I've had it with my Omnipower Streets.. They dont do what I want them to do and what I expect from handling, so now I have to get another set..

I now want GC's on Koni's... But I kinda liked the 10kg/mm 8kg/mm springs, how much is that in LBS?

And I want the koni's that are adjustable from the top, Is it wise to have them revalved to my needs, or will OTS Koni's work for me?

 

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I now want GC's on Koni's... But I kinda liked the 10kg/mm 8kg/mm springs, how much is that in LBS?

And I want the koni's that are adjustable from the top, Is it wise to have them revalved to my needs, or will OTS Koni's work for me?</TD></TR></TABLE>

The conversion for kg/mm is 55.088 lbs/in. Therefore, 10 kg/mm = 551 lbs/in and 8 kg/mm = 447 lbs/in.

OTS Konis should be fine for street and auto-x while you're learning. When you have more experience or will race on the track, you'll probably want to get them re-valved.

 

Okay, thanks

 

IMO 550f/447r may be a little stiff for OTS konis. it'd probably be better to buy a used/blown set for cheap and then send it back for revalving.

 

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Then it must also be possible for Koni to custom revalve me a set..

 

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not really 550 is approaching high for OTS but this is on an EG so its not some 2600 lbs car.


you would be fine with those rates on OTS shocks

 

Would it be worth the money to also get those GC tophats.. I'm lowering about 2,5"

 

it will allow you to reach your desired ride height, while maintaining more travel out of the damper.

In my opinion thats always a good thing, but i wouldn't say its needed for your setup

 

You`ll find that the most common rates are 400/450, 400/500 and 450/500.

 

vtecvoodoo, you list those as the most common rates, however, i have been recently reading that you want the higher rates in the front. I suppse getting the same length springs front and rear would allow easy manipulation to test out the difference.

I was personally thinking of going with 450F/375R.

 

Sorry, "400/450" doesn`t mean 400 front and 450 rear. It`s just the way I keyed it in. You`ll get many different opinion when it comes to this subject. I just run the same length spring so I can try them both ways.

 

i am going to run the same length springs as well, noob question, what is the preferred length, i have a 2000 civic si.

 

spend a grand on custom rated gc's/koni/gc top hats

 

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7" is a good length.

 

thanks