TRD shock question?

[dreny...]

What is the difference between TRD Blue, Yellow and Green Shocks. Which ones are the stiffer out of the series. Any further information would be helpful. i.e what would be good to run with 8kg springs.

[Anthony]

all that info is on the trd website.

with trd shocks it's more a question of availability now.

[dreny...]

Cheers, also what KYB AGX Short Stroke Adjustable Shocks are people running in the front of sprinter struts. Is it the TOYOTA CELICA ST204 shocks. Part number 765017. Just trying to get a few ideas for some stiffer front shocks.

[NIZLAH]

yellows are a good match for 8kg springs.... shameless plug here, I have a pair in excellent condition if your after some... pm me....

[Frak]

I have used all three in my 86 over the years.

I don't recommend the greens, they are hydraulic only, they are what TRD call "race soft' and that's how I found them.
Green front 48511-ta001, green rear 48531-14080

The Yellows are quite good, if you are on a budget the yellow front is the one to use 48511-ae941, it is non adjustable, but don't worry it's equivalent to the front blue on setting 3.

The blues are my pick(and what I run) 48511-ae031 front 5 way adjustable, which I find works great on setting 3, and 48531-ae831 8 way adjustable rear.

If you are on a budget buy the Yellow fronts and the blue rears, I think you'll be quite happy.

If you want to know which is the stiffest, well then blues on max adj ;) but just rememmber you don't HAVE to run them on their hardest setting ;)

[dreny...]

Cheers that was exactly the info i was after. How do the KYB AGX compare in stiffness?

[Frak]

I have also used Koni Yellows, which I think were a waste of my money.

The first set of trd's I had were some TRD street ones 48511-ae881front and 45831-ae881, these were full length and actually a good everyday shock, adjustable, not too stiff but nice.

with the Green/yellows/blues I would recommend a conversion to coilover so you can cut the strut tube, I don't recommend using these shocks on a lowered car with a 60mm spacer under them. Most people go for a 40mm cut and use a 20mm spacer under the strut insert, this gives you 20mm more suspension droop. When I did mine I went for the full 60mm cut, on the race track I'd rather lift an 'unloaded' wheel than bottom the suspension and have no spring rate!

[Robo86]

yer ive run yellows, blues and now kyb agx (st185) in the front.
yellows - my favorite, blew 2 pairs though (not the shocks fault) wrong length coils
blues - awesome too, adjust was nice. can go veryy firm
kyb agx - awesome for the money, just a tad bouncy

[DR86FT]

my front is 4 way trd blues??? im guessing they areny short stroke???
and my rear are 8 way blues???

sorry froy hijackin thread.

was also curious i have 8kg front and 6.5kg rear

[GOODY]

I have also used Koni Yellows, which I think were a waste of my money.

The first set of trd's I had were some TRD street ones 48511-ae881front and 45831-ae881, these were full length and actually a good everyday shock, adjustable, not too stiff but nice.

with the Green/yellows/blues I would recommend a conversion to coilover so you can cut the strut tube, I don't recommend using these shocks on a lowered car with a 60mm spacer under them. Most people go for a 40mm cut and use a 20mm spacer under the strut insert, this gives you 20mm more suspension droop. When I did mine I went for the full 60mm cut, on the race track I'd rather lift an 'unloaded' wheel than bottom the suspension and have no spring rate!

I will be cutting up my struts soon and I'm undecided how much exactly to cut out of them..
I might of found a pair of TRD yellows and I plan on having the car a bit lower than it sits now but legal height hopefully.
If I was to make a 60mm cut and run no spacers do you think this would be alright?

I'm using HSD sleeve kit if that changes anything? http://www.toymods.net/forums/showthread.php?t=46345

[ae86]

trd yellows are good,
i got brand new kyb agx st185's sitting in the box's in my room waiting to be used just lazy and yellows are still going strong so why not keep them till they get saggy

[GOODY]

trd yellows are good,
i got brand new kyb agx st185's sitting in the box's in my room waiting to be used just lazy and yellows are still going strong so why not keep them till they get saggy

Do they have the part number 365077?? I can pick up a pair of them fairly cheap but don't know if I should just go ahead and get some trd yellow for a bit more.
Is there a whole lot of difference between the two?

[ae86]

na was different dont remember off the top of my head but they sound liek 204/205 numbers

[GOODY]

Ahh ok, I was under the impression they were for kyb agx st185's??

[dreny...]

The part number for the KYB AGX ST185's is 765015 if that helps. I will be getting these for my conversion.

[GOODY]

Ahh ok, so does anyone know off the top of their head what shock has the part number 365077? BecauseI'm a bit confused..

[Frak]

I'd only recommend the 60mm cut and no spacer on a car that sees little road use,
for road use/odd track outing, I'd recommend the 40mm cut with a 20mm spacer, will give you 20mm more droop. With the 60mm cut, you have to run the car low, which considering how the police are now is probably not the best thing.

[GOODY]

Ahh ok thanks mate that explains it a bit better for me. Are there spacers readily available on here? Or do most people just make up there own?

[Frak]

Most guys make their own, you can buy them in Japan, so id someone's importing stuff they might be able to get for you. Or if you know someone with a lathe they can knock them up in no time :)

[GOODY]

Might sound a bit dumb but would I just be able to use some steel piping cut to the appropriate length?

[Frak]

for sure :thumbup:

[blair]

Make sure the pipe is of a nice diameter so that the shock sits in there toight and wont move around at the base :)

[shift_rook]

what do trd shocks go for? they're twin tube aren't they?

[GOODY]

Make sure the pipe is of a nice diameter so that the shock sits in there toight and wont move around at the base :)

;) Will do mate.

And I've priced TRD yellows at about $320 a pair retail.