Delmiroc

I can't wait to put these on... and feel the result...

I will write a review after I get them install this weekend...

hata_teru

What spring do you use to match with the shocks?

Delmiroc

Eibach Pro-kit

gCHOW

yea, i used eibach prpkit with my koni yellows..
ride quality is AWESOME. im loving it.

Delmiroc

what setting do you have on the shocks???

I've heard 1 1/8 turns is good for street and highway...

gCHOW

yea, i got it at like 1-1/4 turns. its like perfect.

you know anyone that has found a better way to tune the rear shocks??

xizor

check the koni yellow thread by jtso, he has some pics on how he does it

jiggaman

any long term reports on those Konis Delmiroc...

Delmiroc

I'm really happy with these shocks ... the ride is so much better just like I wanted it ... it's firm but not rough at all.... nice very nice..

I guarantee you my ride is smoother than a stock TSX...it's hard to believe when you see my car lowered...

well worth the money ... best mod after my Injen intake ...

jiggaman

sounds good. is there a way with the Konis/pro kit to make the drop lower than with the stock shocks/pro kit set up?

gCHOW

remember to adjust the perch setting on the koni shocks. i dunno if you can make it lower than the stock shock and pro kit set up tho.

JTso has a thread on how to do it.

JTso

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Yes, you can lower the F/R height by another 1/2 " with the Koni by adjusting the spring perch.

gCHOW

how much of a drop did you get on your prokit/koni yellows?

i got mine sitting on the lowest setting and all i got was a two finger gap between the wheel and the fender. im thinking about getting sportlines for more of a drop.

Delmiroc

why do you want your car so low... damm

I got the prokit and konis setup and my thing is low... if I go any lower I will start lookin ricy

JTso

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I have Neuspeed/Koni and the combine drop is about 1.75" F , 1.5" R. Are you sure the Koni is at the lowest setting? Because that will give you approx. 2.1" F and 1.9" R drop. Do you have some pics?

gCHOW

nAh.. the drop right now is PERFECT in the front.

but the drop in the back is not what i expected. it looks really unbalanced.

i checked the perch on the back and checked the springs..

i'll post pics later tonite.

gCHOW

here are the pics..

the front, which i think is the perfect drop:


and here is the rear.. i think there is something wrong with this:



i dunno whats goin on! cuz i've made sure the springs are sitting correctly and the perch position is at the lowest setting.

JTso

iTrader: (2)

Hmm... that doesn't look right. What size wheels/tires are you using?

gCHOW

im using 18x8.0" with 38 offset wheels.. and my tires are 225/40/18..

how would the wheels/tires have anything to do with it?

xizor

off topic, but do your wheels stick out of the fender? that's the lowest offset w/ 8" wheels i've seen used.

JTso

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Because if you use a certain size tires that are smaller in dia compare to stock, the fender gap will seem wider. In your case, your setup is a little smaller than stock, but still shouldn't have that big of a gap...

Here is my Koni setup... with even smaller overall dia than yours (225/45/17).

Front drop 1.75"


Rear drop 1.5"

al8818

gCHOW,

from what I see you or the mechanic have got the Koni's spring perch UPSIDE DOWN. When installed you cannot see the c-clip directly. It will appear hidden as the perch folds over the c-clip.

It is also dangerous now. The c-clip locator is cut out portion that fits snugly over the portion of the c-clip so it cannot expand and pop out of the groove.

Hurry up and change it please. Hate to think of the consequences when the c-clip pops out. I am sure JTso will verify my observation.

And btw have just installed my Eibach ProKit but have put the fronts on the highest rung and the rears I dropped it a little onto the second groove. The Springs seem to give the car a tail up look probably in an effort to reduce understeer but it does look weird. (I cannot believe with the car so slammed down it won't groubd the under carriage!)

Since the Pro springs are considerably stiffer than stock once past the first inch of travel, (remarkably they are slightly softer than stock at the first inch of travel or so) I would say it needs a lot more rebound damping. With experimenting I have got them a quarter turn from MAX setting. Thats a lot but it seems to control the secondary bounce better. The Konis increase rebound damping far more than the compression damping and have only a slightly harder ride as you crank in more firmness. But you will notice far better suppleness at high speed. However I recognize that in the US, concrete is the material of choice when it comes to highways and the expansion joints send a jolt through the suspension, any suspension but especially sports suspensions. We have tarmac over here and it has gentle undulations and also gives the suspension a workout but it is not harsh like that expansion strip joints.

Hope this helps and saves you.....

JTso

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OMG! al8818 is right! The spring perch is installed up side down! Hurry up and get it fixed NOW! You might want to check the front ones as well...

gCHOW

OMG.. thank you SOO much. i got the news and ran out and fixed it right away!

dAyam.. ive actually been driving for awhile with that configuration. i dunno if it'll make a difference, but if all of you have you set up with the spring perch downwards, then im doin that too!!

pics are here, so you know what NOT to do..

Delmiroc

Thanks for the pics... shit ... I haven't check mine .. I hope my installer did it right or I'm takin her back to the shop

xizor

wow, good kind guys. gues that solves the problem of the back riding too high

gCHOW

oh i know!! its a good fix...

the front is grinding a lil bit tho.. gotta fix that. will stuffeniing up the shocks fix this?

JTso

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Do you mean rubbing? That might be the offset of your wheels is a little low. Are you still using the lowerest setting on the front strut height? Put it back to the top position might decrease/eliminate the rubbing. Also adjusting alignment setting would help... that's if you have a camber kit.

gCHOW

i went in there today and raised the spring perch on the front strut. its looking better now.

im gonna need a camber kit!! anyone got suggestions?

al8818

I am wondering if the camber kit is going to really help you with the tyre rubbing up against the fender.

I guess it would if you are willing to crank in even more negative camber. But if you are happy with the situation now that you raised the height, yes by all means straighten out the camber.

I would say perhaps the offset of the rims are too low(I'd guess its +38mm) and the entire wheel and tyre sits to far outward. The only solution there is to get wheels with the proper offset(nearer original +55mm, Mugen uses +48mm) or raise the ride height and hope it won't scrape the fender if you must keep the wheels.

Some may even suggest beating in the lip of the fender but IMO it is not the offending part and too much offset deviation from stock design is not good for steering geometry anyways.

gCHOW

now that i raised the ride height it doesnt rub anymore. the car was simply just TOO low. the offset is a lot, and the wheel does stick out a little bit but doesnt touch the fender even in hard cornering.

im probably just gonna skip outo n the camber kit and just get my cat aligned..

thanks for all the info!!

JTso

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How do you do that?

jiggaman

leave your poor kitty alone. sick bastard!

jiggaman

delmiroc, is yours on the lowest perch setting in the front?

Delmiroc

mine is on the hightest front and back...

JTso

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I hope you meant the the rear is set to the middle setting. Otherwise, you've just raised the rear spring perch by .75" higher than stock...

xizor

you're driving a mustang now!

kaikai114

how much did you guys get ur koni yellow strut/shocks for?

KingV

JTSO, what are those wheels? They look nice.

JTso

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Thanks! They are 2004 TL wheels.