DPE

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DPE managed to secure a great deal on 6 sets of Koni shocks this time, and we're passing the savings on to you. Here's the deal:

Koni Shocks: $535 shipped to the lower 48 - SOLD OUT as of 5/23/06



These are absolutely the lowest prices we can offer for Konis and the Koni-Tein combos. In case you are wondering why it's not $520 for the shocks again, that is due to Koni raising prices on April 1st (as they typically do every year). You can probably guess about how much our cost went up .

We have these items in stock and they will ship within 1 business day of you placing your order.

To place your order, simply follow the link below and add your preferred items to your cart. If you would prefer to pay via Paypal, send the required amount to paypal@dpeweb.com and tell me in the Notes specifically what you want. And if you would like to pay by certified check, contact us directly via phone, email or PM. For more details on the packages or shocks, follow the link and then click on the specific item you are interested in.

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If you happen to need reasons other than price to order your Konis from DPE, here are a few :

- DPE opens every single box we get from Koni to verify the correct parts are included and that there is no damage (from shipping) to the shocks. We also add additional packing material to ensure safe transit to you.

- DPE has a direct relationship with Koni; if you have problems with your shocks, we can get in touch with the source and get it resolved quickly.

- DPE is located in the middle of the country; if you're in the lower 48 states, your shocks will never take more than three days to arrive via FedEx Ground.

- DPE will ship to anywhere in the world. We have customers in Sweden, Tasmania, Israel, England and of course Canada. If you are an international customer, don't hesitate to contact us!

Questions or comments? Post here, email, PM or call!

DPE

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Five sets left. . .

Redshift

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Honestly, I had been holding out to get the Mazdaspeed shock/spring combo, but I'm tempted.. had Koni yellows on my old Civic SiR and loved them.

Can you get me a price shipped to Canada? (shocks and springs) B2W 6A7 area code.

success07

Is it possible to just get the shocks only? I already have the S-techs.

Thank you.

Razz1

But they haven't fixed the rear shocks to be adjustable without removing them.

DPE

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Redshift - You've got a PM

Success07 - Yes, shocks only are $535 shipped. You can follow the link in the first post and see your choices, 'shocks only' being one of them .

Razz1 - Koni hasn't 'fixed' anything because nothing is broken. Yes, you do have to remove the rear shocks to adjust them, but that doesn't make them bad. I too wish they had made them adjustable on the car, but so be it.

They're still more adjustable than OEM or Mazdaspeed (which of course aren't adjustable), and not far off from Tokico (which you have to remove to adjust unless you get the separate cables that Tokico mysteriously and aggrivatingly failed to include with the DSP kit).

Another reason to buy from DPE - We've used Konis with H-techs and S-techs, and have a good idea of what settings work well for the rear shocks so you don't have to go through lots of trial and error adjusting them .

tiggerlee

Don't mean to highjack this thread but just wanna say I've got the S-techs and Koni's set up. The Koni's I got from DPE's first group buy. I love them. Phil gave me some tips on the Koni adjustments and that's where I put them. IMO the perfect set-up for the 8. No need to re-adjust the rears at all. Money well spent.

crisis

I've read all the other threads about the H-techs. How much of a bumpier will the road feel compared to stock with the Koni/H-tech combo?

I forgot to ask how much shipping on the Koni/H0-tech set-up would be to Maryland.

success07

First, thank you for answerring my question w.r.t. just getting the shocks.

Secondly, I wanted a lower center of gravity, less body roll and better overall looks & handling, so I went with the S-techs. What additional benefits will we see with the Koni's versus our OEM shock setup? Thanks again in advance.

DPE

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tiggerlee - You hijack all you want if you're going to say stuff like that . Glad they are working out for you; car looks great!

crisis - Shipping is free to the lower 48. The ride is a bit firmer with H-techs/Konis, but it is not harsh in the least. More like a Sport package BMW if that is any point of reference for you. The car simply reacts to bumps more quickly, but doesn't beat you up in the process. Our guy with that setup runs the fronts at a half turn up from full soft daily and on track, and will turn them down to full-soft for long, boring highway trips. He said it basically feels like the stock car with the front at full-soft, just with better body control. He has the rears set at a half-turn up from full-soft and leaves them there for road and track use.

success - You're welcome! As has been stated many times on this forum, the RX-8 is underdamped from the factory. What this means is that the shocks are not up to the task of controlling the factory spring very well, much less a lower, firmer aftermarket spring. In daily driving it's not as notable, but when you start driving in a more spirited manner, the car feels unsettled in corners that have even small bumps, it feels floaty over wavy pavement at higher speeds, and body motions are more abrupt and less precise than they could be. Add Konis to your setup and the car becomes more stable over bumps (particularly while cornering hard), it doesn't 'float' at all, and body motions are better controlled and the car is far more responsive and precise. If you think the car turns in well now (which it does), you will be amazed at how much better it feels with good shocks. An additional and very important benefit is that the Konis will very likely last the life of the car; you'll never have to buy shocks for it again. All the while enjoying the benefits that superior shocks offer.

Feel free to keep asking questions!

crisis

I can't decide if I'd feel more comfortable with the Tien H-tech springs or the S-tech springs. I don't want the car to feel much stiffer on the streets and I plan to put a body kit on the car at some point and don't want it too low.

DPE

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I'd say H-techs then, although the lowering in the front between H-techs and S-techs is hardly any different. But the H-techs are roughly 15% softer springs, so the ride will be slightly better with them. That said, it's a pretty subtle difference. It's hard to compare directly without pics from identical places, but look in this thread for a shot of tiggerlee's car with s-techs and Konis. The two pics on the right of the five.

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/git-r-done-84309/

Then you can look below; the one in front is on Konis and H-techs, the one behind is on Tein Basic coilovers. Both have 245/40/18 tires mounted too, just FYI.

success07

DPE,

Thank you for the explanation. It was dead on with my current situation. I have noticed the "floating" in hard cornering which has always been unsettling. I know now, what I have to do. Damn you for making good sense! $500 was going toward a flywheel or other things but I don't want to pass up a good deal on something that I'll know that I'll need anyway.

Am I at any disadvantage because I've had my S-techs for over a year now?

DPE

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Only disadvantage of being on S-techs for over a year now is that your OEM shocks are probably quite worn unless you don't put many miles on the car. Tein makes excellent stuff, and therefore you don't have much to worry about with their springs sagging or anything like that.

Sorry for making good sense, too . For something else that makes good sense, save the flywheel until you need a clutch, as the labor on that job is fairly high. May as well do it all at once (thereby inflicting only one labor charge). Unless you are doing it yourself, in which case the money part isn't so important.

crisis

DPE, thanks for the pics of the H-tech's vs the S-tech's, it was exactly the comparison I was looking for. The S-Tech's drop seems like more than I could deal with considering all the hills and speed bumps I regularly drive over.

dgrx8

i need to get these for my s-techs...
don't mean to hijack, but...
anything else u'd recommend for me to get along w/ these DPE??? while i got the car up on the lift... how about sway bars or a a strut bar?

DPE

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No reason to do a strut tower bar at the same time; you wouldn't be saving much work and you certainly don't need the car on a lift for that.

Swaybars are more easily done on a lift, at least in front. The rear is quite simple even just up on ramps.

The car with shocks, springs and bars is really nice, but if you want to space out your expense there's no reason not to do swaybars separately from shocks and springs. If you just want it all done at once though, it certainly doesn't hurt anything to do sways at the same time and could save a bit on labor charges if you are having a shop do the work.

Also nice to do the exhaust on a lift. And the AEM intake. And perhaps some brake pads and rotors stainless lines, and wheels and tires. And the Greddy turbo kit . . . You know, if you're just wanting to do it ALL at once!

Winning 8

I felt my shock are getting softer in just 8000 miles on it, I want to get some koni but it is hard to adjust on the back. are the koni have a adjustable spring purch? what setting I should go with stock, raing beat or mazdaspeed.

R8edX

Will you be at 913-441-4144 in the morning?

DPE

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Winning8: The Konis have adustable damping, not an adjustable spring perch. You cannot change ride height with them, just the level of damping. For OEM springs, you could go with full-soft up to a half turn. RB would probably work with between a half-turn and full turn up from full-soft. MS more like 1-1.5 turns up from full-soft. We have run them with OEM springs, H-techs and S-techs, and my recommendations are based on that knowing the spring rates of everything and comparing them to setting that work with the Tein springs. Yes, autocrossers run the rears at full-stiff with OEM springs, but they have different needs than a daily driver .

R8edX: Yup, I'll be at that number, as always. Best to call after 10am central time, but any time after 9 I usually pick up.

Winning 8

it is odd, before koni made some shocks that could change like 1/4 inches on the perch, and ground control have a kit special made for that application, so you could just take out the perch and slid the ground control right in.

DPE

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Three sets left as of yesterday . . .

Winning 8

I just want to say thanks to Phil, for all his help.
very good seller, super fast shippment.
I got it today and already got it on, what a great shocks.
very big different from stock.

DPE

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Glad you like them Winning 8! They certainly are a rather large upgrade from the OEM parts. Two sets of Konis and one set of each spring left as of today!

DPE

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One set of Konis, one set of S-techs, and one set of H-techs remain! Surely there's one more person out there who would enjoy a major handling improvment for relatively little money?