02 GT Vert, Bilstein or Tokico Illumina?

[derek02gt]

plain and simple..what has the smoothest ride and best corning ability's matched with H&R Supersports on a convertible..the 5way illumina's or the bilstein? WHAT IS the better SHOCK!! hehe..is their a simple answer or no? they cost the same.

 

[hognutz]

plain and simple..what has the smoothest ride and best corning ability's matched with H&R Supersports on a convertible..the 5way illumina's or the bilstein? WHAT IS the better SHOCK!! hehe..is their a simple answer or no? they cost the same.

I went with bilstiens due to the fact they have a better quality track record. Make sure if you buy the illumia you get the part #'s for a lowered car and dont' just get the 99-04 off ebay.

that being said I have heard you can get a bit smoother ride out of the Illumina's but that does mean better handling. I have a feeling with the supersports drop and rate there is not cadiliac ride no matter what you go with.

I was in your same situation and piece of mind on the quality steered me toward the bilsteins.

 

[gtvertsoon]

I'd like to know this as well. I think the Illuminas are a little cheaper and they are adjustable so I'm goin with those when I get the money for em...

 

[tomustang]

neither have a smoother ride.

 

[007]

plain and simple..what has the smoothest ride and best corning ability's matched with H&R Supersports on a convertible..the 5way illumina's or the bilstein? WHAT IS the better SHOCK!! hehe..is their a simple answer or no? they cost the same.

KYB AGX. 4 way fronts, 8 way rears with a dial on the side of the shock to adjust (no going in the trunk). Fantastic shocks. I couldnt be happier, and I paid 350 for the set!

Get another mod (subframes/stb etc.) with the money you save

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Smooth ride and good handling are mutually exclusive unless you have a computer controlled active suspension.

 

[tomustang]

Smooth ride and good handling are mutually exclusive unless you have a computer controlled active suspension.

M6

 

[Green Flea]

No complaints here with the Illuminas, They ride great.

 

[bryantd1960]

I went with KYB Adj. to go with the H&R Sport springs.

 

[Seraphitia102]

Bilsteins because they last for the lifetime of your vehicle. If not, they'll replace them for free under the lifetime warranty.

 

[Tommy 00GT]

i have bilsteins and they do not give a smooth ride

 

[03ghoststang]

don't want to highjack the thread but what are you guy's opinion on the tokico D-spec shock/ struts planning on getting some in the near future

 

[02GTdroptop]

I am using the KYB AGX shocks/struts and they're definitely the way to go. I've got Konis in my '68 and these things are WAY more adjustable than the Konis could ever dream to be, and are less expensive to boot.

H&R SS springs and AGXs, the way to go IMHO.

 

[stangGT97]

bilsteins. If you're dropped, the ride quality will be worse than stock though, no matter what you do

 

[dew22]

When I changed from the Bilsteins to the Tokico illuminas the ride quality improved substantially. My Bilsteins were (HDs)

 

[BLK_ROUSH]

Bilsteins because they last for the lifetime of your vehicle. If not, they'll replace them for free under the lifetime warranty.

That's a great selling point, but as mentioned above "smooth ride" would be too subjective.

Tokico illuminas +1