Rear shock blown by end of first track day
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Originally Posted by SpitfireS,Mar 25 2006, 02:26 PM
Just because it is a Dutch company they get my vote 
And I am looking for a Koni set of shocks as well.
And I am looking for a Koni set of shocks as well.
Last I was hard into 4 wheels, it was with the restification of a big block '69 Camaro ragtop.................. quite a 'change of gears', no pun intended.
I will post in the for sale forum soon, but if anyone is interested in the Koni rears (new) and/or the Espelir springs, shoot me a note.
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Originally Posted by RM 4 2,Apr 16 2006, 08:51 PM
Sag, characteristic change with temperature( much stiffer in cold), changes the car handling in the worst way, ..etc.
Common flaws on a, cheap, low quality, under engineering-over hype product I guess.
The worst thing is spring rates are softer front, stiffer rear. Only S2000 shocks that are valved that way is year 2000. Higher the year, the wider miss-match margin is going to be. Honda tune the rear end softer and softer every year up until 2004.
I liked the drop, no question about that. But in the end of the day, enjoy driving my car gives me more pleasure than looking at it.
Common flaws on a, cheap, low quality, under engineering-over hype product I guess.
The worst thing is spring rates are softer front, stiffer rear. Only S2000 shocks that are valved that way is year 2000. Higher the year, the wider miss-match margin is going to be. Honda tune the rear end softer and softer every year up until 2004.
I liked the drop, no question about that. But in the end of the day, enjoy driving my car gives me more pleasure than looking at it.
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The reason your shocks blew is that you kept them stock and lowered the car. No stock shock is designed to work with lowering springs, its just a matter of time before they'll give up and generally the lower you go the faster it happens. FInd a shock that works within your drop range.
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Originally Posted by SanchothePanda,Apr 22 2006, 07:39 PM
The reason your shocks blew is that you kept them stock and lowered the car. No stock shock is designed to work with lowering springs, its just a matter of time before they'll give up and generally the lower you go the faster it happens. FInd a shock that works within your drop range.
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When you mix and match a suspension setup, the additional stress can cause almost any shock to dismantle. All suspension parts are engineered, even if they are adjustable, with specific rebound, dampening, etc. characteristics. The reason why racers use full coilovers is because it brings balance and adjustability of the suspension in a manner in which the many parts can still coordinate together efficiently.
Less agressively setup cars, like integras and civics, can often last for a fairly long duration with mixed and matched suspension setups that a car like an s2000 or even 350z could not. Also note that when a car handles better, it means there is that much more stress on the components. An extremely rigid car, even though it is open, like the s2000 will put that much more force on any weak link in the suspension, in this case your stock shocks. Better tires can elevate this as well.
Or you can just sort of ignore all that, because you should be fine with Koni's, at least for a couple years.
Less agressively setup cars, like integras and civics, can often last for a fairly long duration with mixed and matched suspension setups that a car like an s2000 or even 350z could not. Also note that when a car handles better, it means there is that much more stress on the components. An extremely rigid car, even though it is open, like the s2000 will put that much more force on any weak link in the suspension, in this case your stock shocks. Better tires can elevate this as well.
Or you can just sort of ignore all that, because you should be fine with Koni's, at least for a couple years.
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Originally Posted by SanchothePanda,Apr 22 2006, 07:39 PM
The reason your shocks blew is that you kept them stock and lowered the car. No stock shock is designed to work with lowering springs, its just a matter of time before they'll give up and generally the lower you go the faster it happens. FInd a shock that works within your drop range.
Get some Koni Yellow.
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