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Originally Posted by Joepro Konis are on, just WOW, fixed the issues I had. I want to stiffen them up and see how they respond, but while the car takes

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Old 04-12-2013, 02:06 PM   #1666 (permalink)
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Konis are on, just WOW, fixed the issues I had. I want to stiffen them up and see how they respond, but while the car takes bumps "stiffer" the ride is smoother, these dampen with the swifts much much much better. I am I can honestly say, this is how the car should have handled from the factory, I am so far thrilled. I do no racing, so this is a perfect street car setup. on a scale of 10, if hte car was a 5/10 before, its and 8 now, with 10s being good coils, I have a few more roads that need testings, but I will do that tomorrow after work, but initial impressions are fantastic. BTW, I shopped around and Joe at Zspeed (no affiliation!) Had the best price, I have bough a good bit of stuff from him, ships the same day and will hook you up.
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I went 2 turns out from full stiff and front and 6 clicks on the back, I think I will turn one more down on the front and 2 click down on the back for regular driving, if I know I will be doing spirited drive I will stiffen them back up, I didn't not drive it on full stiff, but the way it responded at its current settings, I do not see a reason to. I am for sure going to get a ticket now, the car just asks to be driven faster now in the corners...
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I went 2 turns out from full stiff and front and 6 clicks on the back, I think I will turn one more down on the front and 2 click down on the back for regular driving, if I know I will be doing spirited drive I will stiffen them back up, I didn't not drive it on full stiff, but the way it responded at its current settings, I do not see a reason to. I am for sure going to get a ticket now, the car just asks to be driven faster now in the corners...
How do you adjust the konis in the rear?
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What type of Koni shocks did you buy?
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I went with Koni Sport (yellow) and I got them from Kami Speed.
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I checked Konis website, as I thought they only make the Sport shock for ours cars. Yes they are the yellows! I bought mine from Joe @ zspeedperformance, if you PM or call him he will give you the forum pricing, not what you pay on the website. He will sell you both, or just the shocks, I already had the springs.

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How do you adjust the konis in the rear?
You lift the back of the car and there is a small dial, I used a small screw driver and you turn it. It is a bit of a pita to lift the car, but you do not have to cut any holes in your interior panels.


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Koni's are starting to look better and better....a little pricey though. Almost as much as a set of good used coilovers. If they're that good though, may be worth it.

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If i get these then will I have to replace them after 30k miles or so? Cuz i know stock springs will last longer.
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If i get these then will I have to replace them after 30k miles or so? Cuz i know stock springs will last longer.
And where did you hear that from? I don't think anything you said is very accurate.
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Koni's 20% off on tire rack.
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