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Old 04-11-2005 | 09:28 PM
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Thanks to the tire rack and the guy in the big brown truck I know have my front Konis. Hope to see the rears in the next two weeks. :D
Old 04-11-2005 | 10:11 PM
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I got mine today too!!! (Through Strano Performance). The rears are in the country now... they just need to unload them from the pallet... I'm trying to get them shipped to Atlanta by this weekend so I can put them all on Friday or Saturday.

Are yours Red too?

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Old 04-11-2005 | 10:36 PM
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Goodluck this weekend KC.
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I got mine today too!!! (Through Strano Performance). The rears are in the country now... they just need to unload them from the pallet... I'm trying to get them shipped to Atlanta by this weekend so I can put them all on Friday or Saturday.

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No, black with threaded bodies. I thought that was standard. :D

So we got the fronts at the same time. We will see if Strano or Tirerack has more pull with the rears. What did you pay for your fronts? $163.00 ea from TR.
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In total all 4 are $644. I put $300 down for the fronts and the order and the balance was $344 a few days ago. They quoted me on the price so they stuck with it, but they said they went up just a couple weeks ago so could be more expenisve now to those that didn't pre-order.
Old 04-12-2005 | 11:39 AM
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After Strano sent out the email announcing an ETA for the shocks and their pricing they sent another email saying pricing on all Koni products was going to be changing soon and if you ordered by whatever date it was they would give you the old (better) pricing on the RX-8 shocks.

Or something like that.
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yeah, that delivery boat uses a lot of fuel crossing the Atlantic ocean
Old 04-17-2005 | 09:21 PM
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I put the fronts on today. Happy to report all the dimensions are cool for stock class solo2.

Come on.... where is that damn boat with my rears.
Old 04-17-2005 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Imp
In total all 4 are $644. I put $300 down for the fronts and the order and the balance was $344 a few days ago. They quoted me on the price so they stuck with it, but they said they went up just a couple weeks ago so could be more expenisve now to those that didn't pre-order.
Shox has them for 616 IIRC. I really want to hear how they ride for daily use. Also, how do you adjust the rears? Must you remove them to adjust rebound damping? What settings are you using?
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Shox has them for 616 IIRC. I really want to hear how they ride for daily use. Also, how do you adjust the rears? Must you remove them to adjust rebound damping? What settings are you using?
Have not driven more than a few miles so far. Have not gotten the rears yet. Hope to see them soon. Yes, the rears do have to be taken out of the car and the spring removed to adjust them.
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you can have them converted by Koni to externally adjustable, you only have to unbolt and drop them down some to make the adjustment then, that's how clyde's are

might as well have them go all the way and do DA too though :p
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Rear Koni's just came in.
Old 04-20-2005 | 08:45 PM
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Rear Koni's just came in.
Damn you.... Wont have mine till Monday. I order the rears from shox.com after tirerack still could not give me a date.
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Rear Koni's just came in.
Well, I know what I'm doing Saturday if mine come in.
Old 04-22-2005 | 08:52 AM
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Santa and his little brown sleigh left me some presents yesterday. woohoo!

I guess I better figure out how to swap shocks this weekend...
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^^haha good luck with that.....take some pics if you have the means:D
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Yeah, mine came in yesterday.
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mine have been on since Jan '04

Too bad I didn't know what to do with them last year...and barely know what I'm doing with them this year.
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Originally Posted by clyde
mine have been on since Jan '04


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Question for BStock'rs

My Koni fronts came with their own bump stops. I wanted to make sure they are legal in BStock, so I re-read the solo II rules, section 13.5.D (the wording of which initially seemed to be a bit contradictory).

Can anyone clarify or confirm if the Koni shock & bump stop combination complies with the solo II requirement, i.e., together they do not exceed the required measurements? (I do not want to have to modify the stock bump stop.)

Thanks.
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1) the compressed length at the point when the bumpstop touches cannot be greater than the same dimension on the OE shock and bumpstop (this is to prevent you from running a long progressive bumpstop to artificially raise the spring rate)

2) the overall length between the mounting points must be within +/- 1" the same dimension on the OE shock

however, Koni almost always makes their std shocks SCCA Stock solo2 legal, I say almost as CMA but I haven't ever seen one that didn't make the grade, Koni was one of the shock companies the SCCA conferred with prior to rewriting that rule several years back
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My Koni fronts came with their own bump stops. I wanted to make sure they are legal in BStock, so I re-read the solo II rules, section 13.5.D (the wording of which initially seemed to be a bit contradictory).

Can anyone clarify or confirm if the Koni shock & bump stop combination complies with the solo II requirement, i.e., together they do not exceed the required measurements? (I do not want to have to modify the stock bump stop.)

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That is strange.... I had to use the OE bumpstop... My Konis only came with hardware and the small plastic disc that protects the seal.

Can you post a pic?

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1) the compressed length at the point when the bumpstop touches cannot be greater than the same dimension on the OE shock and bumpstop (this is to prevent you from running a long progressive bumpstop to artificially raise the spring rate)

2) the overall length between the mounting points must be within +/- 1" the same dimension on the OE shock

however, Koni almost always makes their std shocks SCCA Stock solo2 legal, I say almost as CMA but I haven't ever seen one that didn't make the grade, Koni was one of the shock companies the SCCA conferred with prior to rewriting that rule several years back
94-97 Miata R was not right... Koni had the right dimension for the standard Miata but not the R package. Only one I know of.
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That is strange.... I had to use the OE bumpstop... My Konis only came with hardware and the small plastic disc that protects the seal.

Can you post a pic?
Sorry - I just rechecked with the head mechanic, and he said it wasn't a bump stop replacement -- the packaging came with some extra washers and rubber grommets which he used, when he pulled out the OE bump stops. Argh! Now he has to pull it all back out, to reinstall the OE bumpstop. Sorry for the false alarm. :o
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What springs is everyone running with the Koni's? Or better yet, what would you suggest for street use, with autox a few times a year with 1 track day a year max?


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