I am currently running Ground Control adjustable sleeves on stock shocks and have done so for 30K miles (Eibach 340F/380R).

The car feels as good as day one, but I want to try out the Koni Yellows hoping for a slightly stiffer, less bouncy ride. OK, I am half lying. I got a great deal on them and I can't pass it up. I'm lowered ~1.5".

Will the Koni Yellows last just as if not longer than the 30K+ miles the stock Shows have given me? I just want to set and go. I am thinking the spring rates I'm running could use a bit more dampening than what the stock Showas are providing, but I'm no suspension guru. Just hoping to get people's thoughts who have experience in this type of thing.

TIA

 

Yup! No problems here!

 

they'll last quite a while actually. IMO, after about 30K miles on the S's stock shocks, they are pretty shot by then. Earlier if tracked/autocrossed/spiritedly driven often.

The Koni's can be rebuilt as well, but also just purchased one off, so it's an easy thing to replace.

 

I have had mine for about 3 years and they are still running very well. I have about 40,000 miles on them. No leaks or anything..

 

I put konis on my GSR. It is now my brother's car and the shocks have been on over 3 years. They still work great.

 

Koni offers a lifetime warranty on their shocks to the original purchaser. So that should tell you something about their durability...

Andrew

 

Thanks, fellas. Just the news I wanted to hear.

 

The Konis were phenomenal on my old GSR...Id assume the same on an S2k.

 

The thing is, the stock Showas are pretty phenomenal on the S2000 and the same thing can't be said about the stock shocks your Integras, Civics, etc.

Thanks, again.

 

Regardless, I have aftermarket springs on my stock shocks right now on my S2k, and I know the Koni's would be perfect for it. I rode on stock shocks in my Integra as well with my H&R springs, and the Konis changed my world.

 

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Andrew</TD></TR></TABLE>

is that warranty for a car that's not lowered? it's hard 2 believe they'd offer a lifetime warranty on their shocks no matter how much your car is lowered... what's the limitations of the warranty i'm very curiousss

 

konis come from the factory with snap rings on the shaft that allows you to set the ride height. On the integra's konis, you could SLAM it with stock springs.

I'm not aware of any limitation on ride height.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by steven975 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">konis come from the factory with snap rings on the shaft that allows you to set the ride height. On the integra's konis, you could SLAM it with stock springs.

I'm not aware of any limitation on ride height.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I guess you could say the limitation on ride height would be bouncing off the bump stops.

 

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Thanks, again.</TD></TR></TABLE>

they are phenomenal b/c honda actually spent some time and tuned them for the car.

 

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yeah...talk about wrxs2k stating the obvious as usual eh?

 

im still thinking about the koni/GC setup...i sold my tein Ra to look for something new...my tein had about 35k miles on them...and i want something new...

are the high priced coilovers that much bette over the koni/GC setup....i know with the tru coilovers u can have them balanced and corner weighted...which is a great thing...not sure if u can do that with the koni/gc setup...

someone help me out....im starting to think the full coilovers are jdm bling and more for track use

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Project SSAP1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> are the high priced coilovers that much bette over the koni/GC setup....i know with the tru coilovers u can have them balanced and corner weighted...which is a great thing...not sure if u can do that with the koni/gc setup...

someone help me out....im starting to think the full coilovers are jdm bling and more for track use</TD></TR></TABLE>

the high priced coilovers are high priced for a reason, not too many people buy them and those that do know what they're getting themselves into...a life of tuning and setting them up from track to track. Save yourself the trouble, and get a setup meant for the street and some light duty track driving that is very user friendly. The mucho $$$ stuff is really overkill.

 

I have had mine on for a couple years with kg/mm race springs, and no trouble. Although I only have about 20k miles on them.

 

any pics of how low you car is with the kgmm race and koni...also is it an even drop all around...also are your springs on the bottom perch or the top...

pics pics pics

 

good choice