Koni Shocks Questions

Bill Rehm · Post by **Bill Rehm** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 12:36 pm

I hope someone can help with answers to a few questions:

* How much does a set of 4 Koni shocks cost NOT installed?

* Who in Auckland does a great job and how much does installation
cost?

* What are the pros & cons of the different settings on them?

Thanks in advance

Regards
Bill

Bob Anderson · Post by **Bob Anderson** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 12:54 pm

I think it was zorruno at the AGM who has Koni's on his MX5 & knows a lot
about them. I remember him saying he uses the softest settings except for
track days.

Re installation & the full alignment that is required when the suspension is
disturbed I use Ray Mitchell at Alignment Specialists in Station Rd, Penrose
Ph 579 5246. Very competent indeed. Try Ray for a Koni price as well.

jeff · Post by **jeff** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 3:21 pm

hi Bill

I got mine thru the first club group-buy about 2 years back - it was just under $1k. Mx5mania is OZ has pretty keen prices on them as well ... http://www.mx5mania.com/suspension.htm

Installed mine with the help of other club guys, which was great since I redid it another 2 times (changed springs and perch setting). Took me about 6 hours total, should be an hour or less per corner for a shop with air tools.

It's currently on the high perch but with the "low" King springs - clearance is marginal, esp on steep driveways/speedbumps with a passenger.

Seems the height settings are mostly clearance vs aesthetics. Max lowering effect is something like 3/4" or 16mm. The rebound knob was fun for a while, after twiddling for the first year or so I mostly leave it on soft+a couple clicks, much higher and there's too much pummelling by the roads. Max soft is softer than stock, and pretty marshmallow-y. Max hard is best left for the track , and other billiard-table surfaces.

They do a great job of isolating road bumps (eg catseyes) from the body, and I've also noticed the the shock tower brace is less effective now (?) - so I've left that off.

Last time I seriously played with them was at Meremere, where I discovered I need to get some real tyres!

Happy to help anyone DIY install their shocks. Just buzz me.

HTH !
Jeff

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Bill Rehm <bill@kase.co.nz> wrote:
I hope someone can help with answers to a few questions:

7 How much does a set of 4 Koni shocks cost NOT installed?

7 Who in Auckland does a great job and how much does installation cost?

7 What are the pros & cons of the different settings on them?

Thanks in advance

Regards

Bill
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Bill Rehm · Post by **Bill Rehm** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 7:56 pm

Earth calling zorruno (or maybe me calling zorruno on Earth---whatever).
Pls give me a call regarding the below mssg.

Regards
Bill

tiddy · Post by **tiddy** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 11:00 pm

hi bill
youve got the wrong howard
ive only had an mx5 1 week