Koni yellows vs F&F coilovers

[YER801]

Hey guys,

so ive been tossing up the differences in these two... i can get a custom spring made from king springs to get my desired height front and rear so height isnt really a problem..

now im after ride quality, ill be on 19's so i dont expect stock quality but its my daily so im after a bit of comfort..

so who has what and is happy with it?

[senna]

My personal and professional opinion is that the Koni is a higher quality damper that is better suited to our road conditions.

My main concern with F&F coilovers is that the body is tiny and this means that the piston size and the volume of fluid is quite small. This means that over complex high frequency bumps and ripples the shock will take longer to control the body movement and it can also heat up quicker and lead to premature seal failures.

There are others that have the F&F coilovers and are very happy with them, so i'm sure you will get many differing opinions...

[DreadAngel]

I was trying to access their site to check out their specs and what not but the site [http://www.f2autolife.com/] is down atm =|

Koni Yellows I had were adjustable [4 step] with KG/MM DR Springs [iirc], perfect imo for any situation from cruise [soft] to daily to 'sport' on the hardest setting. Even on the softest or hardest setting, the Koni Yellows maintained perfect composure, they didn't float nor crash about =)

[YER801]

Im leaning way toward koni yellows but 950 bucks(with springs) vs f&f's 750 with adjust height.

I mean people is the states are loving them but their surfaces arent the same as here.

Thankyou heaps your professional opinion.

I would love to hear from an aussie with the f&f coilovers though as I aleady know I can go low and retain a great ride on some koni yellow shocks

[DreadAngel]

Honestly though, how many times are you going to adjust your height?

And when your F&F Coilovers go bang or have issues, can you rebuild them locally? Or have to send it over to the States [I'm assuming its a US brand]?

At least with Koni you have distributors and specialist that can service it etc.

[Fredoops]

My personal and professional opinion is that the Koni is a higher quality damper that is better suited to our road conditions.

My main concern with F&F coilovers is that the body is tiny and this means that the piston size and the volume of fluid is quite small. This means that over complex high frequency bumps and ripples the shock will take longer to control the body movement and it can also heat up quicker and lead to premature seal failures.

There are others that have the F&F coilovers and are very happy with them, so i'm sure you will get many differing opinions...

How's a DIY koni kit stack up with TEIN street basis?

Also iirc F&F is not rebuildable, unlike Teins.

Hey guys,

so ive been tossing up the differences in these two... i can get a custom spring made from king springs to get my desired height front and rear so height isnt really a problem..

now im after ride quality, ill be on 19's so i dont expect stock quality but its my daily so im after a bit of comfort..

so who has what and is happy with it?

I think koni shocks can drop 1.5 inch without needing to do anything to the spring.

[charliebrown]

F&F coils are fine on australian roads. I've been using them for a few months, not too bad once you get used to it but backseat passengers will bitch, tell them to 90EAD

If they blow buy another set, cheap anyway m8. nah srsly they shouldnt blow, well from what i read anyway havent heard of any shat themself

[Fredoops]

^^i must be getting old ... wtf is 90ead?

[curtis265]

eat a..

[YER801]

F&F coils are fine on australian roads. I've been using them for a few months, not too bad once you get used to it but backseat passengers will bitch, tell them to 90EAD

If they blow buy another set, cheap anyway m8. nah srsly they shouldnt blow, well from what i read anyway havent heard of any shat themself

True? I just dont want to turn a smooth comfy car into something unlike a lux car. How big of a differance is there?

[senna]

How's a DIY koni kit stack up with TEIN street basis?

Also iirc F&F is not rebuildable, unlike Teins.


I think koni shocks can drop 1.5 inch without needing to do anything to the spring.

Tein is good quality although rebuilds can be expensive through Australian dealers. I would still consider the Koni option for this situation

[Lazarus]

^^i must be getting old ... wtf is 90ead?

go eat a...

Tein is good quality although rebuilds can be expensive through Australian dealers. I would still consider the Koni option for this situation

Yeah i was gonna ask the same thing, how's the comparison with Tein SS to Koni.. or even a Eibach/Bilstein setup