92 Q: Replace struts with Tokiko struts?

[kdkrone]

What would I experience with a Tokiko strut versus OEM?

ThanksKen K

[qship96]

slightly stiffer,sportrier,better controlled ride.

[maxnix]

You need to replace all the rubber too. There is a kit from

http://www.infinitipartsusa.com

[JedCoop]

slightly stiffer,sportrier,better controlled ride.

I think the OEM shocks have gotten softer... that is why I have 2 very slightly used OEM rear struts stil in my garage. They were awful, about as bad as the OEM struts I was replacing a few years ago.

Tokicos front and rear do not have a significant effect on ride, and improve control a whole lot.

[Q45tech]

The question is manufacturing date? How long after production do the shocks maintain Nitrogen expansion pressure.

We always test the shocks to make sure they self expand rapidly after compression.............new out of the box.

I am guessing here, but after changing multi dozens of sets it appears that 4 years once used [cycled] is about the life if it coincides with ~~~60k.

[JedCoop]

The question is manufacturing date? How long after production do the shocks maintain Nitrogen expansion pressure....I am guessing here, but after changing multi dozens of sets it appears that 4 years once used [cycled] is about the life if it coincides with ~~~60k.

These 2 rear struts were new from Scottsdale when I first intalled them on my '94. A couple years earlier I had replaced all four on my '92 with OEMs from Scottsdale, and they were much stiffer.

In any case, I am much much happier with the Tokicos than the older, stiffer OEM struts!

[AlabamaDan]

So if you use Tokicos all the way around when replacing shocks and struts does it make the "ride" more comfortable or less.

[Q45tech]

Comfortable compared to who and what? Comfortable at what temperature? Comfortable at what velocity of what bump? Comfortable brand new, at midlife or near the end of life? Shocks wear and change every day throughout their lives.

Cold new shocks in cold weather are often very stiff until they warm up and wear in after 5,000 or 10,000 miles.

Even the FSM gives a wide range of shock stiffness as ok.............this range covers 50%+ [for example 70-110 pounds at the same velocity of movement].

You could take a dozen brand new shocks and measure them, expect pretty wide oem build tolerances for something that only cost $30 to make.

Never equate retail with cost to manufacture....too many middlemen in the chain.

[AlabamaDan]

Forget I asked.

[maxnix]

Less "comfortable" in that initial impact will be harsher, but a lot less prone to vertigo inducing porpoising.

I would describe it as more controllable, which is more comforting to me.

[ponzy]

Comfortable compared to who and what? Comfortable at what temperature? Comfortable at what velocity of what bump? Comfortable brand new, at midlife or near the end of life? Shocks wear and change every day throughout their lives.

Cold new shocks in cold weather are often very stiff until they warm up and wear in after 5,000 or 10,000 miles.Even the FSM gives a wide range of shock stiffness as ok.............this range covers 50%+ [for example 70-110 pounds at the same velocity of movement].

You could take a dozen brand new shocks and measure them, expect pretty wide oem build tolerances for something that only cost $30 to make.

Never equate retail with cost to manufacture....too many middlemen in the chain.

please correct me if i'm wrong.......does tokiko only lasts for 10k mi??