The Koni's are on and I will say this is a great mod! I have had my Eibachs and 350EVO sways on for quite a while now and this really completes the package. It gets rid of the last bit of bounce that was still there and makes the car even tighter on the twistys. The car is much more controlled when the road surface changes during a turn. The car also responds even quicker to steering input and isn't harsh on the bumps.

 

Zship,

Glad to hear it! What setting did you use for your shocks?

 

nice - so this is a stock shock replacement - pretty cool...
could you fill us on where you got them, how much, and how difficult the install was...
thanx!

 

350EVO has them. Check the web site for current pricing. Install was easy if you are use to doing shocks/struts.

JMARK,

I do not run them on full soft. I am not going to say exactly where I have them set, because they should be set according to which springs, rubber and sway bars you have. What worked for me, might not work for you. To many people on the board just set things the way others have and have learned nothing and don't even know if it's the best set up for them. Also, I am still experimenting with different settings.

You should start at full soft and then adjust them until you get the balance and handling you like. Be careful though, because when you get to much damping, the spring will stop extending back to the correct height after a bump because the shock is holding it down. If you change springs, rubber or sway bar settings, you should set them back to full soft and start over. This way you will learn the characteristics of the shock, especially if you decide to do some track days. You can set them for normal street driving and aggressive track driving.

Have fun!

 

Thanks Zship. I plan to have BJ install the Konis and a set of his 350Evo sways. Plan to stay with the stock linear springs if possible.

 

How does changing the shocks and springs compare to getting a set of coilovers? Are there different positives/negatives of going either way?

thanks
Rajiv

 

I was looking for a better combination of ride/handling than stock, which I consider extremely harsh. I was steered away from coilovers because the spring rates are usually higher than stock and people said to not consider them if I was looking for a more comfortable ride. You can get spring/shock combinations which will be less rigid and better for the ride than the stock parts.

Coilovers can get you much stiffer combos for racing if thats your interest, but you will have a stiffer ride on the street. These are some of the questions I have asked myself and why I chose the Konis matched to my shocks. The Konis are better in every way and are an upgrade, not just an equivalent stock replacement. The same is true in most cases with coilovers.