Question about Tokiko Blue REAR Struts

**91GTTurbo** · 11-11-07, 10:01

So, I'm curious if anyone else has this happen with their rear Tokiko blues. When I go out to my car first thing in the morning, and if I push down on the back of the car, the struts act as if they have no dampening at first and the car will bounce up and down. It takes them getting some motion for them to stiffen up, like their motion activated or something. The front's don't do this, but then again they have a heaver load on them.

Can anyone with blues test this for me? I just swapped them out with replacement ones yesterday and the replacements seem to do the same thing.

Thanks!

**BlueInfinity48** · 11-11-07, 10:16

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Originally Posted by 91GTTurbo

So, I'm curious if anyone else has this happen with their rear Tokiko blues. When I go out to my car first thing in the morning, and if I push down on the back of the car, the struts act as if they have no dampening at first and the car will bounce up and down. It takes them getting some motion for them to stiffen up, like their motion activated or something. The front's don't do this, but then again they have a heaver load on them.

Can anyone with blues test this for me? I just swapped them out with replacement ones yesterday and the replacements seem to do the same thing.

Thanks!

my stock ones do this

**MesXco6rt** · 11-11-07, 12:04

they are gas valves, And the gas expands as it heats up.
All gas struts (minus adjustables) will do this on the rear of our cars. the back half is lighter..

it's Normal

**91GTTurbo** · 11-11-07, 22:19

aw shizzle....that means I wasted yesterday morning changing those out. my bad for not checking here first I guess...hopefully I'll get a refund still for the "bad" ones I'm sending back to Tokiko.

Thanks for the info MesXco6rt, I couldn't find any information on the web about this. I'll see if I can't give you some karma =)

MAZDASPEED505 · 12-12-07, 23:52

i noticed that too! but when you push them down a couple of times it stops, i really never let it bug me as long as it didnt do it when i was driving

**Mx-6Hybrid** · 1-5-08, 20:55

i got the same shocks in my car and it does the samething

**91GTTurbo** · 1-11-08, 12:19

yeah, MesXco6rt did a good job of explaining why they do that. oh well, I got my refund, so that's all I care about.

DimaK · 1-11-08, 12:57

guys, do you liek walk around your cars time to time and push on it?lol

**91GTTurbo** · 1-11-08, 13:32

after I first installed them, yeah. I've never had aftermarket suspension bounce like these do, so I thought they were bad. now that I know it's just their nature, I don't =)

11-11-07, 10:01	#1 (permalink)
91GTTurbo Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Age: 32 iTrader: (0)	Question about Tokiko Blue REAR Struts So, I'm curious if anyone else has this happen with their rear Tokiko blues. When I go out to my car first thing in the morning, and if I push down on the back of the car, the struts act as if they have no dampening at first and the car will bounce up and down. It takes them getting some motion for them to stiffen up, like their motion activated or something. The front's don't do this, but then again they have a heaver load on them. Can anyone with blues test this for me? I just swapped them out with replacement ones yesterday and the replacements seem to do the same thing. Thanks!

11-11-07, 12:04	#3 (permalink)
MesXco6rt Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: , FL, USA iTrader: (0)	they are gas valves, And the gas expands as it heats up. All gas struts (minus adjustables) will do this on the rear of our cars. the back half is lighter.. it's Normal
	I only Drink two days a week. Week Days, and Week ends

12-12-07, 23:52	#5 (permalink)
MAZDASPEED505 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ROSWELL N.M., NM, USA iTrader: (0)	i noticed that too! but when you push them down a couple of times it stops, i really never let it bug me as long as it didnt do it when i was driving
	GABRIEL

11-11-07, 22:19	#4 (permalink)
91GTTurbo Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Age: 32 iTrader: (0)	aw shizzle....that means I wasted yesterday morning changing those out. my bad for not checking here first I guess...hopefully I'll get a refund still for the "bad" ones I'm sending back to Tokiko. Thanks for the info MesXco6rt, I couldn't find any information on the web about this. I'll see if I can't give you some karma =)

1-5-08, 20:55	#6 (permalink)
Mx-6Hybrid Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: brooklyn, NY, USA Age: 20 iTrader: (0)	i got the same shocks in my car and it does the samething

1-11-08, 12:19	#7 (permalink)
91GTTurbo Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Age: 32 iTrader: (0)	yeah, MesXco6rt did a good job of explaining why they do that. oh well, I got my refund, so that's all I care about.

1-11-08, 12:57	#8 (permalink)
DimaK Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kitchener, Canada Age: 22 iTrader: (0)	guys, do you liek walk around your cars time to time and push on it?lol

1-11-08, 13:32	#9 (permalink)
91GTTurbo Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Age: 32 iTrader: (0)	after I first installed them, yeah. I've never had aftermarket suspension bounce like these do, so I thought they were bad. now that I know it's just their nature, I don't =)