I'd say that Koni's were greater too, but those werent one of the options....

Between KYB and Tokico, I would stay away from Tokico blues and KYB GR-2's as they are known to be just "factory replacements" with a little increase in damping ability over stock spring rates...

On the other hand, KYB's AGX, and Tokico's Illumina shock/strut lineup are both great choices. From experience, the illumina's are a bit on the stiff side, even on the lower settings, whereas the AGX will be really stiff, but only on its hardest settings.

I'm biased to the AGX, but the Illumina isnt a bad choice either...