Hey all its me again!! I am waiting for TOKICO to release there struts.. the rep said at the end of july or early august..cant wait anymore!! i need them bad!!!

Anywayz....As most of you know all the problems i've had with lowering my car.. well the struts have finally had it.
I was talking to the Tokico rep about the HP's and the adjustable struts...I'm not quite sure which ones to get..the adjustables will be about $600 and the HP's between $300 and $400.. they arent sure on the price yet...i asked which struts would last longer and he said that many customers said that the HP's lasted longer.. my only concern is if i get the HPs then i cant control the ride comfort and with the adjustables i can...IS IT REALLY WORTH IT??

** Also.. i want to install the struts myself..is it hard?? what tools would i need??** thanks guys

 

You won't see that much difference in between each setting. You either have to crank it to its extremeties to notice a diff in all 4 corners. IMO, I'd just save another 600 and get the JIC coilovers from Automotive R&D and those will be far superior than the struts you're planning on getting. Plus you won't need a spring compressor as part of the install as the springs already come on the coilovers. The are also far more adjustable including ride height w/o the ride comfort suffering. The JIC has independent ride height and compression/preload adjustments. Labor should be around 2-300.

 

With all the problems i've had i already spent $1000... im NOT buying anymore springs!!!! I already have the ground control coilovers. I guess i'll just buy the adjustables just to be safe. Thanks you for you comments funky

 

I didn't realize you got the GC coilovers already. Oops. I say you sell your GC's and buy the JIC...LOL. The JIC actually replaces the whole strut. You can get the Mazdaspeed Adjustable struts from mazdamotorsports. Anyways..here's a pic of the JIC

 

Thanks.. but no thanks... i am just sick of dealing with this.. i dont have that kind of money.. if i knew about those before hand.. i would have bought them!!

 

btw, those mazdaspeed adjustables are out of stock and discontinued. i don't think you can get them anywhere anymore.

 

Since Mazda took over Mazdaspeed they have stopped exporting the Japan line here. However I do believe I can get them from Japan from our purchaser there. I will find out if you guys are interested.

Later, Rishie

I'm sick of waiting too. It's been a couple years now. lol. Two SEMA shows have passed and I inquired at both.

 

Hey ARD... if you can get these mazdaspeed struts.. will they last long on a protege that is lowered past 2 inches?? I jsut had to order my stock front struts because i cant stand the noise any longer.. hopefully they will last at least 2 months until tokico comes out... they keep pushing back the date on me

please let me know.. also i sent you a PM about a week or 2 ago about the autoexe front lip.. you ever get that?? I am interested in that too.. i dont want to do the conversion with out.. if not do you know where i can get the replica??Thanks again

Lauren

 

That's the dumbest thing ever !!!

wtf are they thinking .. oh suddenly if they stop selling competiting products from Japan, the American companies will get off their *** and release some new products of their own? bah.