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From: Powell, OH
Originally Posted by PLYRS 3,Jul 28 2005, 10:15 AM
no you can't.
the top perch on a koni is slightly lower than the perch of a stock OE shock/strut.
i had kg/mm's and koni combo on my old car for 2 years...it was one of the best combos going...ride and handling were great (for a spring/shock combo)...ultimately went to full coilovers.
tried H&R's with the konis too....dumped them in 3 days....no stability in the spring.
the top perch on a koni is slightly lower than the perch of a stock OE shock/strut.
i had kg/mm's and koni combo on my old car for 2 years...it was one of the best combos going...ride and handling were great (for a spring/shock combo)...ultimately went to full coilovers.
tried H&R's with the konis too....dumped them in 3 days....no stability in the spring.
That is exactly the feedback I was looking for on the H&R springs.
I have been trying to decide on Eibachs or H&R springs with the Koni sports shocks.
I am leaning toward the spring/shock combo for cost and convenience reasons, not to mention this seemed like the right approach since I don't do much track time, I don't have plans to change the height once I set the 1" drop and want the ride to be comfortable for street use.
Besides that, the coilovers on the Audi TT have been a nightmare to deal with, granted they are FK's and suck a$$, but the whole corner balancing thing to get the setup "just right" has me leaning toward a simpler spring/shock combo.
What's your opinion on this?
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From: Erock's my boat!
gary,
the KG/MM is a more aggressive spring towards the lower end of it's compression cycle....as such, the first bit of travel is similar to most other springs...thereby providing a fabulous ride - do a search and you will see a lot of positive feedback.
once you push it, it's quite rewarding.
only downside is that it's a 1.3" drop....not 1". so it'll be a more aggressive drop.
i'm sure all springs are progressive these days, but the H&R was just to bouncy and unstable....to the point where it seemed like it was a "linear" spring (not progressive).
the car used to bottom out a lot on fast undulations, and there was too much vertical travel over speedbumps...no matter how slow you went, the car would lift and drop violently.
i think they were just too soft for an S2000 application.
N
the KG/MM is a more aggressive spring towards the lower end of it's compression cycle....as such, the first bit of travel is similar to most other springs...thereby providing a fabulous ride - do a search and you will see a lot of positive feedback.
once you push it, it's quite rewarding.
only downside is that it's a 1.3" drop....not 1". so it'll be a more aggressive drop.
i'm sure all springs are progressive these days, but the H&R was just to bouncy and unstable....to the point where it seemed like it was a "linear" spring (not progressive).
the car used to bottom out a lot on fast undulations, and there was too much vertical travel over speedbumps...no matter how slow you went, the car would lift and drop violently.
i think they were just too soft for an S2000 application.
N
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From: Huntington, WV
Originally Posted by PLYRS 3,Jul 28 2005, 12:28 PM
gary,
the KG/MM is a more aggressive spring towards the lower end of it's compression cycle....as such, the first bit of travel is similar to most other springs...thereby providing a fabulous ride - do a search and you will see a lot of positive feedback.
once you push it, it's quite rewarding.
only downside is that it's a 1.3" drop....not 1". so it'll be a more aggressive drop.
i'm sure all springs are progressive these days, but the H&R was just to bouncy and unstable....to the point where it seemed like it was a "linear" spring (not progressive).
the car used to bottom out a lot on fast undulations, and there was too much vertical travel over speedbumps...no matter how slow you went, the car would lift and drop violently.
i think they were just too soft for an S2000 application.
N
the KG/MM is a more aggressive spring towards the lower end of it's compression cycle....as such, the first bit of travel is similar to most other springs...thereby providing a fabulous ride - do a search and you will see a lot of positive feedback.
once you push it, it's quite rewarding.
only downside is that it's a 1.3" drop....not 1". so it'll be a more aggressive drop.
i'm sure all springs are progressive these days, but the H&R was just to bouncy and unstable....to the point where it seemed like it was a "linear" spring (not progressive).
the car used to bottom out a lot on fast undulations, and there was too much vertical travel over speedbumps...no matter how slow you went, the car would lift and drop violently.
i think they were just too soft for an S2000 application.
N
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From: Erock's my boat!
buddyclub (japan, not USA)....10K/10K
'04 stock wheels with R comps for track and 18x8, 18x9 SSR Comps. for street
link to pics: http://www.speedstar.ca/main_gallery_scap2namish.htm
'04 stock wheels with R comps for track and 18x8, 18x9 SSR Comps. for street
link to pics: http://www.speedstar.ca/main_gallery_scap2namish.htm
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From: Gleening the apex
Originally Posted by ROGUE3308,Jul 28 2005, 07:42 AM
Your welcome. Thanks for hooking us up with.....nothing. 
How's route for Saturday coming? Dropped your wheels off yet?
How's route for Saturday coming? Dropped your wheels off yet?
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From: Huntington, WV
Originally Posted by Popeye,Jul 28 2005, 01:46 PM
My route to work....pretty straight forward thank you.
Oh, I thought you said "ROOT WORK".
