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Old 11-09-2006, 12:46 AM
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Yep, get the modification for the rear shocks and use the **** for the fronts, or get a different front tower brace.
Old 11-09-2006, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Razz1
Good choice Baron, but you loose the convience of cable adjustments.

For an extra few dollars you can buy the Tocico cables and have the shop adjust the nut on the end to fit the Konis. My guess is 90 to $120 to modify the cables.
You have no idea what you are talking about. Koni does not have an adjustment nut/tab on the rear koni. You have to compress the shock and turn the body to adjust the rear, which is why it has to be taken out of the car.

The strut bar is not in the way of the front koni if you use the tool koni gives you.

Old 11-09-2006, 02:02 PM
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i personally dont like the tokicos! they suck!
Old 11-09-2006, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ULLLOSE
You have no idea what you are talking about. Koni does not have an adjustment nut/tab on the rear koni. You have to compress the shock and turn the body to adjust the rear, which is why it has to be taken out of the car.

The strut bar is not in the way of the front koni if you use the tool koni gives you.

Yep, you want the rear yellows converted to being adjustable while installed it is more than $200 per shock.
Old 11-09-2006, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by c41250n
i personally dont like the tokicos! they suck!
You misspelled Rock!
Old 11-10-2006, 06:58 PM
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Eh, easy adjustability is nice...but I guess my line of thinking is this: I'm probably going to get the shocks, adjust them per DPE's reccomendations for a daily driver, put them on and never touch them again. If I ever get around to autocrossing, it will be more for ***** and giggles than anything, and shocks with less-than-ideal settings will probably be the least of my concerns, being a complete novice and all. In the unlikely event that I do become a rabid fan of autoX, then it sounds like Konis are the way to go anyway.
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