[Shotimes] Konis

[sho2go]

Wow, what a drastic change from coilovers to cargo coils.  I've been
thinking of going with the cargos, how does your friend like them; I'd like
not to lose what little suspension travel there is for my boulevard racer
;-)
Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Josh Salaets" <jsalaets@msn.com>
To: "Ian Fisher" <ianf@eden.rutgers.edu>
Cc: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Konis


> > Ok, I just have to ask; how can you tell if they still feel the same as
> > day 1? I wouldn't have realized how much my tokicos in my old 94 had
> > softened up if I didn't sit in someone else's car who had just installed
> > them..
>
> I say that because I have two friends that have Konis installed on their
> cars - the one that has 30K on his Konis has the exact same suspension
setup
> as I do (Intrax springs, 26mm rear bar, etc.) and it feels just about the
> same as my car, which has *maybe* 10K on it's Konis.  The other friend of
> mine that has Konis originally was running coilovers for about 1000 miles,
> didn't like the ride, and switched to Cargo Coils.  His car has almost the
> same setup as mine, and feels pretty similar to my car, save for the
> slightly softer ride from more suspension travel and softer spring rates.