Koni Suspension For Ae102

[lango]

hi im looking to get koni lowering springs and shocks for my 1.8 gxi but i cant seem to get them anywere also im looking for a full exhaust system and high lift cams if anybody knows were i can get these items could you let me know

thank you

steven

[Panzerbjorn]

Mate, I've heard alot about Koni and most of it aint good. One thing you could tell us is how much you want to lower it by? A mate of mine got Koni's for his 106 and they didnt even fit straight from Koni themselves i might add coz he's in the business. Also im sure there was someone on here who went from one thing to Koni's then back to another brand?

Anyway:

When i lowered my motor (same model) I wanted Koni and the only place i could find that did them was Motor-world they wanted about £450 for the set... so i got myself a set of spax springs (-40mm) which are much better than Koni according to mates of mine in the know, and some standard KYB shocks. the total was just under £300 and im pleased with the results.

For a similar budget and probably a better option now that ive had more experience i'd go for Fensport 20% lowering springs (-35mm drop) and KYB +20% shocks that set through Fensport would be £390 still cheaper than Koni!

If you have serious money to play with then (still through Fensport) get a TRD susspension set for £990 or TRD Coil-overs for £1200 but thats for real performance.

For the full exhaust system id go to somewhere like Powerflow if you want each section custom made.

Not sure about high-lift cams, check out kentcams through google...

Enjoy

Panzer

[CoRoLLa_KiD]

Whats the most you can drop it without changing the shocks or it that just not advised period?

[Panzerbjorn]

It really depends on two things. 1. how good the standard shocks are and 2. how old they are. For instance, both me and a mate dropped our cars by 40mm. his was a 97 mine a 92 i had to get new shocks, he didnt. But generally as a rule if u can afford to do it, its well worth doing shocks and springs because ideally you want either shorter shocks or uprated shocks...

Panzer