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Old 05-17-2001, 11:05 AM
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where can i get decent-priced coilovers online? or locally if in bay area
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Default Koni CO...

...are $899 at <a href="http://www.shox.com">www.shox.com</a>
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call griffin motorwerke in berkeley, on san pablo. great place, very professional. they've done all my stuff. i don't have coilovers, but griffin has them and installs them. ask for terry.
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Default do you have koni's on your car? or who in this forum does?

i'd like to see what they look like... thanks
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Default I don't but am planning to get them...

...the only one I know of is James R. I don't know if he's put them in yet, but he did post pics here awhile back. Try a search for James R. and Koni CO.
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SkydiveA4 also. but not sure if he installed yet.
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I have the Koni Coilovers on... Though, won't have a digital camera for about a week...
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Default How's the ride?

On what setting did you use for street use? I'm getting these as well and your imput would be greatly appreciated.
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I have them.. will be installed next week.. they're sitting in a box
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I've got the dampning set to about 35% all around. Ride height I set about on par with the Eibach prokit, but there was a fair bit of settling. As a result I raised it back up a little. Looks great. Rides great. Corners like a demon. I haven't really tracked it yet as my event got cancelled.

35% is reasonably stiff, but definitely not overbearing. I've heard of people running 50% dampning, but I think where I live that would be unbearable because the roads suck. I used to have prokit on my Integra GSR with stock shocks and that was MUCH more harsh...didn't handle as cleanly as the A4 does now.

I think for $900 you can't go wrong. Email me with any questions you've got and if your in Boston area I'll let you take it for a spin.

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