Anyone know a good site to purchase KONI sport dampers and springs? I can only find one place to get the sport, not really interested in the FSD as I want lowering springs in addition to dampers. This is for my saab 03 SS if it matters.. thanks!

7/12/2006 11:57:14 PM

honestly, look on ebay. I got my Tokico's there for way cheaper than most websites. There are a lot of wholesalers and shit on there. Just make sure that the guy you buy it from looks reputable.

7/13/2006 9:25:03 AM

if you want cheap, you don't want konis. like ^ said, get tokicos.

7/13/2006 10:07:58 AM

koni yellows are nice, but not cheap. does kyb make an agx shock for your car? check them out if they do

7/13/2006 11:01:15 AM

ebay has best prices on konis.

7/13/2006 11:11:15 AM

Koni Yellows are the best thing I ever got for my car

7/13/2006 1:09:50 PM

i think next suspension mod is bushings, then maybe tein flex. i need some monotubes

7/13/2006 1:55:24 PM

give blackforest a call and see what they can do for ya

7/13/2006 6:24:38 PM

I bought mine at a place in the Greensboro area for quite cheap. I think they were less than $110/corner (miata). I can't remember the name of the shop, but the owner's name is GH Sharp. I'm sure you could google it, as he's fairly well known.

7/14/2006 2:53:55 PM

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"Koni Yellows are the best thing [that only last 20k miles ] I ever got for my car"

i'd recommend going through a major distributer so that when they fail you can deal w/ them instead of Koni directly. Koni's service is piss poor.

[Edited on July 14, 2006 at 4:14 PM. Reason : dfdf]

7/14/2006 4:13:27 PM

^is it really?

7/14/2006 4:24:42 PM

sounds like you had them incorrectly matched.

7/14/2006 5:25:49 PM

^^^So I guess the last 100,000 miles with them on my car is a fluke?

[Edited on July 16, 2006 at 12:16 PM. Reason : kj]

7/16/2006 12:16:47 PM

i've personally seen three sets of Konis prematurely spew. In the latest instance, my friend is fighting for warranty coverage w/ Koni. Konis claims his strut shafts are bent because he autoxed on rcomps too hard and that the rears are fine. on full stiff we could pull the shafts EASILY.. that is NOT normal. He asked for a shock dyno proving the rears were ok and they sent some stock kindergarten graph w/ NO numbers on it.

Konis are fine shocks, but don't be surprised when they need a rebuild. and then don't be surprised when Koni tells you to fuck off.

my friends who bought Konis through Ground Control had no issues w/ the warranty claims besides the 6-8week wait period on the rebuild.

7/16/2006 4:42:31 PM

I guess I got lucky then.

7/16/2006 7:34:11 PM

and me, and the other thousands of people.

koni>bilstein

7/16/2006 8:13:43 PM

ever hear of a Koni oem shock? bilstein? mmhmm theres a reason for that.

not that i'm a huge Bilstein fanboy either, but they do last forever.

My new suspension setup is running Carrera shocks.. theres more than two options out there

7/16/2006 10:22:21 PM

JIC Magic

7/17/2006 2:16:08 AM

you can get very inexpensive TEIN's basic coilovers from ebay for $900 shipped for E36 M3. That is about $150 more than what you would spend on a typical spring/shock combo. i'll probably pick it up within next few weeks. reading around people had nothing, but success with them.

[Edited on July 17, 2006 at 11:03 AM. Reason : adf]

7/17/2006 10:47:55 AM

nm

[Edited on July 17, 2006 at 1:33 PM. Reason : k]

7/17/2006 1:33:44 PM

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"I guess I got lucky then."

me too. and i raced on R's for years without any issues. i guess when you are smooth with your driving, you don't blow shocks and every good driver knows smooth is fast which explains why when you want to come in second to follow me.

haha.
nevermind.
[rant]

7/17/2006 8:32:40 PM

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"ever hear of a Koni oem shock? bilstein? mmhmm theres a reason for that."

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"in 1958 Bilstein became standard equipment on all Mercedes-Benz models, beginning an association that continues today."

the reason is that they cost more than most car companies want to spend on shocks...

[Edited on July 17, 2006 at 9:11 PM. Reason : http://www.bilstein.com/about.php?PHPSESSID=275d353b6a52807ade9b7b60afae3387]

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"Working with General Motors, Bilstein was chosen as an option for the 1984 Chevrolet Corvette and the Chevy S-10 four-wheel drive truck models. This association with GM has blossomed into a program that now finds Bilstein shocks used as standard equipment or options on numerous models of General Motor vehicles in several GM Divisions."

[Edited on July 17, 2006 at 9:12 PM. Reason : ...]

7/17/2006 9:11:23 PM

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"theres more than two options out there"

thats true, & they're all made by...

7/18/2006 12:40:32 AM

go away homo, i thought we were rid of your saab gayness

7/18/2006 12:57:53 AM