I'm saving up to buy a set of Tenzo R lowering springs. But the tech at the dealership told me I had a slow in one of my front struts and its not under warrenty.

So i'm wondering if anyone has tried the Koni sport struts for the SS/SC yet? I'm thinking of getting a pair for the front. I know turbotechracing lists them in their catalog.

 

just the front??

 

I was gonna save and get the fronts in the spring.. and then when I get my tax cheque, i'd purchase a pair for the back, and thats about when i'd be taken the balt out of storage anywayz.

 

koni yellows= the ****. i had a pair on my mr2 and they are awesome! i would highly recommend them!

 

yeah buy the koni yellow.s.. they are amazing....

 

Thanks guys haha thats exactly what i needed to know..

 

do not not not not mismatch shocks.

the rears are not hard to do and not THAT much more money. i'd ride another month on a going bad front and just do them all at once, were i you.

 

for the amount of money you will spend on Koni struts why dont you just buy the Ksport Coilovers for 815 shipped!!!!

 

where?

 

Who sells them?! I forgot about this option. Also would coilovers be better for track racing?

 

are you realistically going to be taking your car to very many track days? there is a few things to think about when choosing the suspension for your car.

1) comfort of daily driving
2) do you really need 32 way adjustability
3) cost

if i were you i'd rather have a solid spring/shock setup that drops the car then coilovers. i had a set of tien coilovers on my mr2 before i had koni yellows/tien springs. the coilovers got rusted to **** over time because of all the crap they put on the roads in alberta winters, not to mention they were hard as ****. i think it is more important to have a comfortable daily driver that has some upside potential for track/auto x days. if i were you i'd go with knoi yellows and an eibach (spelling is wrong) pro kit. if i wasn't planing no replacing the balt with a g37s in the next 2 years thats how i'd do it.

 

u dont think that konis and eibachs are a rough ride my friend you are mistake.....Eibachs in themselves are a bad rite already especially with konis...my friend has this setup....Now coils are adjustable to an extent and you can adjust them to your means of comfort

also alot of coilovers now a days are rust proof protected as in they have a layer of coating on it to prevent rust

 

konis are great if you dont want to go with a coil over.

one thing with coilovers is if you find the ride is too harsh after lots of adjusting, most companies that make coilovers use the same dimention springs in many applications, and you should be able to replace the springs with something softer from another vehicle. a big downside to coilovers is that many are aluminum body and if you happen to hit something it will likley get bent then your replacing it. with konis, if that happens, find another stock strut and put the insert into it and away you go.

 

if the ride is sooo bad with Koni's and Eibachs, why don't you adjust the Koni's then? they do that you know...lol. So maybe you're mistaken, maybe you should have the set up on YOUR OWN car, before judging.

I had the Pro-Kit's and Koni's on my Cavy, then the sportlines and Koni's on there...best ride ever.

Not trying to be a dick, but you're the only person so far, EVER, to say the Koni's has a bad ride...being adjustable, that just doesn't happen.

 

GL w/ the install

 

install is easy...why does everyone think it's so hard? even if you don't want to do it, shops around here charge around $100 to do it.

I did the rears on the cavy and my mechanic friend helped with the fronts...took 20min each side, yeah that's tough...lol

 

Koni's are the best IMO. You wont be sorry, they are an awesome company.