Tokico Illumina Suspension Kit

[Smoothie97]

www.shox.com

They have the Tokico Illumina adjustable shocks and Tokico springs for 2g. Anybody have any experience with Tokico springs? I know the illumina's are a good bang for the buck and a lot of people use them. But nobody here seems to have Tokico springs. Whole kit is only $529!

Also am I going to need a front and rear camber correction kit? What about pillowball upper mounts? I know Tein Flex comes with this. But would the Tokico setup require them too?

 

[Velo7825]

ive got that kit on my 98 talon awd, ill try and get a pick when i get home tonight. The drop is a little low in my opinion ill eventually go with the eibach pro's but like you stated the cost is effective. i got it for 490 shipped off ebay, and it was new so its not like im out a lot of money. they do ride nice though. very smooth when your not on a pothole filled road. i also noticed the drivers side front is down about .25 inches more then the other.

You will need front and rear camber kits. i used all the washers in my rear kit and i got the front ingalls kit with the +1 - +3 offset, (im pretty sure thats the one).

as for cornering i can't really comment yet, though ive had them for a month. when i went to get my alignment the rear toe control arm adjustment was frozen to the bushing and they couldn't make it buge so ive been awaiting parts to get that fixed.

I've also got 18" reaction mesh rims. +40 offset with 225/40-18 and they fit just like my stock, though i havent driven with them yet.

I think their a good buy though, once i get my suspension problems fixed i might like them even more. the only thing in question is the springs. But damn do they look good.

 

[GShocka04]

i have the kit and i like it. it lowered my car about 1.5" and with my 18's, i have about 1" wheel gap so it is a nice drop for 18's imo. i needed to get camber kits for each wheel tho

 

[Smoothie97]

Ok, but looks like I'll have to get front and rear camber kits. Doh. Do people running with Tein Super Street need camber correction kits?

 

[Smoothie97]

Well I just orded the Tokico Illuminas with Tokico springs for only $507 shipped from Ebay! I'm probably gonna get an Ingalls camber correction kit too from Ebay for $195 for front and rear.

 

[Velo7825]

i would advise against the camber kit from ebay. thats where i got mine same price too. they came in a shitty box with photo copied instructions and i don't think they where actually ingalls. quality of the parts was awfull and i believe they had been installed before.

with that said i have mine on and they seam to be working fine.

 

[snipe99999]

I got mine from ebay just like most people here for $507 to my door. I did not get a chance to get them on yet but I will this weekend. If you want to see a picture check out stangtt

 

[snipe99999]

Sorry I hit the wrong button and submited my reply before I was done. I decided to order mine after I saw stangtt's ride.

 

[Tallen]

I'll go w/ the eibachs eventually too. Not a big fan of these springs.

 

[Smoothie97]

Tallen: Why don't you like the tokico springs?

Wow, stangtt car looks great. My car will look like that soon!

 

[Tallen]

they lowered my car approx 1.8"....too much for my taste. otherwise they are fine.

 

[Velo7825]

yep exactly what i thought, a little too much drop.

 

[PhiSig]

For AWD applications the Tokico Spring/Shock kit is a 1.75" drop. For 2wd applications the drop for that same kit is only 1.5".

Grant

 

[2GeNTSi]

Shox.com is located in CA as well so I got mine for a pretty good price from a diff site. $546 total. If I bought it from Shox it would've cost about $600. If I didn't live in CA I would've got it for $500 shipped.

 

[2GeNTSi]

Alright got mine installed, took me a while started around 8pm ended around 2am had some help from some friends. The front were a PITA to get in, trying to get that bolt back on the lower control arm. Back was pretty straightforward although I had to unbolt the rear swaybar from the chassis so that I can push it back to get the strut in and out.

I used the dust covers, bumpstops, and those black rubber pieces that kind of look like bumpstops. I just followed whatever the papers from the box said. Overall the front is about an inch lower, the back came out lower then the front, but hopefully the front will settle down a little more as it breaks in. I'm going to see if I can manage the bounciness of level 5 all around. Here are before and after pics.

Before...

 

[2GeNTSi]

After...

 

[Velo7825]

I guess the FWD springs are completely different. The rear or yours is alot lower then mine and my front is really low compared to yours. The angle the picture was taken at makes it a little harder to see though.

 

[2GeNTSi]

Mine has evened out a little more. The front is lower then the back now.

 

[snipe99999]

Here is the finished product for me. There is a before and after photo.

Click Me

 

[Rage]

I have TOKICO Adjustable Shocks and i lost the directions on adjusting them i know that you just turn the arrow and point it at the number on the dial but i forgot if i am suppose to screw the dial down and then turn the little arrow or just clip it on the way it is and adjust that way