Looking to install new shocks. Car not a daily driver. Weekend warrior with occasional track time. Looking at the Koni non adjustable verses the sport adjustable. Looking for feed back on the nonadjustable how firm are they compared to the sport. It's nice to have the option but on the last set of adjustable shocks i had (race car) I set them once and never adjusted them. If the Koni non adjustable are in the upper range of the sports i would like to save a few bucks and go with the STR. The other option is the Steeda shocks.

 

Koni STR.T's are the equivalent of the Sports set to full soft

 

It's funny, I frequently hear people say they never adjust their dampeners. I daily drive my '06 GT on Koni Sport (Yellows). I keep them fairly stiff, but I softened up the struts for a little bit of drag racing. I love these friggen things. My car hooks VERY hard on UPR suspension and Koni dampeners.

 

So much for saving a few bucks. Any comments on the Steeda shocks?

 

I adjust mine to and from the track. They're pretty brutal on country roads when adjusted fully up. Works great for autocross though.

 

No idea, don't even know offhand who makes them.

Konis are a known quantity, and the adjustment is about as easy as it gets (but you can make a far better adjusting tool in a only few minutes than Koni ships with the shocks and struts).



(hint: the front and rear adjusters are different thicknesses, so you need two different slot widths)


Norm

 

Getting the Koni STR.T's would work just fine for your goals. Yes the yellows are great but the orange will do the job. Plus with the current sale at 330 shipped its hard to pass up.

http://hypermotiveperformance.com/

 

^^want!

 

Yours for about 10 minutes work with a hacksaw, a small file, a vice, and a short strip of 1" x 1/8" steel.

You do have to be a little careful to avoid turning the adjustments past the full soft or full firm stops, as you have a lot more leverage.


Norm

 

Nice, you should patent that tool.