ELKA

Toytec has Elka build their aluma series coilovers.

The Elka labeled ones are slightly more expensive.

 

I think they are using these 2 with their springs and market them as Aluma 2.0 & 2.5? Maybe?

 

They have a 2.5 reservoir version as well. Doesn't look like they have a dual adjuster version, however.

 

They should incorporate dual adjusters on them.

 

What do you think about the new price? They have increase the price about $800.
I don't know if people bought before me had a much cheaper price than that?

$4040 just front coil overs and rear shock. Customers have to buy rear springs + diff drop + UCA + extended break lines, etc vs you can buy complete kit from Kings for almost same amount of money.

 

Maybe due to material increase? I've been noticing cost rising. Elka's (for some reason) has always been a tad bit more than the others though, I never really found a reason why? From my research and the info's I've gathered tells me I'd be ok with other less expensive systems. I have ICONs, others may not like it but I have no complaints.

 

The main difference with Elka (as far as I can tell) is that they're made of aluminum.......which is really nice since they won't corrode as quickly as other brands and they dissipate heat more quickly, I believe.

Other than that, you can essentially get the same (or better) from other manufacturers. ADS is known for using beefy race quality components. Bilstein 8112's have a crazy amount of adjustability with their internal bypass system, Fox has dual adjusters just as Elka does, ect..... All these shocks can be re-valved to accommodate whatever ride you're looking to achieve.

 

Thread revival, as I am kicking the Elka can around again. So, if you are replacing the UCA anyway, and need to disconnect the upper ball joint in order to replace the UCA, wouldn't doing that allow you to replace the entire coilover at the same time, without having to mess with anything KDSS related? My thinking is that would allow you to be able to drop the LCA enough to remove the coil assembly...

 

It sounds like it would work to me, but I don't have KDSS so I could be missing something.

 

I’ve seen people use a pry bar to force the LCA lower. The KDSS swaybar is attached to the LCA so it limits downward travel

 

How often do Elka 2.5’s need to be serviced or rebuilt vs say Fox 2.5’s or Bilstein 8112’s?

Or is maintenance/rebuild schedule pretty much the same for all the high end shocks with reservoirs depending on how hard you use them?

wondering what the most maintenance free higher performance shock with reservoirs may be? I’m thinking probably stock Pro Fox shocks maybe.