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Old 10-26-2006, 01:27 PM
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Time to decide
I have the ITR springs (progressive 250lbs rear and linear 250lbs front)
Do i get the

Koni Yellow's $169.99
8 way adj. rebound

Tokico Illumina's $169.49
5 way adj. Rebound & Compression

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Koni, cause they are spoon yellow.
But then again, isnt Tokico spoon blue?
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i hear a lot of good things about the yellows, im sure others have too.
a lot of autox'ers use the yellows and gc sleeve combo and swear by them.
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Id go with the Koni's. The adjustable dampening would come in handy for your needs.
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I would vote for the Koni Yellow...

adjustable dampening is a great factor,

pending on your application, I know that they are height adjustable,

so if the ITR 1 inch drop is not enough, you adjust the perches to gain a bit more of a drop...
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I'm running on Koni Yellows, Love em!
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Old 10-26-2006, 02:37 PM
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Yellow's are a much better shock, in that they're rebuildable, and can be customized by Koni to fit your needs. You can have thme converted to double-adjustable, revalved, shortened.......

Lose the progressive springs though. They're for minivans
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koni's are not 8 way.. since they don't click you basically can fine tune your rebound.

also don't forget lifetime warranty.
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Old 10-27-2006, 12:15 PM
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I had illuminas on my teg, the valving was never quite right. I had them on my MX6 and they rocked there, but the koni yellows are great!
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Old 10-27-2006, 07:22 PM
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koni yellows full stiff FTMFW! but seriously, i like my koni's.
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Old 10-27-2006, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by its me.. mario
koni's are not 8 way.. since they don't click you basically can fine tune your rebound.

also don't forget lifetime warranty.

Trust me, koni warentee is garbage. my shocks blew, and they didnt want to send me new ones, unless i sent the old ones there, waited 6 weeks for them to be checked, then sent back..another 2 weeks.. bah humbug
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Old 10-28-2006, 11:01 AM
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meh... that's the first time i've heard bad things about koni usa warranty.

i'd pm crxlee on H-T
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^^^ exactly...if you go with any other manufacturer, you dont' even get a warranty when you lower your car.
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Yule came early :*****:
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^ Cheap! Nice buy Sam. All ready for AutoX next year.
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Only 2?

For your hatch and hood?
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Old 11-01-2006, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by its me.. mario
meh... that's the first time i've heard bad things about koni usa warranty.

i'd pm crxlee on H-T
I've heard a couple bad stories about the "warranty" of Koni. The product itself is tops but getting them warrantied is a bitch. This is the reason why JRP doesn't deal with Koni any longer.....or so they say.
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i have a dc2 i got the illuminas in 2 days the fronts had blown when i got 1 replacement it blew a day later, and then the other ones top (where you insert an alley key to tighten the actual shock down) broke,,,,, so needless to say ive had ---- luck with these damn shocks SCREW THEM if i had a chance to get the yellows at same price i would do it no questions asked!
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