I know there are a few threads kicking about in here...I'm thinking of buying a set of second hand Koni's off cossiecrew. What are peoples view's on Koni's? I know Spax are supposed to be quite a harsh ride....I just can't justify coilovers at the moment.

 

Have a set of koni adjustable top mounts on mine,have had it 6 and a half years now and no probs,have found the ride ok

 

Oh, and can I use any springs with them? I don't want to go lower than 25mm.

 

koni best bet for a RST i rekon, without stretching to coilovers like you say

 

I use Koni top adjustable's,never had a prob with them.Use Chassis Dynamic's springs which are -25mm lower.Great combination!! Regards Micky

 

I am the opposite having just removed Konis from my series1 and put on a Spax psx kit, will agree its a lot firmer even on the lowest damper setting(1 of 28), but in all fairness the Konis were not in good shape with 2 of the 4 leaking slightly still not bad for 8 year old suspension though. I am doing Donington on Saturday so will let you know how the new stuff performs.

PaulT

 

I've seen quite a few Spax for RSTs with rusty rods and bent tubes. Nothing such with Konis.

 

8 Years, that's fairly good going if you use it on track too! My last suspension kit lasted under a year and about 3K miles

Cheers for the input peeps

 

Got an old Spax Sport kit on my RST and it's been good for about 5 years now. When the eventually give up the ghost I will probably fitting Koni T/A's as the car is spending more time on track now

 

Had my koni's 6 and a half years now and not had any probs,they were already on the car aswell but not sure for how long

 

Cant fault Konis

Ive got a set of Spax adjustables on my 306 I rate them highly, only issue I have with them is that they arent top adjustable they are adjusted by a screw at the bottom, this is prone to rust and broke withing 12months.

Are spax top adjustable for the S2?

I guess the next consideration is then spring rate and height.

 

Been in a few S2's and had an S1 with konis


Cant fault them

 

Just get a decent spring to go with them

Eibach or Cobra

 

I bought a spax kit off e-bay for Ł120, 6 months old, no problems whatsoever, solid as a rock

 

had koni t/a on both my S2's and they are

 

i have konis top adjustables with eibach springs ride height is perfect and so is the drive

 

Best sort some Koni's then I guess

 

IMO my g-max kit is well harsh. are the konis better?

 

I have Spax top adjustables and Chassis Dynamic Springs....I have then set on softest setting and they are quite crashy over bumps. Not had any problems with them in 4 years though!!