Whats the best Struts buy for a P5 ?

[ihone]

You really can't beat tokicos for performance, and they allow for a drop. I recently justbought a set of tokico ilk series spring and strut set up. Love my newer setup. GL, with your search.

I recently saw a post on here listing that exact setup for some ridiculous price of like 375 or thereabouts.

 

[tweety2300]

$400 and that deal is over

 

[phunky.buddha]

The only one that lists anything for a protege is moton. They're steel so heavy and probly more expensive than coilovers

Actually, they all make custom shocks- so you can get whatever you need for a Protege if you really wanted it. The only one that doesn't have a Mazda fitment off the shelf in that list is JRZ.

 

[tweety2300]

I searched through all their sites, and is there really a need for custom struts on a $500?

 

[phunky.buddha]

I searched through all their sites, and is there really a need for custom struts on a $500?

Absolutely not. I was wondering how long it would take you to catch on- most of those will run you $2k to start. The ASTs on my S2000 run about $2500 new, and they're probably the cheapest out of that list. I was more answering the "best struts" part of your thread title.

KYB GR-2 is probably going to be the cheapest decent shock/strut for your Protege. I've used them on quite a few cars and have been very happy, especially for the price. KYB provides quite a few OEM applications (meaning they're installed at the factory, not just OEM fitments) and the GR-2 line is supposed to be valved 10-15% stiffer than stock.

 

[jjp0374]

Well then, I'm gonna try those KYBs over the rest of those brand names for now due to budget wise. The good thing is that every one here is a good help to one another.

 

[phunky.buddha]

Well then, I'm gonna try those KYBs over the rest of those brand names for now due to budget wise. The good thing is that every one here is a good help to one another.

Yeah, the other one I listed would be the cost of your car five times over.

 

[jjp0374]

lol .. I guess . Time to shop around