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installing koni tommorow

Old Jan 17, 2001 | 03:22 PM
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any tips? me and my friend are going to do it. this is my 3rd time im taking apart my suspension i hope ground control/koni will be a great setup. im kinda wirried about the cutting/drilling
Old Jan 17, 2001 | 04:14 PM
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Shouldn't be too bad

The hard part is removing everything... seeing you've done it many times before, it'll be cake...

Just follow the directions for cutting and drilling...
Old Jan 17, 2001 | 04:47 PM
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Re: Shouldn't be too bad

Are the Koni's adjustable?
Old Jan 17, 2001 | 06:11 PM
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hey


did you install your Koni's yet? ive done 3 Koni installs including my own car. Its not TOO hard. Its juss kinda time consuming. Hopefully you got some good tools and a good spring compressor. I have the Ground Control/Koni setup and i wouldnt recommend the default 450lb front and 300lb rear. Id opt for 375 all around like Cattman Coils or something simular. lemme know if you got questions....
Old Jan 17, 2001 | 07:18 PM
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spring rate?

when u say 450lbs in front and 300lbs in tha back u talking about the spring rate of tha gc ? cause i have default settings for stock struts. hows tha ride quality? the back bounce at all?
Old Jan 17, 2001 | 11:11 PM
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if you juss order the Ground Controls without specifying what spring rate you want the default will be 450lb and 300lb. I think this is setup for some big understeer. My ride is ok, it gets pretty bad on bumpy surfaces, it shouldnt be as bad if you dont lower it more then 2.5" i would say. I thought you were using Koni's? its gonna be really bouncy with stock struts, with the Koni's and adjusted properly my ride doesnt bounce.
Old Jan 17, 2001 | 11:29 PM
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hey Byran-- good luck bro.

study first. then install. heheh.

--cheston
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