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26th November 2011, 04:23 PM
#1
shocking?
where is the best place to get uprated shocks from? the best i have found in konis for about £170 each.
cheers
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26th November 2011, 05:12 PM
#2
MR2 Enthusiast
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26th November 2011, 08:20 PM
#3
aah excelent mate thanks a lot
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26th November 2011, 09:41 PM
#4
MR2 Enthusiast
You're welcome! I got mine from there a couple of years back, good service and the Koni kit is great. The springs are a bit too soft for my liking but good value and with the Koni's turned up 3/4 turn from full soft mode the set up is great for everyday
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26th November 2011, 09:52 PM
#5
MR2 Obsessive
Jeeez they've gone up in price! I bought mine three years ago as a group buy on IMOC for £395.00
Great value for money though - cannot fault them.
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27th November 2011, 08:18 AM
#6
do you know if the apex springs are any stiffer? as i already have a set of them lol
would uprated anti-roll bars help if they are a bit soft
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27th November 2011, 01:21 PM
#7
MR2 Enthusiast
Absolutely, an uprated ARB is the next upgrade I want to do. It's interesting playing with the stiffness of the Koni's to get an idea of how a stiffer ARB set up will work for you. What I have found is that I have to have the rear Knoi's turned up 3/4 of a turn and the front 1/2 a turn to get a similar level of roll from front to back. This is the set up I'm running every day now. But if I turn the rears up to 1 full turn it feels even better in the corners but it's too harsh for me to live with day to day - so I'm going to upgrade my rear ARB one day soon.
Mine's a MK1a but I understand the rear ARB is bigger on the MK1b so you might be better if you have a MK1b? The front ARB's I think are the same and seem to be up to the job with 1/2 a turn on the Koni's. The best/cheapest upgrade path is to get a MK2 Turbo rear ARB which will fit a MK1b with the correct bushes IIRC, but the MK1a involves changing the bracket positions to mount it.
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27th November 2011, 05:00 PM
#8
MR2 Fan
What should I do given that the roads are unbelievably bad? (no seriously, ridiculously broken and bumpy)
(and don't say "get a Landrover", because I already have )
Last edited by CecilWard; 27th November 2011 at 05:02 PM.
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28th November 2011, 08:02 AM
#9
MR2 Enthusiast
If you're looking for comfort with Koni's and some half decent handling I'd recommend 1/4 turn up front and 1/2 a turn at the back. That's a very pleasant set up and probably similar to how I imagine Toyota would do an OEM release of the MK1 if it was in showrooms today.
At least in my mind it is
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28th November 2011, 08:45 AM
#10
MR2 Obsessive
I have mine set to stiff all the time - can feel lumps and bumps and noises bones breaking but its all good fun
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