Where are you buying short Konis?

[ak-]

yeah, I'd do 2" with a 1" spacer.

my new inserts are 2 1/8" shorter than the ix ones. :D

Share, lol
I'll be redoing my footwork later on in the year.

[nando]

well it's for an ix, and my housings are 2" shorter than stock. they're a koni race part #, which I don't remember off hand. There's probably something more appropriate for a RWD strut housing.

[nrubenstein]

well it's for an ix, and my housings are 2" shorter than stock. they're a koni race part #, which I don't remember off hand. There's probably something more appropriate for a RWD strut housing.

There is a race strut that's a good length for RWD cars as well.

[Northern]

There is a race strut that's a good length for RWD cars as well.

If there is, unless it is the one that's 1/2" shorter than an iX strut, It is an 8611 koni race shock, and double adjustable. Definitely overkill in function and price for me.

[Roysneon]

OK, I'm getting iX Konis from Blunt. Gonna section out 2 inches of housing and use a 1" spacer. I've been pleased with the ride and handling of my full length Bilstein Sports so far so I'm sure the ix Konis will be just fine as well.

[Northern]

ix inserts are like 3-4" shorter and are readily available. you could use them and just make a 1-2" spacer.

My issue with iX Konis on a RWD e30 with coilovers is that with the Bilsteins, iX rates are a good amount lower than RWD rates. I can only assume there's a legitimate reason for this, and all I can come up with is the caster difference between RWD and iX cars.

If that is the reasoning for the difference in rates between the Bilstein HD ix/rwd struts, I can only assume Koni is similar.

If Koni is similar, then we're taking an even weaker strut and throwing higher spring rates at it.

I'm seriously considering the 8610-1437 Race struts, which are .5" shorter than iX struts, but should be valved more appropriately.

I sent an email to mark @ GC about buying a set of their konis, and I figured since I have a full GC setup on one car, and their camber plates/shock mounts on another, it wouldn't be a big deal for them to sell a set of shocks, but I never got a response. Considering the promptness of his previous replies to other stuff, it really feels like a "No."


Then again, after reading that link burried above, JGood apparently managed to find koni rates, so iX Konis may be the way to go. I somehow never saw that until now.

[nando]

ix konis are a sport shock - the bilsteins for an ix are HD's. I don't see how you can compare them.

I ran ix konis with 600# springs for years. the issue I had was they were too damn long for a lowered ix. you can't say an ix bilstein HD isn't comparable to a RWD bilstein sport, and then say a Koni must follow the same logic.. it's apples and tomato's.

[ak-]

ix konis are a sport shock - the bilsteins for an ix are HD's. I don't see how you can compare them.

I ran ix konis with 600# springs for years. the issue I had was they were too damn long for a lowered ix. you can't say an ix bilstein HD isn't comparable to a RWD bilstein sport, and then say a Koni must follow the same logic.. it's apples and tomato's.

In your opinion, how would you think ix koni's would fair against front 400# - 500# springs?
Think it can control that rate?

[nando]

yeah that shouldn't be a problem

[Roysneon]

Here's hoping. I'll have mine done in the next month or so. Kinda nervous to chop the housings myself, I'll have to either pick up a pipe cutter or get a machine shop to section and reweld them for me.

[IronFreak]

1198sport

Was recommended to me after talking with Mark at GC after I was unable to get their 1198spgc shocks.

[Roysneon]

1198sport

Was recommended to me after talking with Mark at GC after I was unable to get their 1198spgc shocks.

But would that be just the same as a Corrado Koni Sport? I thought the whole problem was that they fit great but the valving was not compatible with the heavier rate springs.

[IronFreak]

That's what they are. When I talked to Mark at GC about their valved 1198 and when I wasn't able to purchase he suggested these. He was also aware that I'm running 550/750 rates.

[Roysneon]

Interesting. Thanks for the info! I'm thinking that it would be a toss up between those and the iX Koni sports, I've got the iX inserts coming to me from Blunt this month.

[IronFreak]

yeah. I found them on konimarket for $140 each. I love ordering from that place, I ordered rear shocks for the Z coupe last Thursday, at more door Monday.