Reviewed by Paul H (PALM BAY, FL) Reviewed for a 2004 Honda Civic — Aug 07, 2013 8:23 PM

Replaced the worn stock struts and springs on my 2004 Honda Civic. was looking for an upgrade to a sporty set up but I felt like a full coil over set was a bit of over kill for my needs. I installed these with Tien lowering springs that dropped the car only about a 3/4 of an inch. Speed bumps and parking stops are no problem. The full adjust ability is the most amazing part, 5 min. to change the handling from Highway cruiser to track beast or anywhere in between.

Reviewed by Romulo R (Ocala, FL) — Oct 11, 2011 6:10 AM

I had this installed for over a week now into the car and definitely an upgrade over from the stock shocks. With these shocks, you can adjust the firmness or softness of the shocks depending on how you want to setup your car suspension ride. The installation is not that complicated and the shocks manufacturer provided some copy on how to setup and adjust the shocks. At full soft, the ride is somewhat softer than stock--very comfortable ride. At full firm, the ride is a little bit of stiff but not so harsh and it make a fast turn so easy that its like you are in a rail. Before I did buy this shocks, I read lots of great reviews and decided to buy the same thing. One more thing, this shocks comes with a lifetime warranty from the manufacturer so from this alone you know that this shocks is going to serve you well in the long run.

Reviewed by todd f (agency, IA) Reviewed for a 1998 Ford Mustang — Jun 08, 2011 4:57 PM

very satisfied with tokico

Reviewed by Richard W (Torrance, CA) — May 04, 2011 8:07 PM

While waiting for Tokico to disposition my life time warranty claim for my Illuminas (now over 13 years old and no longer available), I purchased a set of KYB AGX SW20, p/n 765016 rear shocks as a replacement. They are the same size and require a similar spacer as the HTS, p/n HTS112F, I had later bought from AutoAnything. Even though my AE86 is mounted with Eibach springs, and TRD rubber all around, it still has the stock 21mm front sway bar and is used as a daily driver. There has been no weight modification to the car. Though the HTS instructions contradicts itself to start with either 5 or 4 turns from maximum, it has been able to provide a greater amount of satisfaction than the KYBs I started with, even without the front sway bay and adjusted down to the lowest setting. Though it was nice that Tokico supplied a thicker shaft nut for the rears instead of two of the same thickness to ease in installation, its threaded rear shaft was a bit too long and without an extra ½ inch spacer added to lower the shock, would have prevented my stock interior cover/cap from being mounted. To conclude, I have found the HTS HTS112 (not short stroke) to be an acceptable, firm damper for my car and driving style with enough adjustability to retain my sway bars. The modified KYBs would be better suited for the track. The modified use of the SW20 rear shocks in an AE86 hatchback are way over damped for LA city streets I drive on. And AutoAnthing's prompt service and reasonable price for my HTSs have made me very satisfied.

Reviewed by Erminio M (Bedford Hills, NY) Reviewed for a 2003 Infiniti G35 — Nov 16, 2010 6:13 AM

Before i purchased these shocks, i searched hi and low all of the different forums to see what the best suspension kit would be (aside from pricey coilovers) and by far everyone reccomended these. After installing them along with eibach prokit loweriing springs, the ride is night and day from before! take a turn at whatever speed you like, these will hold up. When you install them though, I reccomend replacing all of the bushings and nuts / bolts because they tend to get worn and rusted.