Tyson

was there anything else that came in the package? new bushings, bumpstops? more hardware than a nut?

iluvmyda

whats the price on these?

JdmOdz

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sick ttt

voodoochild

theyre like roughly 75 buks a pop depending on your vehicle...

****it i'll think ill get them just because i trust koni and be one of the first to do a legit review.

johnlear

Tyson,
Is there any possibility that your Yellows had a non standard valving? I've never heard anyone complain the stock Yellow rebound is too stiff at the full soft setting, and it's not my personal experience either. Koni supposedly valves them to work with stock springs at full soft.

snowball

I just received my back ordered from a month ago Koni Str.t dampers and out of the box I'm not impressed. Press the shaft into the cylinder and there pretty stiff on the compression but there is no rebound. Compress them and they just sit there. Is the rebound controled entirely by the spring pressure? There resistance if you pull the shaft out manually but I thought there was supposed to be some gas pressure. BTW they're going in a Del Sol with Tein H-techs.

Targa250R

Whether or not the rod extends by itself immediately means absolutely nothing.

You can't determine anything by "testing" a damper with your hand.

PatrickGSR94

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Exactly... a shock can only be tested with real forces pushing the piston in and pulling it back out. This is either by road bumps (pushing it in) and the spring on the car (pulling it out) or on a shock dyno that simulates the real world conditions.

snowball

Thanks, I was thinking that is how they're supposed to be but other shocks I've used do rebound on their own.

full Circling

that's pretty much it. a nut and a sticker.

voodoochild

so..... what happened to the review?

Jonathannx2

Were they any good? Haha
I am thinking of getting some.
or Tokico blues.

pogeeboy27

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These shocks are great. I'm using them on stock civic springs as these were bought for my dd. Fitment is like oem shocks. First couple weeks they will feel stiff, but once broken in, they feel like stock. Not sure how they are on lowered vehicles, but ff you're looking for an oem replacement, I give these 2 thumbs up.

Jonathannx2

Alright thanks man.

snowball

I know this is an old thread but as a follow up... After about 22,000 miles on the koni str.t shocks with tein H-tech springs in my del sol: the right front blew last summer and leaked enough oil to coat my suspension components, after seeing my my rear tires cupping checked the rears and the right rear shock was leaking and the left rear was starting to leak and had no rebound what so ever. From outward appearances, I don't think the left front is leaking but I haven't had a chance to pull it apart for a close look. Koni has replaced the 3 bad shocks but unless someone answers the phone, they do no return calls making the return process a bit more aggravating. The ride quality showed great improvement when I switched the rears to stock shocks out of my parts car that had 170,000 miles on it.

Tyson

thanks for the input.

full Circling

Yea, it's been a while, but I'll throw a review up. Honestly, when I first took the car out I was not very impressed. I expected ride quality to be at least a little stiffer, but it really didn't feel that much different from the old blown out stockers. Fast forward to a couple years later, my brother sold the car, and the new owner took it to the acura dealer. The techs said that the two rear shocks were blown out and were leaking oil, so the new owner swapped em out for new stock shocks.

Take it for what it's worth. Personally, I'd never buy them again, and just stick with koni yellows.

evotuner

Damn thanks for the good honest review. I was considering buying these because I always liked Koni. I'll lean towards the yellows as well.

Loubaru

Hmmm....anyone else have any reviews? I have some H-Techs and Koni STR.Ts that I was planning on installing but if they are that bad maybe I'll just sell them.

PreyStayShun

Sad to read something like this, especially when it comes to a company like Koni. Hopefully this was an isolated incident.

For me, I went w/Eibach Struts...and couldn't be happier...I hope to read some more positive reviews on the STR.T's, subscribed.

Loubaru

Bump for more updates. I did some research on google and it seems that most people like these. I did find a couple people on VW forums saying that one of the shocks blew after a short time...but they also might be "slammed" to the ground.

kidcool1977

I'm thinking of getting them with ground control, maybe that's not a wise decision.

Loubaru

Ehh...i usually agree with this statement but its not like we are talking about cheapo ebay shocks. Hell, think of applying that same "get what you pay for" logic to a Honda....

98civdx

It's true.

You can't expect to pay $500 for a jem of a Honda.
And you can't expect to pay $250 for a set of esaily one of the best OTS shocks on the market.

Don't forget, you gotta pay to play!

lsvtec101

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if your using stock springs the oranges should be fine but if you plan on lowering it spend a lil more n go with the yellows