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L99CAMA2011 · 03-05-2015, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JusticePete

What is the issues with the Bilstein and wider wheels?

Where the Bilsteins clevis is closer so the strut body is closer to the tire compared to stock like 7mm or so. I had to add more camber adjustment at the knuckle to make wider wheels work.

foo.fighter · 03-06-2015, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by BMR Sales

According to everything I can find the Yellows will be Available Mid 2015 and Koni is always a little late on availability dates.

Our Koni Sale is currently under way.

If the Yellows become available during the Sale Period, we will have a Special if you Buy the Konis and SwayBars, you will get the Konis at the Sale Price and a Free Set of Lowering Springs!

well i am most definitely keeping my eye out for this!!

Norm Peterson · 03-06-2015, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JusticePete

With the 1LE and DSSV struts available from GM, why are these of interest?

They are user-adjustable for rebound damping (infinitely variable, no click stops), and it only takes about five minutes with an adjusting tool of some sort*** to swap between really firm track or autocross settings and something significantly milder for street driving.

I'd guess they're good for springs at least up to double the stiffness of whatever the base OE springs are without running out of adjustment. I've heard higher, maybe 375-ish, but with no explanation or hints about how much upward adjustability might remain from a street-ish level of %critical damping.

*** Koni ships a little adjustment knob, but you can buy or even make something that works a whole lot easier.

My avatar car has had Koni yellows on it since at least as far back as mid 2010.

Norm

PurpleHaze · 03-08-2015, 01:13 PM

Would Koni yellows be good for a DD or should I go with Koni orange?I've ordered Eibach pro springs and front and rear sways, I've got 87,000 miles on the factory setup, just wondering if it would be wise to get a new set of shocks/struts?

Norm Peterson · 03-08-2015, 01:57 PM

No question - get the yellows. You can dial them back to full-soft or only up a little from there for your DD. Even if all you use the adjustment for is to compensate for eventual wear and gradual loss of damping, that's still better than buying multiple sets of replacement shocks and struts and having to install them.

I have basically three different settings on my car's Koni yellows. One for my solo around-town-and-whatever driving that's about +3/4 turn up front and +1/2 out back, another for my track time that's about 3/4 turn up from there, and a third for when my wife is a passenger and we're going much more than just a few miles that's about 3/8 turn down from my solo DD settings. Resetting all four is about a 5 minute job as long as access to the tops of the shafts where the adjustment is, is readily accessible.

At 87,000, yours aren't anywhere near what they should be even for the OE springs and bars, and at this point they'd be badly overmatched by all the stiffness you're thinking about adding.

The oranges are really intended for stock springs and relatively easy driving - their damping is supposedly about what the yellows have at somewhere around full soft.

Norm

L99CAMA2011 · 03-08-2015, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by PurpleHaze

Would Koni yellows be good for a DD or should I go with Koni orange?I've ordered Eibach pro springs and front and rear sways, I've got 87,000 miles on the factory setup, just wondering if it would be wise to get a new set of shocks/struts?

At that mileage your shocks are toast buddy.

PurpleHaze · 03-08-2015, 03:04 PM

Ok I was thinking it would probably be best to get a new set since I'm about to add springs and sways, I was eyeing the yellow Koni's on sale at tire rack, I think that's what I'm going to go with, thanks for the input.

BMR Sales · 03-09-2015, 02:48 PM

I just got off the Phone with Koni. The Original Date for the Yellows to arrive was April 20th, but that is not realistic. They are working on a firm date for me, but it should be before the Koni Sale is over.

I have 35 Sets on Order!

L99CAMA2011 · 03-10-2015, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by BMR Sales

I just got off the Phone with Koni. The Original Date for the Yellows to arrive was April 20th, but that is not realistic. They are working on a firm date for me, but it should be before the Koni Sale is over.

I have 35 Sets on Order!

March 1st to August 31 from tirerack.

CMYarb · 03-10-2015, 09:57 AM

I'd like to know how well these might work with my BMR split drop kit...

PurpleHaze · 03-10-2015, 01:11 PM

Question, my new wheels and tires will be here by the end of the month, I wanted to try Koni yellows but since nobody knows when they will be available I need another option. I'm going to install a new set of Eibach springs and front and rear sways, I have a 2010 SS, I'm going to do all the suspension work once I get my new wheels and tires, what's the next best damper/shock to get?

L99CAMA2011 · 03-29-2015, 09:33 AM

If I get these and like them over the Bilsteins, I will be selling the Bilsteins for a really cheap price.

SS MoFo · 08-12-2015, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BMR Sales

I just got off the Phone with Koni. The Original Date for the Yellows to arrive was April 20th, but that is not realistic. They are working on a firm date for me, but it should be before the Koni Sale is over.

I have 35 Sets on Order!

Old thread...

Koni Yellows in production yet... ?

BUNNY15 · 08-13-2015, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SS MoFo

Old thread...

Koni Yellows in production yet... ?

Great question!!

03-08-2015, 01:13 PM	#46
PurpleHaze Drives: 2018 ZL1 Garnet Red Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: jackson,ms Posts: 89	Would Koni yellows be good for a DD or should I go with Koni orange?I've ordered Eibach pro springs and front and rear sways, I've got 87,000 miles on the factory setup, just wondering if it would be wise to get a new set of shocks/struts? __________________ Bone stock

03-08-2015, 03:04 PM	#49
PurpleHaze Drives: 2018 ZL1 Garnet Red Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: jackson,ms Posts: 89	Ok I was thinking it would probably be best to get a new set since I'm about to add springs and sways, I was eyeing the yellow Koni's on sale at tire rack, I think that's what I'm going to go with, thanks for the input. __________________ Bone stock

03-10-2015, 01:11 PM	#53
PurpleHaze Drives: 2018 ZL1 Garnet Red Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: jackson,ms Posts: 89	Question, my new wheels and tires will be here by the end of the month, I wanted to try Koni yellows but since nobody knows when they will be available I need another option. I'm going to install a new set of Eibach springs and front and rear sways, I have a 2010 SS, I'm going to do all the suspension work once I get my new wheels and tires, what's the next best damper/shock to get? __________________ Bone stock

03-08-2015, 01:57 PM	#47
Norm Peterson corner barstool sitter Drives: 08 Mustang GT, 19 WRX Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Eastern Time Zone Posts: 6,990	No question - get the yellows. You can dial them back to full-soft or only up a little from there for your DD. Even if all you use the adjustment for is to compensate for eventual wear and gradual loss of damping, that's still better than buying multiple sets of replacement shocks and struts and having to install them. I have basically three different settings on my car's Koni yellows. One for my solo around-town-and-whatever driving that's about +3/4 turn up front and +1/2 out back, another for my track time that's about 3/4 turn up from there, and a third for when my wife is a passenger and we're going much more than just a few miles that's about 3/8 turn down from my solo DD settings. Resetting all four is about a 5 minute job as long as access to the tops of the shafts where the adjustment is, is readily accessible. At 87,000, yours aren't anywhere near what they should be even for the OE springs and bars, and at this point they'd be badly overmatched by all the stiffness you're thinking about adding. The oranges are really intended for stock springs and relatively easy driving - their damping is supposedly about what the yellows have at somewhere around full soft. Norm

03-09-2015, 02:48 PM	#50
BMR Sales Drives: Race Car Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Seffner, FL Posts: 6,226	I just got off the Phone with Koni. The Original Date for the Yellows to arrive was April 20th, but that is not realistic. They are working on a firm date for me, but it should be before the Koni Sale is over. I have 35 Sets on Order!

03-10-2015, 09:57 AM	#52
CMYarb Drives: 2011 CAMARO SIM 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 598	I'd like to know how well these might work with my BMR split drop kit...

03-29-2015, 09:33 AM	#54
L99CAMA2011 Drives: One of the baddest handling Gen 5s Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Masachusetts Posts: 4,177	If I get these and like them over the Bilsteins, I will be selling the Bilsteins for a really cheap price.