Hi,
I was just wondering what would happen if I install Koni shocks/struts and keep the stock springs on my 2001 Civic LX.

How is the ride going to be?

Are Koni shocks designed to work with stock springs.......I mean length-wise and how much it gets compressed?

I know if you keep stock shocks and install sport springs that the ride will be bouncy, but what about if the shocks are sport and springs stock?


Thanks.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by freestyle &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hi,
I was just wondering what would happen if I install Koni shocks/struts and keep the stock springs on my 2001 Civic LX.

How is the ride going to be?

Are Koni shocks designed to work with stock springs.......I mean length-wise and how much it gets compressed?

I know if you keep stock shocks and install sport springs that the ride will be bouncy, but what about if the shocks are sport and springs stock?


Thanks.
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They will be fine. You can adjust them to feel like stock, and also to perform better than stock. You can even lower the ride height a little bit by using the lower perch setting. There are many stock class autocrossers using this setup

 

before i got my gc's i used my stock front spings and rear itr springs w/ my koni yellows..., just put the fronts on the lowest perch, it was fine.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by R.S. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">before i got my gc's i used my stock front spings and rear itr springs w/ my koni yellows..., just put the fronts on the lowest perch, it was fine.</TD></TR></TABLE>

R.S., was the ride comfortable and did you notice any cornering improvement with stock springs and Koni shocks???

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nonsense &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You can even lower the ride height a little bit by using the lower perch setting. </TD></TR></TABLE>

The '01 Civic does not have adjustable spring perches for changing ride height as the front is an insert to go inside the factory strut housing and the stock spring perch is retained.

All Koni street shocks are designed to be installed on a stock spring car at the minimum adjustment setting to give the ride and handling that the development teams felt the car should have. Ride quality is absolutely a big part of the evaluation mix in addition to excess motion control, vehcile balance, etc. Racing shocks will get a different mix of parameters and values but certainly street shocks at teh minimum setting need to be quite livable on a stock car for daily use then the adjustment range goes up from there so you can tweak to your preferences.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRX Lee &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The '01 Civic does not have adjustable spring perches for changing ride height as the front is an insert to go inside the factory strut housing and the stock spring perch is retained.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Doh! I missed where he said it was a 7th gen Civic

 

yea i didn't see the 2001 civic....

but yea the ride was comfortable and it handled alot better (but i had itr rear springs, so that makes a big dif)