Eibach Prokit and Tokico D-spec shocks installed
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Eibach Prokit and Tokico D-spec shocks installed
My application is a daily driver, sedan.
Because of obvious labor considerations, both upgrades were installed at the same time. I don’t know how I could be more satisfied with the result.
The one-inch drop is barely perceptible in the driver’s seat. Bottom scraping has not been an issue. Ride and cornering are both dramatically improved. Body lean when cornering is significantly reduced. There is a sure-footedness at high speed that wasn’t there before. I would also describe the improvement as firmer and less harsh at the same time. The valving design really removes many of those smaller road bumps. But when you hit a big one, you will be reminded that there are different shocks on the car!
The range of adjustment on the shocks is very wide, from cushy to punishing. I am still tweaking, but it looks like I will settle on about 3 7/8 front and 4 3/8 rear (turns out from full firm). My perception was that the ride went from pleasantly firm to punishing rather quickly as the fronts were adjusted firmer than about 4 turns out. Adjustments as small as 1/8 of a turn are perceptible and ¼ of a turn are obvious. The shocks control of the vehicle and the driver’s ability to adjust the shocks are excellent.
My sedan (thankfully) has the adjustable rear seats that give fairly easy access to the tops of the rear shocks. Those without such access will have a more difficult time adjusting the rear shocks. That makes the initial guesstimate setting all the more important. Tokico’s recommendation of 5F, 5R is quite good. I found an improvement with these slightly firmer settings and the slight oversteer I noticed initially was eliminated by setting the rears slightly softer than the fronts.
I second the others on this forum who recommend this combination. It is not likely to disappoint.
Because of obvious labor considerations, both upgrades were installed at the same time. I don’t know how I could be more satisfied with the result.
The one-inch drop is barely perceptible in the driver’s seat. Bottom scraping has not been an issue. Ride and cornering are both dramatically improved. Body lean when cornering is significantly reduced. There is a sure-footedness at high speed that wasn’t there before. I would also describe the improvement as firmer and less harsh at the same time. The valving design really removes many of those smaller road bumps. But when you hit a big one, you will be reminded that there are different shocks on the car!
The range of adjustment on the shocks is very wide, from cushy to punishing. I am still tweaking, but it looks like I will settle on about 3 7/8 front and 4 3/8 rear (turns out from full firm). My perception was that the ride went from pleasantly firm to punishing rather quickly as the fronts were adjusted firmer than about 4 turns out. Adjustments as small as 1/8 of a turn are perceptible and ¼ of a turn are obvious. The shocks control of the vehicle and the driver’s ability to adjust the shocks are excellent.
My sedan (thankfully) has the adjustable rear seats that give fairly easy access to the tops of the rear shocks. Those without such access will have a more difficult time adjusting the rear shocks. That makes the initial guesstimate setting all the more important. Tokico’s recommendation of 5F, 5R is quite good. I found an improvement with these slightly firmer settings and the slight oversteer I noticed initially was eliminated by setting the rears slightly softer than the fronts.
I second the others on this forum who recommend this combination. It is not likely to disappoint.
Last edited by exagorazo; 06-20-2006 at 03:47 PM.
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