KOJI? did carl weiner mean to say "KONI" ???

 

side note, $750? for that price, you might as well get tein street basis z coilovers (or something in that price range/performance category)

• GSB80-91AS2 - $589 USD
• $33.96 shipping to H1A5R7 (Montreal)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEIN-Street...d&shqty=1#shId

(if you can wait for an ebay 15% off coupon, drops the purchase price down to $500 flat)

 

 

 

someone in the GE8 thread suggested Bilstein 47-165854, that's probably as GOOD as you can get (it does come at a cost)

if you're on a strict budget ... D2 Springs/TruHart shocks combo are even less expensive than the Tein's idea




IMO, Tein's are the way to go. I am bias, since I own Teins

 

Same here. For the price you can't beat them!!!

I have had mine for a few years now and they are holding up great.

I went with the Flex because I did not need them to be able to be rebuilt.

Also you can dial in the height. Springs I never found them to sit "perfect" for my liking.

 

 

you can do what I did .... BUY & TRY

it was darn fun to test out different setups

 

 

Koni setup will last much longer and be more comfortable than base model Teins.

 

or get the tein coilovers and call it a day? =)

 

 

If you want to keep your car long, I would go Koni Sports (lifetime warranty) and Eibach Pro-Kit (million miles warranty).
If you buy any KONI, wait for the spring sale of Perry Performance, you'll have a nice rebate...

 

what is the life span/life expectancy out of the koni's, and same question for coilovers?




I have questions about this lifetime warranty:
-does the buyer pay for return shipping? or does koni cover that?
-is there a deductible involved? if yes, how much?
-is the warranty transferable?
-does koni send out new struts/shocks FIRST? and then customer returns the original?
OR
-is the customer to send the defective koni items FIRST, and then waits for replacement?

 

For what I know:

-does the buyer pay for return shipping? or does koni cover that? Customer has to pay
-is there a deductible involved? if yes, how much? No
-is the warranty transferable? No
-does koni send out new struts/shocks FIRST? and then customer returns the original? You have to take arrangement with Koni, but yes there is a way to get new shocks first before having to send yours...

 

OEM replacement shocks like Koni Orange are going to last longer than coilovers 95+% of the time.

Shoot, OEM replacement shocks like Koni Orange will outlast many fly by night 'brands' that just put different stickers on the same cheap dampers.

 

First, is that price in Canadian dollars? They're about $475USD right now.

Second, the warranty is probably designed to be a little misleading, to give you a false sense of security. Yes, Koni makes a solid product. However, there's hardly any reason why a strut would ever suffer from a manufacturing defect. We see some OEM failures here on the forum which are almost 100% related to running springs that are shorter than stock, but the Koni's are designed to run with a shorter spring, so you won't see seal failure. And there's really nothing else to go wrong with a strut. Sure, at 150,000 miles they may eventually wear out, but Koni figures that at that point many buyers won't bother paying to send their old one in to see if they can get a new one. Hell, it probably will cost as much in shipping as the strut is worth.

Third, percieved ride quality of these, or any other brand of strut/spring, or coilover for that matter, is going to vary wildly depending on what the local roads are like, and also personal preferences. Many people find the ride quality of the factory setup to be harsh; this setup would drive them bonkers. Plenty of other people feel the Fit needs stiffer suspension, and may find this kit isn't enough.

So the big question is, what are you hoping to achieve with a suspension change?

 

my thoughts exactly.

I for one would just trash the koni's and just move onto the next one (assuming they blew up and merit a replacement)