Making Sure Im Not Missing Anything, Springs and Shocks
Hey guys, just wanted to check and make sure I have everything i need regarding springs and shocks:
One set of these : http://assaultech.com/tein/tein_spri...h/g-50214.aspx two orders of front : http://assaultech.com/koni/koni_shoc...s/g-52201.aspx two orders of rear : http://assaultech.com/koni/koni_shoc...s/g-52201.aspx As you can suspect I'm looking to set my ride up with koni yellows w/ tein s-tech springs. First time suspension installer so just making sure i didn't forget something important. Thanks! (hope AT doesn't mind me using their links) |
If the rear shocks are adjustable you may need adjuster cables?
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i'm just going to toss this out there. i have a set of used koni yellows and tein springs that i never got around to installing and have changed my mind on the direction i am going. i don't know how many miles are on them but if you want some pretty cheap, i'm in CT and have a set. i bought them from a forum member and figured that i'd use them for as long as they had life and rebuild them if they needed to down the road and still end up ahead but will now wait for my OEMs to go and then will probably look at some dspecs.
EDIT: these konis have been sold. i'm editing this post because i have had a few inquiries on them but the konis are long since gone. |
Originally Posted by CTrx8
(Post 3631926)
i'm just going to toss this out there. i have a set of used koni yellows and tein springs that i never got around to installing and have changed my mind on the direction i am going. i don't know how many miles are on them but if you want some pretty cheap, i'm in CT and have a set. i bought them from a forum member and figured that i'd use them for as long as they had life and rebuild them if they needed to down the road and still end up ahead but will now wait for my OEMs to go and then will probably look at some dspecs.
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Originally Posted by DarkBrew
(Post 3631907)
If the rear shocks are adjustable you may need adjuster cables?
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Yup you gotta take the rears off to adjust for the konis though
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yea, i would prefer D specs just because they are easier to adjust
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Originally Posted by paimon.soror
(Post 3631959)
Thanks for the offer! I dont mean to waste your time though, as I am pretty much looking to buy all new parts since I just purchased my rex.
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Originally Posted by paimon.soror
(Post 3631964)
Thanks for the heads up. I think that the rears are actually externally adjustable though. They have the knobs at the top.
So if the Konis don't have adjuster cables then get the D-specs; The adjuster cable for D-Spec is about $30 |
I never adjusted my Koni's one time. I haven't adjusted my coilovers yet either (I really need to though lol). Just because you have a million settings doesn't mean you are going to use them. Moral of the story: Don't base the purchase just on ease of adjustability. Check and see if you can ride in cars with both types of shocks and then compare.
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Well, spent some time digging through the billion threads about koni vs tokiko d-spec ... looks like my decision is going to be the tokiko since it will give me the freedom of adjusting and will give me a better sense when installing the shocks knowing that i can always fix mismatched settings even when the shocks are installed.
Now to decide on the method to use lol ... never installed springs before. Found a ton of threads, some that remove ball joints and some that dont ..... the one that doesn't remove balljoints looks like it is a lot more involved and more advanced though. Thanks again for the tips guys, i really appreciate it!! |
If you just do street driving tokico is a very nice shock, but if you plan to track the car later I will buy Koni.
I took off the camber adjustment blot on rear to take out my shock, it is way easier. you need a alignment anyway after the installation.. |
Originally Posted by Winning 8
(Post 3632131)
If you just do street driving tokico is a very nice shock, but if you plan to track the car later I will buy Koni.
I took off the camber adjustment blot on rear to take out my shock, it is way easier. you need a alignment anyway after the installation.. http://www.hi-impact.org/ryang/modif...ock_front.html http://www.hi-impact.org/ryang/modif...hock_rear.html which make it look easy to do |
Those are good instructions. I have used them plenty of times.
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last question for you guys. i am looking at assaultech and they are listing the D-Spec for 03-06 ... will they work up to 10?
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Originally Posted by paimon.soror
(Post 3632321)
last question for you guys. i am looking at assaultech and they are listing the D-Spec for 03-06 ... will they work up to 10?
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Damn, aftermarket parts for the S2 are so hard to find!
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just give it a couple years
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Originally Posted by Twiztog43
(Post 3632821)
just give it a couple years
Thanks again for all the advice and tips guys, hopefully things get moving for the S2 and I will have some new pics and 'thank yous' to show. |
i wish i could have gotten the Greddy SE [love the burnt tip] but i got a good deal on the SP2 that i could not pass up!
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