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 Post subject: Koni shocks
PostPosted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 9:28 pm 
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OK where can I buy some new Koni shocks for Barney, cheap, ie. without selling my firstborn? :roll:
Or what else decent is about (I won't buy Spax)

He's got stocko shocks on, painted yellow- pretty but don't damp real well! :lol:

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I know where you can get Red Ryders cheap.... :lol:
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why not spax? :?
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Doc, PM for you.
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benjamin wrote:
why not spax? :?

I've had Spax on a Fiat 124 Sport, cost me heaps and were hopeless. Couldn't adjust them both the same. :x

So, I fitted Konis- did 200,000 miles. Took them off. Sold car. Bought another 124 Sport, got the Konis rebuilt by the distributors for $50 each and stuck 'em on. Did another 100,000 miles, sold it and got into a Mini again.
Great shocks.... :wink:

What I've read recently about Spax on MM site, not much has changed.
If yours are good, that's good! :D

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I had 4 sets of koni's in my VR4 & all were crap, had a set in my V8 commodore rally car & they destroyed themselves in 3 stages og their 1st rally, got Spax in my cooper s & found them to be fantastic.

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Koni's for me always ... :!:

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I'm a Koni fan man too :oops: 8) :lol:

Let me know what you come up with doc, i'm after a new set too ;)

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this is where i got all my shocks from,, cost me around $180 all up with shipping for 4.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 56789&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 92279&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 93334&rd=1

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I was just having a look at the Koni website and what would be better the "Koni Special's" or the "Koni Sports"..Site say specials give improved handling, where as Sports shocks give the best handling with least body roll etc..Specials come in a lowered version, but the sports do not..

http://aurace.com/jump.php?id=130

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Those ones look ancient! :lol:


I once had a postage quote on some shocks from a UK ebayer...... :shock: I think they wanted £40 shipping.

They did say the shocks are pretty heavy though.
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anton,,, the trick is to get them sent over in singles,,, it was 10p each shock shipping for me.... shocks cost me 28p shipping 40p,,, they thought i was crazy as the shipping was more then the cost of the shocks :D

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Yep I got Quoted 80 Pounds also for Shipment...Luckily the Seller understood :shock:

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Hmm il just get my folks to get me a set when they go over there soon. Not sure weather to get he standard ride hight or lowered, the back of my car needs to be lowered and balanced, do the lowered ones work being near standard hight or get standard and will the be alright slightly lowered.

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If youy are one Dry Suspention you will need Hi-Lo's to lower it and Use Lowered Shockies

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