Aftermarket shocks

[mreuro4]

Hey all,

I know this may have been covered b4. Please point me in the right direction if it has. Just lowered my car with Skunk2 springs. Now I want to replace the shocks. Any suggestions, or experiences? Thanks.

Luke:honda:

[Type R Positive]

Koni sport. The yellow ones
http://www.hopupracing.com/kotwtuhyexad3.html

I priced them a few years ago, they were $150ea in Aust from memory.
You can get them from lots of places.

[mreuro4]

Thanks mate. I will call around at a few places in Brissie and get pricing.

Luke:D

[Merlin086]

Last time I priced Koni Yellows was 18 mths ago and discount price was just under $1,000.
Opted for the Tein SS instead, as have many others here have done, with the damping adjustment as the Koni yellows do.

Good luck with the Koni's tho, you might get them 4 a good price.....

[Type R Positive]

Yeah, sorry. Might have been $250ea, not $150ea.

[tony1234]

Koni yellows are good but also check Bilsteins.I've got these shocks with Eibach springs and the setup is excellent.:thumbsup:

[Type R Positive]

Koni yellows are good but also check Bilsteins.I've got these shocks with Eibach springs and the setup is excellent.:thumbsup:
Mmmmmm. Bilsteins!

[Crapdaz]

Mmmmmm. Bilsteins!

yeh i agree bilsteins are yummy! worth the money:thumbsup:

[Ilia]

Good thing as i have read about the bilsteins is that they are (correct me if im wrong) a shock that can be re-gased etc. (is this possible with the koni)

Slightly more expensive however...

[tony1234]

Good thing as i have read about the bilsteins is that they are (correct me if im wrong) a shock that can be re-gased etc. (is this possible with the koni)

Slightly more expensive however...
You mean they can be rebuilt and or revalved.Bilsteins yes,Koni don't think so.

[mreuro4]

Koni yellows are good but also check Bilsteins.I've got these shocks with Eibach springs and the setup is excellent.:thumbsup:

Hey mate,

Where did you source the bilsteins from, and what price range? Thanks.

Luke

[tony1234]

Hey mate,

Where did you source the bilsteins from, and what price range? Thanks.

Luke
Contact Heasmans at Sydenham in Sydney.approx.$1k plus fitting.BTW you'll also need a rear camber kit if you drop it.Here's the link.http://www.heasmans.com.au/

[_Vtekn_]

I can add to that!!! bilsteins are great have them fitted to my Euro, Excellent:thumbsup:

[tony1234]

I can add to that!!! bilsteins are great have them fitted to my Euro, Excellent:thumbsup:
Aaaah,i told you you'd be impressed.how much did it cost you and what camber kit did you get?

[vorace]

Gday,

I bought some Koni Yellows from Ian at Rennenhaus (you can google him) in Newcastle NSW. He imports Neuspeed stuff from the USA mainly for the VW community. I found him on the VW Golf forums as I also have a VW GTI.

As Neuspeed make hot up bits for VW and Honda/Acura, I asked him to get in the Neuspeed Koni Yellows (have more grooves than std Koni Items) which he did for $175ea. That was about 9 months ago.

I did price Bilsteins at the time and they were around $1100 for a set of 4.

I havent got around to installing them yet, but plan to with std springs, but with a 15mm drop from the adjustable perches. Anyone happen to have any experiences with Koni Yellows on their Euros yet?

I went with the Konis because I had good experiences with them on my old Nissan n14 SSS Pulsar, and as they were abit cheaper than the Bilsteins. Having said that, I also had Eibach/Bilsteins on a 93 Civic and they were just fantastic.

[Type R Positive]

I havent got around to installing them yet, but plan to with std springs, but with a 15mm drop from the adjustable perches. Anyone happen to have any experiences with Koni Yellows on their Euros yet?Heaps of info on the Yanky forums, like what to set them at for different heights. Koni's are good brand.

[mreuro4]

Hey all,

Thanks for the info. I am going to go for the Koni yellows. Cheers.

[Crapdaz]

take a before and after shot whilst your at it.

[tony1234]

Hey all,

Thanks for the info. I am going to go for the Koni yellows. Cheers.
Konis are good,i'm sure you'll be happy with them.

[JohnL]

You mean they can be rebuilt and or revalved.Bilsteins yes,Koni don't think so.
Both Bilstein and Koni are rebuildable and the valving can be changed.

Bilsteins do not have any damping adjustment as do the Konis (Konis are rebound adjustable, rebound being the more important setting), though Konis can be retro fitted with bump valving adjusters if you really want to pay for it. The front Konis are externally adjustable on the car, but the rear Konis are not. You have to take the rear dampers off the car and dismantle them before the rear dampers can be adjusted. I'd suggest ordering the rear Koni Yellows fitted with external adjusters as per the stock front Konis.

My understanding (from a lot of research) is that Bilstein are somewhat better than Koni.The gap in quality between Koni and the next worst brand is arguably a lot bigger than the gap between Koni and Bilstein...

I have Koni Yelows on my CB7 and really like them, but (at least on the CB7) the affect would be greatly improved with stiffer springs as well (the stock CB7 springs are way too soft).