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Old Oct 27, 2014 | 10:57 AM
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My first impression was the stock shocks were rebound limited, but that was on fresh tires and no real seat time in the car.

As I know I have to get it back on the alignment rack, it makes sense to swap out dampers at the same time. I'm hearing really mixed opinions on the revalved Koni yellow set up, but most seem to feel it is a good compromise. It certainly is the easy button, for me.
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Old Oct 27, 2014 | 03:02 PM
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For what it's worth, everything I had and had to modify for the TC Kline 8242s transferred over to the MCS non-remotes. Both are good options, but I find the MCS rides better over bumps and they're a little bit easier to adjust.
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Old Oct 27, 2014 | 06:12 PM
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I have TC Kline/Koni 8242 for sale. They were revalved by Lee Grime's techs at Koni HQ.
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Old Oct 27, 2014 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by PilotSH
I have TC Kline/Koni 8242 for sale. They were revalved by Lee Grime's techs at Koni HQ.
So...hit me up with some deets, Yom Yommer

(pm works, thanks)
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by PilotSH
I have TC Kline/Koni 8242 for sale. They were revalved by Lee Grime's techs at Koni HQ.
I am interested in these as well. I tried PMing you but it looks like you are not able to receive messages.
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by mwood
I'm hearing really mixed opinions on the revalved Koni yellow set up
Just out of curiosity, what are the people with negative feedback saying? I'm curious since I've never heard anything negative about the revalved Konis (relative to the price). Are you sure they're thinking of the revalved and not the off-the-shelf Konis?
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Old Oct 29, 2014 | 05:29 AM
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I think the biggest issue with the yellows is the way low speed damping is created makes for a shock that is not very "nice" to live with for a daily. You end up with lots of high speed damping as well, and the shock becomes harsh and easily unsettled over bumps.

on a relatively smooth autox course, it's fine. especially for the price.
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Old Oct 29, 2014 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by PedalFaster
Originally Posted by mwood' timestamp='1414436272' post='23384462
I'm hearing really mixed opinions on the revalved Koni yellow set up
Just out of curiosity, what are the people with negative feedback saying? I'm curious since I've never heard anything negative about the revalved Konis (relative to the price). Are you sure they're thinking of the revalved and not the off-the-shelf Konis?
It seems some feel the revalved yellow doesn't have the right bump characteristics and the lack of compression adjustment is a buzzkill? The "TC Kline" Koni I've heard less bad things about...if I could find a set at $1000 or maybe a little more, I'd give them a try. Otherwise, I'm starting to talk to Brian/Karcepts about a set of JRZ's.
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Old Oct 29, 2014 | 11:03 AM
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Brian is the man! keep us updated !
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Old Oct 29, 2014 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by iamxpL
Brian is the man! keep us updated !
He's confident he can get the JRZ's with the correct perch, no problem. Check with him on pricing, but it is all good.
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