From: Hachiroku ハチロク on
On Thu, 27 May 2010 06:23:12 -0700, weelliott wrote:

>> So, I want a good strut, moderate performance, and won't break down
>> after a couple years. ANy techs/performance guys have an idea which
>> would be a good all-around strut (Other than the Koni yellows, of
>> course!
>
> I had the delimna of what shocks to get for my miata and was able to drive
> many other owner's cars before I settled on what to get. I was looking
> into the Konis, Tokicos, and Bilstein HDs. I had had Konis on my MR2 and
> liked the adjustability of them even though it took a whil to figure it
> out since it isn't really linear. The Tokicos were cheaper, so they made
> the list. The Bilsteins were not adjustable, and people said they were too
> stiff in stock form. I called up a friend who knows more abotu spring
> damper systems than I woudl ever care to know. He worked as an engineer on
> Sarah Fisher's team(IRL).

Works for me!

But, I only paid $600 for the car and have a fair amount more work to do,
esp with the trans (Autmatic that needs to be manually shifted...)

Thanks for the info on the Konis. A lot of Supra owners rave about them.
And the stock springs are already non-linear from the factory! ;)

The Konis and the Bilsteins are similar in price. It ha come down between
these two unless I get a real good deal on Tokicos...