new shocks poor ride quality

[talontedtsi1995]

I own a 1996 talon tsi fwd, i recently replaced my shocks with tokico blues and eibach pro kit, the car has a horrible ride that it more noticable in the front, when you look in though the fender at the shock there is only about an inch gap between the bump stop and the bottom of the shock, is that normal? I did cut over half of the bump stop whem installing the set-up.

 

[Red97Eclipseboy]

If you're saying the Tokico's are poor because they don't feel like OEM, you're SOL. Welcome to aftermarket suspension.

 

[Blurred Talon]

Tokico Blues are pretty much a stock replacement.

 

[steve]

The issues isn't the shock as much as it is the springs. I don't think eibach made good choices in the trade off between suspension drop and spring rate and as a result you wind up beating the bump stops to death and the resulting harshness from hitting the stops all the time.

 

[Red97Eclipseboy]

Tokico Blues are pretty much a stock replacement.

Yeah, but with Eibach's, they'll ride poor because of the ^ spring rate.

 

[talontedtsi1995]

what springs would you recommend over the eibachs?

 

[Dsmj89]

what springs would you recommend over the eibachs?

Tein

And by tokico blues you are referring to the hp ?

 

[KiNg MaRtY]

In most cases the Tein's are even softer than the Eibach's so I would not recommend those to resolve your issue. I would recommend some H&R springs which generally have higher spring rates than both. If you feel your struts may be somewhat blown, I recall that Tokico offers lifetime warranty. Blues are a step up from say KYB GR-2's.

 

[Red97Eclipseboy]

Tein

And by tokico blues you are referring to the hp ?

Tein springs are complete garbage. They have a lower spring-rate than stock, plus they're shorter. Think about that.

 

[Dsmj89]

Even though they'd have a shorter spring rate, wouldn't they be stiffer than the stockers ?

 

[steve]

lower spring rate = softer
I don't think you read Reggie's post correctly.

 

[talontedtsi1995]

yea I have the tokico hp shocks, they are brand new along with the springs, so h&r will give it a better ride?

 

[njdaewoo]

When you drop the suspension more then about a 1 inch you can expect a harsh ride. When you put the H&R springs on your car it will still ride "hard" and you will still occasionally hit the bump stops because of the diminished wheel travel. Its a tough trade off and I promised myself not to ever do that mod again! It looks SWEET when the car is parked on the street but, that's where the fun ended for me. When driving at high speeds on the highway ( something most of us BOOST JUNKIES do often), I would encounter the occasional dip in the highway and sometimes it felt like I would lose control of my car. I removed all of that stuff and now i'm back to stock ride height. What ever you decide just make sure you feel safe when driving your car.
Corey