Koni Coilovers... what else?
06-07-2003 | 03:36 AM
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Koni Coilovers... what else?
Hey,
First off.. I have the chance to buy a set of Koni Coilovers for 600 bucks from a guy I know in town... they are used... whaddaya guys think? I'm also thinkin of buyin some Brembo rotors, should I go cross drilled, slotted, 'plain'. The final question (I'm sorry, but you guys know what you're doin, and I have to ask somebody).. what else should I change once I'm down there? The GSR I just bought has 140,000 miles, and it's driven in New England. Thanks again everybody .. we're gonna make this car FAST!!!!
First off.. I have the chance to buy a set of Koni Coilovers for 600 bucks from a guy I know in town... they are used... whaddaya guys think? I'm also thinkin of buyin some Brembo rotors, should I go cross drilled, slotted, 'plain'. The final question (I'm sorry, but you guys know what you're doin, and I have to ask somebody).. what else should I change once I'm down there? The GSR I just bought has 140,000 miles, and it's driven in New England. Thanks again everybody .. we're gonna make this car FAST!!!!
06-07-2003 | 08:49 AM
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I thought Koni only made shock absorbers 
Maybe you're getting coilovers matched with Koni shocks. A popular combo would be Koni Yellows/Ground Controls.
As for the Brembos, I suggest going with Brembo blanks. No real reason to go for cross-drilled and/or slotted because you would actually lose contact area between the pad and the rotor. Blanks would be fine unless you're going to make the car a track slut.
Maybe you're getting coilovers matched with Koni shocks. A popular combo would be Koni Yellows/Ground Controls.
As for the Brembos, I suggest going with Brembo blanks. No real reason to go for cross-drilled and/or slotted because you would actually lose contact area between the pad and the rotor. Blanks would be fine unless you're going to make the car a track slut.
06-10-2003 | 06:06 AM
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Koni does make coilovers, but how they perform I don't know.
If you want to stop fast, you want to change to better calipers, and get bigger rotors: more surface area on the rotors being squeezed by stronger calipers. You'll probably need bigger rims too to accomodate the bigger brakes.
If you want to stop fast, you want to change to better calipers, and get bigger rotors: more surface area on the rotors being squeezed by stronger calipers. You'll probably need bigger rims too to accomodate the bigger brakes.