96 shocks or 5.0 shocks

96blackstanggt · Jan 15, 2011

Ive purchased a wheel set up and spring set up (h&r supersports) cc plates, ball joints, bump steer kit..now im just a few steps away. Im stuck on a shock and strut decision im going the tokico hp route for now i think, but.. i cant decide if i should go with the 5.0 shocks n struts or the 96 gt shocks n struts, ive heard that the 5.0 shocks are shorter. meaning not so compressed on a lowered car meaning better i guess.. but will the bolt right up? are there any other extra parts that im gonna need to make them fit? its all became a headache haha, but i know itll be worth it at the end. any information on this would be great. :drunken_smilie:

Win · Jan 15, 2011

Just go woth what is made for your car.

Get some Bilstein HD Struts and shocks, or get some Illumina's.

ReplicaR · Jan 15, 2011

You can do fox shocks if you want. I've ran the car as low as your Super Sports on coil overs for a while, and I've never had a problem with rough ride or bottoming out. I'm using Koni Single Adjustable struts for 94-04.

Rear shocks are same length on both SN95 and Foxbody.

96blackstanggt · Jan 15, 2011

nice, good info.. yea didnt think it would matter , gonna look in those illuminas i hear good things about them. are the tociko d-spec any better ? should i change the quad shocks while im here already?

Win · Jan 15, 2011

I had Illumina's on my 85 MR2. HOLY COW i loved those things. You talk about a good shock. That thing would handle like it was on rails. I guess it helped also that it was light but nonetheless it was amazing.

2slo95fiveoh · Jan 15, 2011

96blackstanggt said:
nice, good info.. yea didnt think it would matter , gonna look in those illuminas i hear good things about them. are the tociko d-spec any better ? should i change the quad shocks while im here already?

quadshocks are useless. I bought my 95 with Eibach pro-kit and tokico shocks/struts without quadshocks and never had any problems
with wheel hop, handling, etc... just ditch them while you're in there

piperpilotduane · Jan 15, 2011

fox struts and shocks work best.

OnyxCobra · Jan 15, 2011

I have zero complaints about my Illuminas thus far.

96blackstanggt · Jan 18, 2011

How about the tockico hp (blues) are they just as good?

Win · Jan 18, 2011

As illumina's or Bilstein HD's. There far from it. There just one step up from stock.

98GTnSC · Jan 18, 2011

so what would everyone recommend for the struts/shocks? and are the foxbody struts and shocks bolt-on on our SNs? would you recommend fox shocks/struts as ive heard theyre shorter. i too have H&R SS and am looking into struts/shocks

96blackstanggt · Jan 18, 2011

98GTnSC said:
so what would everyone recommend for the struts/shocks? and are the foxbody struts and shocks bolt-on on our SNs? would you recommend fox shocks/struts as ive heard theyre shorter. i too have H&R SS and am looking into struts/shocks

My questions exactly.

Sinned83 · Jan 18, 2011

I am getting ready to do my first round of suspension mods. A very reputable local shop recommended that I stick with stock height shocks on my sn.

Win · Jan 18, 2011

Tokico blues will work, all of them will work just fine. It just all depends on how much you want to spend. Just get a shock that is made for the SN year you have.