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Old 09-07-07, 01:10 PM
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Which shocks will stiffen the ride quality a little without losing the lexus ride? I was thinking of getting some tanabe springs and someone said that bilsteins are the way to go with the tananbes and I just wanted your input about Bilsteins.
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next time search, there are probably 20+ threads on this topic alone. tokico gives the stiffer ride but bilstein and tanabe go hand to hand.
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SEARCH!!!


and Bilstein doesnt make shocks for the 1st gen.
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yea...kyb and tokico are the only shock makers right? aside from coilovers.
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If you want the "Lexus" ride, buy Lexus shocks. That's the only way to retain the OE ride quality. KYB's will stiffen things up a bit, Tokico's will stiffen it a bit more, but are a better "high-performance" shock than KYB. KYB is meant to be an OE replacement, but they're also about 10-20% stiffer than an actual Lexus shock.
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