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Mail From: Simon Whitworth <(email redacted)>

On 5/2/05, Abraham Mara <(email redacted)> wrote:
>=20
> So where does one GET konis?=20


I got mine from Ground Control
www.ground-control.com<ground-control.com>, it's best to
ring and talk to them.

What do they cost


Coilovers, springs and Koni shocks were just under $1000 about a year ago.

with them to use the standard, replacable springs?=20


I didn't, I got stiff springs at the same time.=20

Are these adjustable
> ride hieght (and corner weighting)?


Very ! (And they look cool!)

I thought they all had lifetime warranties? Can't you get a used set and
> have it rebuilt to save some cash? Is it a bad idea?


I don't know.

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Mail From: S Ahmad <(email redacted)>

I've been using 550/350 on my stock Koni yellows for
over 3 years now, no leakage, no problem and I LIKE
it! =D I will get them or another set revalved,
possibly shortened, and converted to double-adjustable
at some point (because I like the ability to use
compression damping as a tuning aid but dislike having
it combined with rebound adjustment a la AGX) but I'm
not in a hurry.

As long as the shocks seals look good, I wouldn't
worry about upping the rates to 550. I do have the
fronts turned to 1.25 turns from soft IIRC.

I think 500/250 would definitely promote understeer,
depending on what sways you choose. I have an FM 7/8"
front, and from 12mm to no rear sway. The car is
pretty neutral and throttle-steerable, though I'm
still playing with the alignment.

Shaikh <-a fan of Konis for years and years!

> > > > I'm running 500F/250R with high mileage,
original valving
Konis.
> > > > The
> > > > Konis are supposed to be good for around 450
in the front, and
I
> > > > wanted to conserve what's left of them for a
little while
longer.
I
> > > > like the way the car handles for the most
part, but I'd like
just a
> > > > bit less understeer.
> > > >
> > > > Most of the cars I've driven around here
exhibit a bit of
understeer
> > > > in slow autox corners, but probably not enough
understeer that
> > > > couldn't be tuned out with sways. However,
one of the guys has
> > > > talked
> > >
> > > > about going higher in the rear to fix this.
> > > > 2c.
> > > > Mark R.

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Mail From: "P <(email redacted)>

Mine are 500/325 (with Koni yellows) and the car is perfectly neutral on V7=
10s. On street tires it understeers some, for some reason. I have JR sways =
(solid) set to middle on the front and soft on the rear. Shocks are set to =
full stiff.

Pat.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: S Ahmad=20
To: (email redacted)=20
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: Koni's & CoilOvers - was Spring rates


I've been using 550/350 on my stock Koni yellows for
over 3 years now, no leakage, no problem and I LIKE
it! =3DD I will get them or another set revalved,
possibly shortened, and converted to double-adjustable
at some point (because I like the ability to use
compression damping as a tuning aid but dislike having
it combined with rebound adjustment a la AGX) but I'm
not in a hurry.

As long as the shocks seals look good, I wouldn't
worry about upping the rates to 550. I do have the
fronts turned to 1.25 turns from soft IIRC.=20

I think 500/250 would definitely promote understeer,
depending on what sways you choose. I have an FM 7/8"
front, and from 12mm to no rear sway. The car is
pretty neutral and throttle-steerable, though I'm
still playing with the alignment.

Shaikh <-a fan of Konis for years and years!

> > > > I'm running 500F/250R with high mileage,
original valving=20
Konis.
> > > > The
> > > > Konis are supposed to be good for around 450
in the front, and=20
I
> > > > wanted to conserve what's left of them for a
little while=20
longer.
I
> > > > like the way the car handles for the most
part, but I'd like=20
just a
> > > > bit less understeer.
> > > >
> > > > Most of the cars I've driven around here
exhibit a bit of
understeer
> > > > in slow autox corners, but probably not enough
understeer that
> > > > couldn't be tuned out with sways. However,
one of the guys has
> > > > talked
> > >
> > > > about going higher in the rear to fix this.
> > > > 2c.
> > > > Mark R.