well from all the HOW-TOs and all that instructions its pretty simple. you are basically just giving it a trim.

 

its pretty easy man. heres the steps pretty much so show it.

take out strut after unbolting the 3 strut tower bolts on top and the 3 bolts on bottom.
spring compressor the springs.
take the top part off.
turn it upside down.
drill a hole 1/2" in the middle of the strut.
then measure and cut the other side. i used a pipe cutter for a perfect clean cut.
insert koni shock.
bolt it on the bottom w/ the hole you had.
put spring back on.
top back on
put it back in place.

and enjoy

common sense can easily get it done for u

 

I brought my koni's to a garage yesterday and they were only able to put the rear shocks because they said that i bought the front struts. They told me that the koni front strut that i have is a cartridge type and that it's "impossible". But from what i read, it's pretty easy to do. I'm half way there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

awesome get some pics and join the club.

 

You could have had yourself a beast ass set of Coilovers for less than that

 

well i got mine all for 900 so toss in some sway bars and a strut bar (maybe) and i will have just as good if not better set up for the cost of a decent coilover system.

 

yeah and I'd take a Koni/spring setup anyday over coilovers, for daily driving and whatnot. If it was a track car, then that'd be different for me.

anyone ever dealt with Shox.com???

 

no but the prices look pretty decent to me...

 

well they have koni's, plus B&G springs, which lower the car 1.5" all around...exactly what i wanted...lol

 

Love my Koni's! Need to get off my ass and change the rear setting to Stiff from soft. Coilovers have nothing on Koni's unless "maybe" you pay $2000 +

 

i got konis. pics for ya
front

rear

 

pictures?



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what coilover has fronts and rears for $950?

and i'd prolly keep my koni setup anyway
i dont think there are any coilovers with a 2.5in drop

 

I have Koni's with sportline. (It's in my img gallery)

 

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and view my before and after
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/pictures-videos-64/koni-h-r-106742/

 

Pieeater has Koni's..........but he dosent get on here alot.

 

tell him to get some pics up and he is in.

 

I paid 400 shipped for my konis. ( the fronts brand new cuz the kid b4 didnt know how to install them i think. and, the rears had 5K miles on them if that, still brand new looking) and 230 for my eibach springs. so for 630. you cant beat that

and ur shop that said its impossible. dont go back to them haha

 

I'm probably going to go with ground control coilovers (because they have a stiffer spring rate), and sleeve those babies over the koni's. i had an identical setup on my old car, and it was amazing.

 

my set up is pretty stiff. i am not sure you would want much firmer for a DD.

 

the adjustability in ride height is also a plus.

 

meh over rated once low stay low

 

well i went and got my car aligned yesterday about i dropped it and i had one wheel only 1/16th of and inch out of line. But now that i have been riding on the konis and H&Rs for a couple days the ride has smoothed out a bit and it just making me happier and happier that i bought these.

 

love 'em konis I was wondering if anyone here has their koni's front and rear adjusted really stiff?? if so, how's the ride quality??

 

i had them at full stiff when i was test driving them after i put them on so see if they move around etc. and the ride is nasty (on back country roads) but on a smooth track it would be perfect. but right now i have the front and a half turn from full soft and the rears are the way they came out of the box.