Hi Guys,


I am buying a set of koni's with MS springs and i was just wondering if anyone of
you know where in LA to install them.. I live in West LA.
Btw, anyone going to speedventures event?? I'm going on March 2nd.

It'd be nice to see other rx8 on the track as well!! hehehe.. our car
rules!! with the stock suspension it's prob one of the best track
cars for its price!!

Anyway, yes, please any advice on workshop in LA that can install
the suspension.. ohh.. and how much and how long is it to install?


Thanks!!
any advice regarding suspension installation appreciated.

 

Hey I live in Camarillo. I have a full shop at my disposal. I do it for lunch usually. Let me know.

 

Aren't the MS springs a little stiff for the Konis?

 

yea it is stiff, but I like it because it only lowers the car by 0.75"..

I dun really want to lower the car that much.. plus I don't really mind the
stiffness coz I go to track once every few months.
what suspension do you have?

 

How much do you charge and how long will it take??
Appreciate the offer!

 

If you only want a 3/4" drop go with the RB springs. The MS Springs are not matched to the Konis.

 

you know CosmoMpower??

he's running the same setup, Koni and MS springs.. In fact,
Phil from DPE is also about to do the same thing..

Out of curiosity, what makes you say the MS springs
don't match the koni's??

 

I assume your talking about the Koni sports. I've run stock, RB and MS on my Konis. The MS are much stiffer than OE and RB. When I put them on my Konis, the car handled poorly when being tossed. The ride was much stiffer and the DSC light would come on instantly if I pushed a corner with elevation changes. I turned off the DSC to see what was going on and the car was terrible loose. I also have RB sways so the stiffer sways in combination with the springs may have been the cause. The combination I have is closer to neutral than stock but to go loose is just plain dangerous. Are you staying with the stock sway bars?

Springs and shocks are need to "Match". The Konis are only rebound adjustable and are set up for a "near stock" spring rate. If you really want MS springs, why not get the matching MS shocks?

 

I will ask you pay for the stall rental which is about $3 an hour and buy me lunch. It ook me about 3 hours to do my last RX-8 but it might take me less now that I know the trick to do the rear.

 

Ahh, the trick. I figured that one out the fourth time I had mine out.

 

I figure it out as soon as I read the manufactures shops manual.

 

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The KONI’s are designed to be used in conjunction with the OE springs, when set to the softest rebound setting. Due to the KONI’s adjustability however they can also be used with a lowering spring or a higher rated spring. You can use them with either. When going with a lowering/higher rate spring then you will want to adjust the KONI’s up about ¾ of a turn to start and then go stiffer from there to get the ride that you are looking for. The KONI’s will have between 2 and 2 ½ turns of adjustment.



Stoney Hamilton

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Here's the email I got from Koni's technical staff. I asked them about matching
the Koni with a higher rated spring and here's their answer..

What do you think DosDog?
How much did you turn the Koni?

 

you be better off with the Koni, don't sweat it. The OEM springs are not designed to be use with lowering springs. I did it and one of the OEM springs went out 2k miles later(car had 3800 miles on it).

 

For me the MS springs were brutally stiff. I ran 3/4 turn rear and played with the front from soft to full on. I have the RB sways so it was very stiff. As Stoney confirmed the Konis are only rebound adjustable. They do not have the dampening that the MS shocks would on compression. Just my $.02 and if you aren't running RB sways you probably won't experience the issue I did. Good luck.

 

Thanks DosDog and Hondasr4kids!

 

Wondering if you could shed some light on the "trick"....