installed a set konis on thursday. the car rides sooo good now. the car was bouncy on full soft and just right at half a turn. cranked them to full firm last night and i felt car sick from driving arond the city for 20 min. i made the extensions and they are chomed btw. here are some pics:

under the knife:



front shock comparison:



installed right front:



installed left rear:



the shop:



extensions being fabbed and installed:

 

wow


nice job! enjoy the new suspension

 

You felt the car was bouncy with the C/T springs and STOCK shocks..... ???

I need to get those Koni Yellows..

.. nice job on the extensions

 

i felt the car was bouncy at the softest setting on the konis. i was giving my friend, who helped me install the shocks, a ride home and on the freeway he says to me "they're stiffer, but the car bounces like a ricemobile." imo half a turn feels like stocks, stiff yet compliant.

 

Looks good!!

 

Can we get a strut bar in there?

 

got one, neuspeed chrome strutbar

 

the upper front..... i did not see it in the 1st. pic.... I guess you did not install it yet?

 

the strutbar was removed when the shocks came off. if you look in the lower left of the first pic, you can see a spring in a compressor.

 

how about a small DC step motor to control the stiffness on 4 corners. You can have a control lnob next to the VSA too

 

here's a pic:

 

that's an awesome idea. any idea on how to put one together? how would i built a controller?

 

try google search for DC step motor valve control

 

Like a EDFC?

 

Here is the control unit, you can get a matched DC step motor too: http://www.afimotion.com/Afi00026.htm

 

thanks for the idea and help nashua. i think i'll do that when i return from my last quarter of school at around thanksgiving (woohoo.) i'm going to the car to check for clearences now.

 

uhm sorry im a noob but wut do extensions do?

 

they make it so you can adjust the damping (stiffness) of the rear shocks without removing the rear seats and deck tray. look at the pictures again.

 

I've been thinking of the motorized konis this since the thread. Nashua, great idea! I followed the link you posted and its just a chip. I assume you would have to custom build this.

Are you aware of any existing product(s) you can use for this purpose? Even something that can be slightly modified to work?

-Jon

 

if anybody is interested Im selling my Koni extensions that I bought from Jens at Park ave. Acura for $40 shipped.

 

Post some pics. If I'm interested, I'll give you $40 + shipping

 

well I cant post them installed because I no longer have the car but they look like the pics above.

 

Do you have any pics of them post-install?

 

looks good they did a nice job

 

Sorry, that sounds a little weird. What I meant to ask is if you had any pics of them off the car by themselves.