I have the Tokico Illumina 5-Way Adjustable shocks and struts on my 01 cobra with solid axle and want to know what settings should the shocks and struts be for best launcing and 60 ft times
Tokico Illumina 5-Way Adjustable shocks and struts settings for the track
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I set my fronts to 1 and the rears are at 4. That has got me a best of 1.58 for a 60' on ET streets.
on the tokicos what is firmer 1 or 5. Im asking cause i have koni's and am trying to get a feel for what you guys are doing
Wouldn't it be best to have it at 1 or 2 for drag racing? I don't really know which is why I'm asking. Also, how do you adjust these? Just starting to learn a little more about the suspension, my car had the tokico 5-ways on it when I bought it and haven't messed with it yet.
mfracing said:
I finally found the adjustment last night after messing with it. I was thinking you accessed the adjustment from under the car, but obviously I found out it is through the trunk. Anyway, I think 5 is firm and 1 is soft from what I've read on other threads, but correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks for the help as well.
yes I is the softest
I'm light so I had to soften the rears up so the car wouldn't unload. What are you weighing in at?
GR8WHITE said:
Probably pretty close to stock, I haven't done any weight removal.
Start soft as they go, try a few launches and see how it feels. Then just duplicate the launches on progressively firmer settings until you feel the car start to unload. When it does that just soften it back up to the next softer setting and that should get you predictable launches at any rate.
Flynnt said:
I'm pretty happy with mine. The adjustability is nice. Only gripe is it is difficult to tell what you are actually setting them at, there is no arrow or anything that points to the setting. Someone else on here might know something about that that I don't though. Overall, I would get them again.
There is a D shape on top of the shock where the adjustment screw is. There should be a little numbered ring on top of that, which only goes on one way due to the D shape. There is also an > on the top of the adjustment screw which will point to a number on the trim piece on the shock I was just talking about.
GR8WHITE said:
I'm with ya all the way to the > on the adjustment screw. One of a few things: either I don't have one, it is worn off so you can't see it, or it is so faint that you can't see it since it is already difficult to read being in the position under the trunk. Thanks though, at least I know there is a way of telling.
Let me correct myself. At the end of the straight slot there are two marks, one on either side of the straight slot for the adjustment screwdriver. I say that to get to this. You could point one end to 5 and see how stiff that is then turn it 180 until the other side points to 5 and see how that changes it, softer or stiffer. If the pointer mark and setting numbers are both worn off you could get another trim rpiece with numbers on it from Tokico I would think.
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