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I know that the Koni's are starting to leak... but they are covered by warranty. Wouldn't it be a better buy to stick with Koni's that have a lifetime warranty to use in that kind of coilover setup? That way people wouldn't have to worry about having to buy new cartridges later down the line.
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Tim 92 Liquid Silver SVX 5MT 2009 BMW Z4 (Gone) 2012 Camry V6 SE |
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This is good! My 15 year old stock suspension is unhappy and very sloppy. I'm definitely in.
1. Stevebsy 2. Mission 3. SVXMAN2001 4. SVXRide 5.SVXBart 6.Crazy_Pilot 7. 8. 9. 10. etc. 1/5th of the way there!
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Shocks like these (or at least what I'm ASSuming these are) are easily rebuildable, by either the manufacturer, or sometimes the end user. Typically re building can be done for around 50$ a corner, and if the are a reputable shock, will offer much better performance, and adjustability. plus the pillowball mounts will offer easy camber adjustments, as well as possibly castor. Also, Koni's are said to have a similar lifespan, and should be rebuilt every 2-3 years or so as well. Questions I would have would be: Inverted Monotube design? Whose shock internals do they use? would shock dynoing be an option for those buying them/could the present some shock dyno data for their shock on a different application? Is it Megan Racing?
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Greg 97 Red SVX LSi clean 96 Black SVX LSi beater 90 Red Eclipse GSX track ho 99 Ford F250 work horse My Locker |
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Answers to questions:
*Cost to replace worn struts: $75/strut (includes only the strut body which is the main wear item) *Replacing worn out struts: The manufacturer takes your credit card info and sends out a replacement strut body. If you return your worn out strut body within two weeks of receipt of the new body, the $75 cost applies. After two weeks, they charge as if it was a new strut body. *They do not weep oil until they are worn out. *Shock design: monotube *Shock internals: their own *Shock dyno data: none provided, but a prototype set would be built, evaluated on someone's car, and fine tuned prior to going into full production.
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Mychailo :: 2006 Silver Mitsubishi Evolution 9, E85, 34 psi peak, 425wtq/505whp DJ :: 1995 Laguna Blue SVX L AWD 5MT (sold) Visit my locker SVX Mods: ND iridium spark plugs, Impreza RS fpr, afr tuned to 13.2:1 using a custom MAF bypass, custom exhaust, WRX 5MT w/ STi RA 1st-4th gear & stock WRX 5th gear, Exedy 13 lb flywheel & Sport Clutch, STi Group N tranny & engine mounts, urethane spacers in rear subframe, rear diff mounts, and pitch stopper, SVX Sport Strut Springs (185f/150r), custom 19 mm rear swaybar, urethane swaybar mounts, Rota Torque 17x8", 225/45-17 Proxes 4 tires, Axxis Deluxe Plus organic brake pads. |
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Got me.
1. Stevebsy 2. Mission 3. SVXMAN2001 4. SVXRide 5.SVXBart 6.Crazy_Pilot 7. Sov13t 8. 9. 10. etc.
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I'm on the fence my friend. Depends what Koni does next with the set I've set for evaluation that have been leaking. I think I know the maker and if so I've heard good things about their products.
Todd
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I heard you were looking at some DAs. It would be good if one of us could work out a solution.
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Mychailo :: 2006 Silver Mitsubishi Evolution 9, E85, 34 psi peak, 425wtq/505whp DJ :: 1995 Laguna Blue SVX L AWD 5MT (sold) Visit my locker SVX Mods: ND iridium spark plugs, Impreza RS fpr, afr tuned to 13.2:1 using a custom MAF bypass, custom exhaust, WRX 5MT w/ STi RA 1st-4th gear & stock WRX 5th gear, Exedy 13 lb flywheel & Sport Clutch, STi Group N tranny & engine mounts, urethane spacers in rear subframe, rear diff mounts, and pitch stopper, SVX Sport Strut Springs (185f/150r), custom 19 mm rear swaybar, urethane swaybar mounts, Rota Torque 17x8", 225/45-17 Proxes 4 tires, Axxis Deluxe Plus organic brake pads. |
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I know how to contain the inserts in our housing and have the parts on hand, I just need to pick the insert and drop major coin for them. I need to confirm if Koni intends to repair my inserts under warranty or not before I give them any more business.
Todd
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Tein? Eibach? H&R?
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ok folks, I don't see any point in holding back any longer on the manufacturer. Its Megan Racing. They have been making a name for themselves for the past four years making inexpensive but good quality aftermarket parts for import sports cars. They are able to keep their pricing down by having all the fab work done in Taiwan or China. They currently make coilovers for a pretty wide range of cars. The street series coilovers would be the most appropriate for the widest range of SVXers because the damping is tuned for a spring rate more appropriate for the street, but they can still handle track duty and a somewhat higher spring rate for the competitors out there. A pic of what they would look like is shown below. If you want to see what range of cars they currently cover, here is the street series webpage:
http://www.meganracing.com/products/...e.asp?catid=93
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Mychailo :: 2006 Silver Mitsubishi Evolution 9, E85, 34 psi peak, 425wtq/505whp DJ :: 1995 Laguna Blue SVX L AWD 5MT (sold) Visit my locker SVX Mods: ND iridium spark plugs, Impreza RS fpr, afr tuned to 13.2:1 using a custom MAF bypass, custom exhaust, WRX 5MT w/ STi RA 1st-4th gear & stock WRX 5th gear, Exedy 13 lb flywheel & Sport Clutch, STi Group N tranny & engine mounts, urethane spacers in rear subframe, rear diff mounts, and pitch stopper, SVX Sport Strut Springs (185f/150r), custom 19 mm rear swaybar, urethane swaybar mounts, Rota Torque 17x8", 225/45-17 Proxes 4 tires, Axxis Deluxe Plus organic brake pads. |
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I've always wanted to try your springs but like Todd, I hacked off the spring perches so that was impossible. This should be a nice alternative. I will be monitoring the status of the group buy and they do look like very nice bolt-in's. |
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Sway Bars??
Are sway bars available as well? Front / Rear??
I'm very interested
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I win!
I'm going through a lot of suspension research right now, so it just kind of sounded a lot like Megan Racing. I've heard good things from everyone who has them, but i'm still hesitant. See if you could demand shock dyno data, because even a baseline would be good to know. IE: what kind of adjustment range do they have, what kind of force curve does their valving produce, and are they linear, digressive etc. I'm still undecided between something like the MR coilovers and a Koni/truechoice/hypercoil coilover setup for my track car.
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Greg 97 Red SVX LSi clean 96 Black SVX LSi beater 90 Red Eclipse GSX track ho 99 Ford F250 work horse My Locker |
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The must have reinforced sway bar end link mounting hardware
-Bill (having had to reweld the hardware on both front struts and then add a tab to the driver's side hardware after the top tore out of it )
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Remember, this is all just idle discussion until we reach 30 buyers. Long ways to go. :-(
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Mychailo :: 2006 Silver Mitsubishi Evolution 9, E85, 34 psi peak, 425wtq/505whp DJ :: 1995 Laguna Blue SVX L AWD 5MT (sold) Visit my locker SVX Mods: ND iridium spark plugs, Impreza RS fpr, afr tuned to 13.2:1 using a custom MAF bypass, custom exhaust, WRX 5MT w/ STi RA 1st-4th gear & stock WRX 5th gear, Exedy 13 lb flywheel & Sport Clutch, STi Group N tranny & engine mounts, urethane spacers in rear subframe, rear diff mounts, and pitch stopper, SVX Sport Strut Springs (185f/150r), custom 19 mm rear swaybar, urethane swaybar mounts, Rota Torque 17x8", 225/45-17 Proxes 4 tires, Axxis Deluxe Plus organic brake pads. |
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