It's time for new shocks and I would like the hear from those who have used the Koni Yellows with stock springs. I do not drive aggressively but am looking for an upgrade over the stock shocks. I can't even begin to remember how the original ride felt, its been ten years since I bought the S new. The originals have 118,000 on them and the bumps have become harsher and ride quality has deteriorated. The S is totally stock and has Yokohamas on it.

Also, has anyone used the low end Ebay coilovers such as the Yonakas? Any thoughts? Would there be any advantage over the Koni Yellows? Thanks in advance.

 

I can't give you a review on the koni yellows but I will highly discourage you from purchasing any cheap coilover system. Cheap systems will have a worse ride than your stock units at 118k miles. From the sound of it, the Bilstein PSS system would be the best for you, if you choose to go the coilover route.

 

 

Thanks for the coilover info. I will check out the Bilsteins.

 

I have the koni yellows. right now they have CR springs on them using the lower perch. before that, i had stock springs on the stock perch.

they have softer compression that the stock shocks. the rebound is what's adjustable. if you do nothing but swap the stock shocks for the koni's you will notice a slight increase in body roll, or at least i did.

you can crank the rebound much harder than stock, even to the point where the ride is too bouncy or you can dial it back and have it softer than stock.

you can change the rebound easily for all but the driver side rear. that's not too hard but expect it to take 5- 10 minutes.

koni says they were designed for aftermarket lowering springs and i havent tried any.

they are certainly not the greatest shocks out there but they're not bad, especially for the money and especially if you're just driving it around town. the bilsteins will probably cost you almost twice as much but you'll probably end up with twice as much shock. i also bet you could get a set of koni yellows, decent springs and even a new sway bar for the same price as the bilsteins.

 

Thanks for the personal insight on the Konis. As I have aged along with the S , a softer ride is what I am hoping to achieve. I don't think I would ever notice a little body roll.

 

The best bang for the buck are the Koni's. Especially if you don't have lowering springs. I had them on my car before and loved them, i didn't notice a bouncy ride at all, but yet a tad bit stiffer yes. I did cut the rubber bump stop in half too, i've done that on all my cars. If your looking for Koni's, we have them at jjautowerks.