I'm looking at possibly updating the suspension on my wife's '98 Integra GSR. We bought it about 8-9 years ago with Koni Yellows and GC coilovers already installed on it. I would guess they this set up has at least 50k miles on it. I noticed yesterday when I was flushing the brakes on it that one of the rear shocks is leaking. With this many miles, I thought it may be a good idea to replace all for shocks and possibly all 4 coilovers as well. I was hoping to get some of your thoughts on what to do here. This car is a street car only, no track time at all.

I thought about:
Replacing the Yellows and reusing the current ground controls.
Replacing just the leaking shock.
Replacing everything with a whole new Koni/GC set up.
Replacing with a different type of CO like F&F, Tein street series, or something else comparable.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

 

If your wife likes the way it rides why not just replace all 4 yellows and be done with it? No need to reinvent the wheel. The coils should be just fine to re-use assuming they're not damaged.

Keep it simple. Just my $.02.

 

Blowing a set of Konis in 50K is nuts. Very rare.

Did you buy them new? You could claim the warranty if you're down to wait for them to come back.

Lol...don't replace your Konis with F&F's.

Tein SA's are really nice. But if your Konis work, and you're not lowered more than 1.25ish inches...then keep the Koni G/C setup.

 

Thanks for the replies guys. Unfortunately I wasn't the original purchaser of the Konis or I'd jump on the lifetime warranty they do. From what I've read on here and team integra, I'd prefer to stay with this set up as I've not read any negative reviews about it. I pm'd Luke at THmotorsports and it sounds like they have the best deal for either full replacement or replacing just the Konis. I'll probably get under the car again tomorrow to check out the condition of the Ground Controls to see if they need to be replaced as well. The car originally came from middle of Utah so it saw a decent amount of snow and salt. The coils may be seized but I'll see when I get underneath. I know the rear shocks showed some rust already when we first bought it. The coils may as well. Thanks again

 

Also, do you think getting the extended top is worth the cost? I'm not sure of the amount it's lowered but it's about one finger width from tire to fender.

 

Raise it up and it will ride and work better. Konis aren't meant to lower the car much. They're the same length as stock shocks. With "street" spring rates, having the car right around stock 97-01 ITR height or maybe a touch lower is probably where you want to be. Google an image of a stock ITR for reference.

If you're fine with how it rides...leave it alone, I suppose.

Extended hats are an option but:
1.) raising it is free.
2.) depending on spring rates and bumpstop size, you might hit the shock tower with the UCA on a big bump.

 

What exactly is your budget for this overhaul?

 

I'm not really set one a certain amount but probably not much over $1k. I'd say maybe $500-1000.
I just want something that will ride nice, handle well, give a nice stance, and last at least another 50-60k miles.
I've gotten quotes for $495 for Koni Yellows only up to $1060 for Koni Yeollw, GC, and all 4 top hats.