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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 09:00 PM
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i currently have koni yellows and the ride isnt that bad but i just wanted to see what other options i have. should i just get the koni's revalved for higher spring rates? how much would this cost
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 10:19 PM
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Are'nt the Koni yellows adjustable? I would stick with those.
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 06:12 AM
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yes they are, i just dont think that they are designed for such a high spring rate, they seem to have alot of upward travel when going over bumps in the road
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 10:40 AM
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do you run those drag springs on the street? how is the ride, im looking at a simiar setup.
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 11:21 AM
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tokico illumina's
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 11:40 AM
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I got KYBs on mine...*Shrugs*

I think its gonna suck pretty much anyway you go.
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 03:12 PM
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the KYB's work good for my friends hatch with skunk2's
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 07:03 PM
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yeah i'm streeting them right now and yeah its alittle rough but the car handles like a dream and its not that bad, definitely streetable

ps my car weighs about 2350, if they were on a car that was in the 2000lb range or less it might be a little sketchy for everyday driving
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 02:22 PM
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Tokico Illuminas
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 08:59 PM
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i use KYB's and have no complaints.. thats my vote..
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 10:51 AM
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i used koni yellows and had no problems...thats my vote
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 11:02 AM
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i run the tokikos with the skunk drag launch on the street its a lil rough but not to bad
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 11:10 AM
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most people say that koni's are good for 500-600 i think if you revalve them they would feel better.
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Old Jan 20, 2004 | 05:58 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FerioVtec94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ps my car weighs about 2350, if they were on a car that was in the 2000lb range or less it might be a little sketchy for everyday driving</TD></TR></TABLE>
i have a crx, with me it weights 2180lbs. you guys are giving good info about the shocks, but you need to stae what car they are on, and what's the weight. doing so, will help people get an idea of what might work on their set up
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Old Jan 20, 2004 | 07:24 PM
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Has anyone ever used these springs with the Bilstein HD's? I currently have these and was wondering if I could get away with them. This would not be on a daily driver, more like a weekend driver with an ocassional road trip. I have a '94 Integra GSR.

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Old Jan 20, 2004 | 08:14 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by smokey2.0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
.......... you guys are giving good info about the shocks, but you need to stae what car they are on, and what's the weight. doing so, will help people get an idea of what might work on their set up </TD></TR></TABLE>

okie dokie...
runnin the KYB AGX shocks with skunk 2 drag coils on my 96 civic ex. weight is aprox 2400lbs, for street use this isnt a good set up to use. for the drag strip, my opinion is that its one of the better combos to go with. I tried using the drag coils with stock shocks, and with non adjustable tokiko's and didnt get the launch i was looking for. once i tried the KYB's i was happy....
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 05:41 AM
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does anyone know how much it costs to have koni's revalved?
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 01:22 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FerioVtec94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">does anyone know how much it costs to have koni's revalved?</TD></TR></TABLE>
try BSI racing, somewhere in vero beach. when they were in pompano, i could see them testing springs and doing all sorts of road racing set ups!
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