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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 08:57 AM
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Car Came With Koni Springs on Stock Shocks and Struts, WHAT NOW?!?!?!?

Just like the title says i bought my car and it already had koni lowering springs on the stock shocks and struts. I already put some H-Sport LCA so i can atleast align my car enough not to eat my tires up. I was wondering what i should do now with the suspension? i want to get some koni yellows but i didnt know if i should keep these springs or get others as i want to soften up the ride a little as it is a little too rough as is now?

Sorry for so many questions, but thank you guys in advanced.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 04:46 PM
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Anybody????
 
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 05:20 PM
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Stock suspension is garbage.
Junk it!
Get the Koni Sport Suspension (Yellows)
Set ride at sofest setting.
You will LIKE IT!
Sell Koni springs.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 05:25 PM
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But I don't have any other springs if I were to get new springs what should I get??
 
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 05:34 PM
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The Koni Sport Suspension (Yellows) comes with 2 rear shocks & SPRINGS, 2 front struts & SPRINGS.
They are a matched system.
Will drop about 3/4"
 
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 06:04 PM
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Ahh I see.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 06:36 PM
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I have the Yellow Koni's on my car.
Love the ride.
No body roll.
Excellant feel of the road and control.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 08:13 PM
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If you want to raise it a little and get better performance check out the TSW springs, they don't lower like the Hsports you have, and the TSW's are linear rate so they perform awesome.

If you want softer and get the Koni yellows you'll want to set them on the soft setting, but good thing is the Yellows are on sale right now.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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I have the koni springs not h-sport springs, would that matter?
 
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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Just follow the advise given by an owner who has the set up you are talking about.
I'm not trying to sell you something.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 07:07 AM
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Sorry if I came off like that I'm just trying to get done information and I wanted to thank you guys for helping me out, and for solidifying my idea on the koni sport suspension
 
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 07:41 AM
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I really like my Koni Yellows. Full soft is comfortable, I have mine on 1/2 turn from full soft and it's better than stock in every way.

The Koni springs (i think are blue?) lower too much in my opinion, but that's me and the roads I drive on are crap.

Get stock, TSW springs, or Tein H-tech. The Swifts are nice but a bit aggressive and may not fit your needs. Everything else is junk IMO.

- Andrew
 
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 08:18 AM
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Sport suspension springs are blue.
 
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