Koni adjustables

[wwmnw]

I've been offered some for £100 and they're cheap for a reason as the guy said he set them to very hard and "blew the struts" I'm guessing he popped the seals :confused: how much is it to get struts re-gassed and new seals if this is the case? Worth a shot or not?

[bazil]

Koni's killed my SR :(

they were that hard the strutt top was ripped out, BUT the wee motor handled like fook,

[Edd]

IMO I wouldn't bother, Koni's are way too hard for road use.

[moffat]

mine were mega stiff for road use but it did handle

[paul james]

They aren't too stiff for the road - as long as you don't set them to the stiffest setting! which I guess most people can't resist doing

[blue_peg_16v]

mid setting and there awsome had them on my corsa gsi

i wouldnt bother at that price mate seen sets in good condition changing hands for that

[GRUNT 16V]

I had these for the XE !! i only run them low 2.5 turns max !!!! that was bad enough but it didi handle very well !!!!!!!!
£100 for some funked shocks this bloke must be an absolute retard ! what planet is he from !
what a chunt offer him £40 and i still think thats to much

[Jack]

No problems with mine, set mid-high. Can't remember how many clicks, but I'm sure we turned them to max then back off by a third.

I do have big tyres that help protect the suspension though.

[edit] I paid £200 for good quality set with springs. £100 for knackered dampers only is more than I'd want to pay tbh.

[wwmnw]

So I would be right in thinking he popped the seals? Limited money dictates what I buy at the minute and I assume its not worth it if I have to get them re-gassed and rebuilt?

[AlexW]

I wouldnt bother.

[wwmnw]

For what reason, Alex?

[Iain]

So I would be right in thinking he popped the seals? Limited money dictates what I buy at the minute and I assume its not worth it if I have to get them re-gassed and rebuilt?


Ring Koni and ask how much it'd be for new seals/rebuild. I've had a pair done for free by Avo before (must have looked newish/under warranty or something). IIRC it was near £30 a shock though.

[wwmnw]

Ring Koni and ask how much it'd be for new seals/rebuild. I've had a pair done for free by Avo before (must have looked newish/under warranty or something). IIRC it was near £30 a shock though.

I've just sent them an email asking, didn't see a phone number for them on their contact us section.

[16v Nova Kev]

i paid 100 for a mint set of craig green on here so for 100 qiud i think he is being to expensive.

[mowgli]

I've just sent them an email asking, didn't see a phone number for them on their contact us section.


http://www.koni.uk.com/home/component/option,com_contact/Itemid,3/

tel 01252 543900

[wwmnw]

i paid 100 for a mint set of craig green on here so for 100 qiud i think he is being to expensive.

How much are they brand new then? Seem like a cheap bit of kit.

Mowgli, cheers mate.

[paul james]

How much are they brand new then? Seem like a cheap bit of kit.

Mowgli, cheers mate.

Around £120 for each front strut, £70 for each rear, and thats without springs!

[16v Nova Kev]

springs and shocks 400 maybe. but they are hard just remembered my mate had an sr with koni's and it started to pull seams apart. but roads up here are shocking.

[wwmnw]

So not that cheap, so the consensus is £100 for a set with blown fronts (including springs) isn't worth it?

[mowgli]

correct....

i love it that everyone with a rotten shell blames the konis

[paul james]

So not that cheap, so the consensus is £100 for a set with blown fronts (including springs) isn't worth it?

No point buying broken kit when you can get good ones for that money, do Koni even do repairs?

Koni's couldn't break my rusty nova, they aren't that harsh if you keep the setting about midway. And rusty nova strut areas with their little spot welds will be broken by even standard suspension eventually if left untreated.

[wwmnw]

Hokay.

This thread is now about shells that have been killed by Koni's, pics needed lol

[16v Nova Kev]

correct....

i love it that everyone with a rotten shell blames the konis

well im going back a few years his sr was only 4/5 years old imo konis and our crap roads killed that car.

[16v Nova Kev]

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1629100#post1629100
dude 25quid.

[bazil]

Fair enough, my sr was 9 years old but by no means rotten, it died in 1996 after the koni's were fitted in late 95, it took about 10 months tbh

[16v Nova Kev]

was it a white mk2

[bazil]

No mate, red mk1 with plough :(

[wwmnw]

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1629100#post1629100
dude 25quid.

He wont take paypal, shame as I would have paid for them now.

[Lee H]

correct....

i love it that everyone with a rotten shell blames the konis

Makes a change from blaming XE power though.......

I have Konis on my new MR2 and it seemed to ride fine on the journey home yesterday. They are set to soft though.

[blue_peg_16v]

tbf i never adjusted the corsa ones left them as they left the factory as to adjust the rears you have to strip the shock down so i figured if i wound the fronts up the fron rear balance would be out it road lovely and handling was very good id recomend them just dont wind the fronts up too hard

[Mieran]

My full Koni kit will be for sale if you wait for a week, will have poly spring seats etc :thumb:

[craig green]

IMO I wouldn't bother, Koni's are way too hard for road use.

lol At what point did you have KONI's then? :p

I had KONI's, thought they were pretty ace tbh. Some of the best stuff I've found. Sure they were pretty solid on hardest setting, but they were pretty soft on the softest setting too. Theres a happy medium in there somewhere

[blue_peg_16v]

My full Koni kit will be for sale if you wait for a week, will have poly spring seats etc :thumb:

how much will you be looking for pm me please

[mowgli]

Theres a happy medium in there somewhere

http://www.spreadyourwingsmagazine.com/images/fortune-teller-1.jpg

sorry i'm in one of those moods

[wwmnw]

how much will you be looking for pm me please

:cry: vulture lol

[blue_peg_16v]

lol

im after a new set for the loon but im not in a rush your welcome to first refusal lol

[wwmnw]

lol

im after a new set for the loon but im not in a rush your welcome to first refusal lol

Being honest mate I probably wont have the money hence why I'm looking for something cheap but decent.

[Stuart]

hard(ish) springs, soft(ish) damping FTW

[phazer]

Been running Koni adjustables for the best part of ten years. Top shocks. You wouldn't run them anywhere near max, way way way too hard. Mine are set at a max full turn if that, handling is top notch with the custom springs.

Oh and no dead shell lol