tokico suspension

[bimmer7742]

anyone out there ever purchased and used tokico blues springs and shocks, or had a friend, feedback would help.

[Jon325i]

I've had experience with their shocks.....specifically, the adjustable Illuminas. They have held up quite well for me over the years. At least 50K miles without a single problem. I am using these shocks with H&R Sport springs. The ride height has been reduced about 1.5" in front and 1.25" in back. As for the shock settings (5 in all), #1 is the softest and is firmer than stock, but not that punishing. #5 is the firmest setting and it tightens things up considerably. Body roll is reduced and road noise/vibration is amplified some. Great set up for spirited/aggressive driving or track use.

I will caution you about the Tokico Blues. A friend of mine with an '87 325is tried some of these and blew them out in no time after a couple of track events. If you don't have any plans to track your car (and aren't that aggressive with your driving) these would probably be ok. But I still think they're junk.

Jon

[bimmer7742]

thanks jon, all i needed to hear.

[Bill 84 318i]

Yeah. General word is that Blues are terrible.

[Fred]

PO had the blues on my car and were brand new. I blew em out 6 months later purely on street driving. Oddly, they seem to work quite well on Japanese cars...go figure.

[bimmer7742]

tokico japanese

i think its cause the E30 eats bratwurst so they chew it up and, you know. the rice eaters live on a leaner diet and maybe cheap suits them. me thinks bils and m3 springs for me, i live in mountainous terrain, cant go to low, but damn if a cup kit wouldn't look sweet. thanks for all the help fellas.

bp

[M-technik-3]

Strictly a weight issue.

[Jand3rson]

KenCopperwheat has Tokico springs on his 84 318i, get in touch with him.

[bimmer7742]

tokico

i know, i was just playin a fool. i LOVE my e30, after owning hondas in the past, i will not go back though, 318 next maybe, 325 for now is rockin, e30 m3 would be sweet, to much vodka, sorry.

bp

[bimmer8604]

I have tokico blues. suck balls. THe rears are fine, but the front are soft and are starting to go bad pretty quick. need money for bilstien sports asap.

Kyle

[65Matt]

I thought about getting the Tokico package, but decided against it. I called Tokico to get the spring rates, and I remember they were almost the same as E30 M3 springs.

[tonytony]

I have a set of blues with matched springs since january, not a problem with them yet.

[cobraken]

I run tokico 5 way ajustable on my cobra mustang and love them! They are pretty big in the mustang world. I suppose thats a completely differnt animal.