mmade22

First off, I would like to thank Bearcat for the help today on installing the Koni's. First the good part.....There installed and the car looks and rides like no other. I have them on the bottom perch setting in the front and the middle setting on the rear. I have the H&R sport spring as well. The combination of the two is pure bliss. I love the way the car rides. The ugly.....The koni instructions are the F*cking worst I have ever seen. My seven year old son could have written them better. With that said, I had a hell of a day today. If only they had labeled things this side up etc. I would have been done hours ago. Anyway, I admit that I messed up the first time I installed these things. I had the bottom perch plate upside down giving you a hand of a gap in the rear. Pictures are below. After I figured out what I had done, the car was looking sweet. The Koni shocks are like no other, I just wish they would do a little better job on the instructions. Here are the pictures. Enjoy!



Don't ever want this gap on a drop...............

Wseminuk

nice. if u dont mind me askin.. where did u buy both (koni, comptech) from?? is it adjusible (hight wize) and if so is that all it can drop?? pls PM me with information. oh also a picture of the entire assembled strut if possible.

I hate cars

Very nice! Don't forget to drive them a hundred or so miles on full soft for break-in. I agree, the instructions are the worst. On my GN, I used Konis also and without a knob to adjust them, it took me two days to figure out I had to compress the shock all the way and turn to adjust.

What setting are you on? I have mine just under 2/3 stiffness. Any more than that and it gets a little harsh with stock springs.

mmade22

I set the back for 3/4 turn in from the softest setting and the fronts are out 1.25 from the softest side. The ride is a little rough but nothing to complain about. The springs are H&R sports and the ride was great with the stock struts. The koni's make the car feel like a new car now. The car is very tight and very fun too take a turn at a high rate of speed.

mmade22

I got it from this guy in FL. Here is the website. 620 shipped is a great price for these.

http://www.ltbmotorsports.com/acura32tl.html

You can also try Mike from Acuratlparts.com. He is a vendor here and he has some good deals.

I hate cars

Just remember to keep them at full soft for at least 100 miles, preferably 1,000 miles. Some of the roadracing guys had premature failures from going firm without breaking them in.

mmade22

Is that in those crappy instructions? I never heard of that before. I will adjust the fronts but the backs.....forget it!

I hate cars

Unfortunately it's not in the picture drawings, just something most people into road racing know to do. A couple people that had failures talked to Koni reps and this was the solution. Supposedly they're not covered if you don't break them in properly even though it doesn't show in the instructions.

Excelerate

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We have the KONI Yellows in stock also and available for $620 shipped.

Bearcat94

Well, I'll tell you this: mmade22 and I are practically your 3G TL Suspension Experts. In our quest to DIY his and my springs, then his shocks, we've probably done the equivalent of 6 or 8 cars. Sooner or later, we're going to have to stop doing everything twice to get it right. lol.

Koni's lame ass instructions.

Live and learn, I guess. Glad we got to learn on *your* car. Mine'll be a snap if I can dig up $620 bucks.

Looks MUCH, MUCH better now, J.



BTW - we had a blast at "The Rock". Got down to a 14.37 @ 97 mph. Not bad for a near-stock 5AT TL-S and 1st time driver. There's pics/vids in the Racing sub-forum (https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...=169327&page=3 )

ballinfizzle89

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Sweet ride height!

enigmaos

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very sexy drop!

stillhere153

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damn guys and to think my boy installed these without instructions... you should've kept a mental picture of what the stocks looks like hehehe... glad the ride heigh is ideal...

I am going to be getting koni soon... if I don't break the bank doing engine work

Bearcat94

^^

I thought you were already running the Koni/Nuespeed Shock.

geekybiker

So how the hell do you change the firmness while they are on the car then? I can't imagine trying to compress it all the way while mounted. Also do they ship full soft?

zachlone

^ does anyone know this answer??

justnspace

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^I change my damping settings while the shocks are on the car.
use the provided "knob" tool and you can turn the adjustments to either soft or stiff

zachlone

justin you got konis??

hofiveo

Nice ride height! Yeah instructions are way bad. Between members here in threads on how to install and HeelToe got it done. I have Koni Yellows with stock springs. Lowest perch up front and middle in rear. I wish i had gone lower in rear but my youngest son has his Wheelchair/stroller, crutches and walker back there so i did not know how that would affect ride height. I will change later. Front is easy to change the dampening, remove strut bar and adjust. Rear have to remove rear seat and adjust.

zachlone

anybody use Tein S Tech springs with the koni sport shocks??

justnspace

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yes, runnning aspec springs with koni yellows.

and you can pair the S-techs with the koni's if you would like

zachlone

Nice I just actually went thru and read your install thread. Sounds like u had alot of issues, including the busted radiator lol. Im just curious on the s techs because they are cheaper than the H&R sports and lower just a tad bit more. but then that scares me because it may be too low for the areas I drive. shit is so hard to decide.

justnspace

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LOL i remember that install like it was yesterday.
I did have a hard time.
seemed like everything was working against me.

zachlone

ya reading thru it makes me scared to even try to install konis
definitely an interesting story and helpful info

justnspace

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Honestly; I didnt read any diy before hand.
I went into it blind, and my install showed.
however; if you know my pitfalls (also MMADE had some pitfalls as well) then you could ultimately avoid those.

zachlone

ight sounds good! this may be my birthday present to myself

Excelerate

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There's 2 damping adjustments on the KONI's. One that needs to be done with the shock off the car by rotating the shaft and another that is done by turning the knob at the top.

zachlone

2 different dampening setting?? what does the one off the car do?

geekybiker

Off the car is compression, the knob is rebound IIRC.

zachlone

Lets hope the instructions explain how it all works and where to set the compression

ЯάбzџяΐςђZ

If you are using stock springs will the Koni's lower the vehicle?

hofiveo

yes, see my post above. .5" -.75" drop maybe? Stock size tires on 17" rims

geekybiker

20mm to be specific. At least thats what I remember the manual saying the perches were.

BSpecialist

Are you sure about this? I was under the impression that only the Koni Yellow SP3's (discontinued) had adjustable rebound.

Slpr04UA6

Regular Koni Yellow Sports have the same (top adjustment knob) as the Koni Yellow SP3's. As far as the external adjustment Koni's, I haven't heard of anyone using those on this car (or if they are even available?).

Excelerate

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http://www.koni-na.com/adjustment.cfm

I hate cars

I run the Koni Reds on my other car and they're adjusted by compressing the shock all the way and turning. Are you sure the typical Koni Yellows used on the TLs have adjustable compression by compressing all the way and turning plus rebound by turning at the knob?

I've never heard of having both compression and rebound adjustable and where I'm at right now, more compression would be very nice. I hope you're right.

geekybiker

That's what it said in the manual. I remember being kind of confused as to why I needed to compress them to adjust when I put them on.

beyond 1000

I have an 08 WDP and I also have Koni Yellows with H&R sports springs. I also tossed in a Comptech rear bar. True the car handles great. There is nothing like it.

I jammed out and took the easy install route. I got a pro speedshop do the install for me. I was out enjoying coffee without headaches. Hey I didn't even use any profanity during the install.

Legitka9

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That part was for different type of shock absorber. Ours are adjusted at the top with the knob.