Koni Shocks

Teania · Post by **Teania** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 6:33 pm

Anyone here fitted Koni Adjustable Shocks to their FTO? Are they good?

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 7:01 pm

Not to my FTO, but I used to have them on a hotted up Celica I had, and they were brilliant.

G1 · Post by G1 » Wed Feb 18, 2004 11:29 pm

yep got em... they were for sale for a while but my kyb ones went after too many pot holes. i give em the thumbs up.

what are you looking at? the whiteline ones?

you know they are only inserts using your original struts right?

Teania · Post by **Teania** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 9:00 am

that was my main concern - how hard are they to fit? Do they go straight in or is a certain amount of ..... modification needed

GDA · Post by **GDA** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 5:58 pm

I have them too, but find it too stiff. I was told by suspension experts that konis are not as good as the KYB.

G1 · Post by G1 » Thu Feb 19, 2004 6:17 pm

tania the suspension workshop will take care of that for you, obviously its not as straight forward as a swapout with new ones, but then thats why they are cheaper coz youre not paying for the struts as well...

i find mine to be not too stiff at all on the softest setting... youd be crazy to drive on the stiffest setting on sydney roads...

fto12345 · Post by **fto12345** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 3:10 pm

Hi guys,

How this one going?
Did any one do anything regarding this?

I am wondering about the koni height adjustable ones...
How much are they and where can I get them?

Thank you,

Post by **smorison** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 3:59 pm

fto12345 wrote:Hi guys,

How this one going?
Did any one do anything regarding this?

I am wondering about the koni height adjustable ones...
How much are they and where can I get them?

Thank you,

unique should be able to supply and fit them for you give them a call

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 10:48 pm

Teania,
I have adjustable koni`s fitted and they are great. The only problem is the only ones for a FTO rear, are only adjustable by taking the rear end apart.
ie a big job.
The front ones are easily adjustable via the top of the strut tower via the engine bay.
Because I am trying to dial out understeer, I had the rears adjusted up 1 turn and have the front fully off. On track days I can easily adjust up the front. The ride is slightly more bumpy, but makes up for the better handling on the track.
Hope this helps.
Jeff

Post by **smorison** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 11:42 pm

Jeff wrote:Teania,
I have adjustable koni`s fitted and they are great. The only problem is the only ones for a FTO rear, are only adjustable by taking the rear end apart.
ie a big job.
The front ones are easily adjustable via the top of the strut tower via the engine bay.
Because I am trying to dial out understeer, I had the rears adjusted up 1 turn and have the front fully off. On track days I can easily adjust up the front. The ride is slightly more bumpy, but makes up for the better handling on the track.
Hope this helps.
Jeff

really???? i thought the koni's were adjustable at the base..... (on the rears)

where is the adjuster for it??? if its on the top just cut a hole in your carpet in the boot (i've had to do this for a rear strut brace)

Teania · Post by **Teania** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 12:02 am

Thanks heaps guys.... Had a chat with Unique a short while back and I think I'll prob go the KYB's... price on them is not bad....

I think though' that I'll wait 'til AFTER Mallacoota.... not sure whether I want that hard a ride for that long a distance

Adriano · Post by **Adriano** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 10:26 am

my rear koni's are adjustable only after taking it all apart... its got an allen key head at the top but i dont think that's for adjusting the stiffness.. the pdf manual says you have to push the head down, then twist it counterclockwise/clockwise to adjust the stiffness....
so it's necessary to adjust it before installing...

G1 · Post by G1 » Thu Apr 22, 2004 10:48 am

i think rear shouldnt need as much adjusting as front, ive kept mine on hardest setting on the rears, and i keep my front on softest settings for everyday road comfort driving, and it still handles like a dream

so when you install the rears, if they are koni's, best bet is to just install them at the stiffest setting

good thing about koni's is they are rebuildable, whereas kyb are disposable, hence now i have kyb rear and koni at the front (adriano took my rear konis

)

fto12345 · Post by **fto12345** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 10:56 am

Hello,

Can some one post up some prices and places as well please?

I am trying to get an idea of how much I need for a height adjustable shocks.

Thank you,

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 2:32 pm

G1 wrote:i think rear shouldnt need as much adjusting as front, ive kept mine on hardest setting on the rears, and i keep my front on softest settings for everyday road comfort driving, and it still handles like a dream

so when you install the rears, if they are koni's, best bet is to just install them at the stiffest setting

good thing about koni's is they are rebuildable, whereas kyb are disposable, hence now i have kyb rear and koni at the front (adriano took my rear konis )

Yeah i did the same as well, & mine is KYB front & back, & like you said G1, i think is time to dispose them.