you dont know why you would want/need adjustables, then you dont need them.

FST-LANE

Alright, I went ahead and got the Tokico Illumina's (the adjustable ones) after doing some of my own research and talking to a friend...

I'll make an update once those come in and then once the springs come in...

Thanks,
Andrew

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Soon2BeStangin

Oh well, its your money, afterall.

dabomb156

KYB AGX's are good shocks, but I guess you already bought the Tokicos. The adjustability is for the dampenings, you can set the ride for stiff (handle better) or soft (more comfort but doesn't handle as well).

Jason R

I had AGXs on my car until I decided to go with a coilover setup and they worked just fine for the 2 years they were on the car. From what I hear the Illuminas are supposed to be pretty good as well.