FS: Set of Koni Sport shocks (yellows)
 

Single adjustable Koni Sports for sale. Rears are about three years old (still in excellent working condition), fronts were new earlier this year. Two adjusters included, plus all hardware.

Price is $325 obo plus shipping & paypal fees. If you're local you're welcome to pick up at my house in Murphy. If you need someone to install them PM me and we can discuss a package price (shocks plus installation).

Best way to contact me is at altiain "at" gmail "dot" com.

http://inlinethumb37.webshots.com/44...600x600Q85.jpg

As always, thanks for looking!

if you have two adjusters, what are the odds you want to help a fellow board member and sell me one for a few dollars? i have some yellows that i bought from someone that didn't have the tool.

the time i wish i have extra cash to spend =\ too bad, gotta fix something up first =(

Find me a buyer and I'll give you one of the adjusters. ;)

you realize i'm now going to be linking your thread to anyone who even mentions shocks right? ;)

bump for baller shocks. i've got d-specs, but deep down i wonder if i should have gone yellows...

You can buy new adjusters, just call the Koni-NA customer service line

3 years so whats the milage?

How much of the usable life of the older ones is gone now? I can get new ones for just under 500... how worth it is it to save the money?

Are they all adjustable from the top or bottom?

30k miles on the rears, give or take. Maybe 10k on the fronts.

I can't answer the "worth" question for you, but there is plenty of life left in these shocks. I've used Konis on previous cars for twice as long as these with no appreciable loss of function. If you can get new Konis for under $500 a set, that's a screaming deal. The best price I've seen online is just under $650 a set.

These are the standard Koni Sports for the RX-8. Fronts are adjustable from the top on the car. Rears must be removed from the car and the shock shaft compressed to adjust, just like any others.

Thanks for looking!

wow great deal....how much stiffer would you say these made it, and if you dont mind me asking, why are you selling? in texas so this is screaming at me

Someone jump on these yellows
Darn good deal
I already bought mine from another member ..and paid more...if not I wud jump on these.
gl with sale

BTW what is: Two adjusters included, plus all hardware.
Are they tools needed to adjust the yellows? rear only, front only or both?
tia

It's only needed to adjust the fronts. I'll be sure to give it to you when I give you the rear shocks. I had it in my console and forgot. Sorry. Rears are adjusted by compressing the rod and then twisting if I remember correctly.

How much stiffer do you want it to be? They work very well with the stock springs, and they worked very well with my RB springs at 1.5F/1.25R turns from full soft (full adjustment range is 2 turns from full soft). There are several people pairing these shocks up with the Progress Technology race springs that are being developed, which are 450 lb/in front and 300 lb/in rear spring rates, iirc.

In other words, they’ll work quite well with anything from stock spring rates up to about 450/300. Even when paired with the stock springs they are a dramatic improvement in ride and handling over the underdamped factory shocks. These are exactly the same shocks as the ones that have won SCCA B Stock five years in a row!

I am selling because I am developing my car for the SCCA’s STX class, and I’m prototyping new coilover suspension packages for a company called Endura-Tech. So, I no longer need the Konis.

Thanks!

The adjusters are the tools Koni includes to adjust the front shocks while on the car (they fit under the factory shock tower brace). Hardware is the top locknuts and hardened washers and sleeves Koni provides with the shocks. Basically, you’ll get everything that would come with a brand new set of Konis, including an additional adjuster (I have 2, Koni usually provides 1 per pair of front shocks).

Thanks for looking!

Nobody needs a great set of shocks? :dunno:

Bumpus maximus...

Don't forget, price is or best offer! Thanks for looking!

Halloween candy bump...

Price updated to $325 or best offer. Come and get 'em!

Monday bump...

I had to practically give away a set fully mounted up with OE springs, top hats, bumpstops etc. for $400 shipped ...

Having never installed shocks... How much would you expect a shop to charge reasonably? Or is it a DIY thing? I've done all maintenance on my car myself so far, though i do know this will ruin my alignment...

I can't believe these aren't sold.

PBlue: I've shops charge $300 for a suspension install. I did it with the help of a friend and we knocked it out in a couple of hours. There's a few good DIY's around here that will help guilde you along the way and of course having the right tools will speed things up. (spring comperssor, full tool box, beer, etc)

Considering what these retail for, it blows me away. I wish I could have found a set for under $400 when I bought my car...

I personally wouldn't pay a shop to do it. If you've got a decent set of hand tools, a jack, and jackstands, you could knock it out in an afternoon. The fronts are a breeze, the rears are a little more time consuming, but not bad. There are some pretty good DIY directions in the Tech section. The only tool you'll need that you probably don't have is a spring compressor, but they're available for free ($40 refundable rental deposit) at any Autozone. Just make sure to get the "strut" style, like this:

http://www.customtacos.com/tech/files/spring7.jpg

C'mon guys - these shocks are probably the best bang-for-the-buck suspension upgrade you can do for the RX-8! Ditch those horrible underdamped factory shocks and get you some Konis! :D

if I had any extra cash I'd be all over these things. my stock shocks are crapped out. free bump...