NEED TIPS BEFORE I INSTALL KONI SHOCKS + KING Springs*

[zapantalambda]

G'day mates. Im on desperate mode right now.
You see, i'm goin to install my KONI Shocks + KING springs combo tomorrow to my Civic 92 EG. prob is i need tips or suggestions before i fit it on.
let me just mention that i am not a height-change fanatic.
i just want it to be comfortable and my car is jampacked most of the time.
Any Tips/Notes/Suggestions ?

[EKVTIR-T]

Set the Koni on half turn from softest initially and adjust after a week or so if needed

Make sure the height circlips are locked in properly

If theyre new you should have install guide to follow

[zapantalambda]

@EKVTIR-T - Thank Yous Buddy. :)

[bennjamin]

If reusing the shock dust cover you will need to grind out the inner hole alittle to accommodate for the larger koni piston shaft








If you are stuck or lazy and in Sydney , I can install quickly and cheaply ;0)

[zapantalambda]

thanks mate - @bennjamin.

[zapantalambda]

Here's the update mates.

PICTURE DETAILS:
ITEMS: KONIs Shocks + KING Springs Combo - $950
PURCHASED AT: WHOLESALE SUSPENSIONS - Thanks Jason and Senna-
FITTED AT: ISON INDUSTRIES BLACKTOWN - Thanks James and Darron - $150


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so far got no issues about it except for the rubbing sound i hear everytime i do sudden full-lock turns at the roundabout.
i reckon the mudguard is touching / rubbing the shocks IMO, well im not sure. i still need to go back to ISON and let the guys
adjust the thing. not really a big deal though.

[zapantalambda]

If reusing the shock dust cover you will need to grind out the inner hole alittle to accommodate for the larger koni piston shaft..

i was there when the guys fitted the thing mate but i didn't see the guys grinding anything. :/
is that something i need to worry about? so far there's no issue though other than the rubbing sound i hear everytime i do full-lock turns at the roundabout.
do you have any idea what causes it mate?

[bennjamin]

Install looks fine to me :)
The noise you hear at full lock is the inner guard rubbing at full lock. You have 16s or 17s yeah ? This will happen will you lower the car. You can remove the inner splash guard and this will often fix the noise issue.

[zapantalambda]

Install looks fine to me :)
The noise you hear at full lock is the inner guard rubbing at full lock. You have 16s or 17s yeah ? This will happen will you lower the car. You can remove the inner splash guard and this will often fix the noise issue.

i had 16s on mine mate. thats a bit wierd coz i told the guys that i just want the standard height. no height drops at all coz my car is full of family most of the time.
so i shouldnt be expecting those rubbbings.

[GU357]

Those brakes are tiny you should get a big brake kit, dont get one off another honda though go baller and get brembos!

[eLtrix]

Those brakes are tiny you should get a big brake kit, dont get one off another honda though go baller and get brembos!

Not sure if sarcasm or not... but isn't this car a daily? No point on brembos! :P No-one is baller like you :P

[hmetro24]

Those brakes are tiny you should get a big brake kit, dont get one off another honda though go baller and get brembos!
Honda brakes are more than enough even on the tracks, so why would he get a brembos. If u can afford them, (or dreaming about a set of brembos), doesnt mean every 1 can.

[GU357]

dude its a joke, since he posted :THIS: (http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?169934-Brembo-Brakes-on-a-Honda-Civic-92-EG*)
in the noob section before asking if he shoudl get brembos and everyone saying nah just get DC2 brake upgrade.

[hmetro24]

dude its a troll, since he posted :THIS: (http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?169934-Brembo-Brakes-on-a-Honda-Civic-92-EG*)
in the noob section before asking if he shoudl get brembos and everyone saying nah just get DC2 brake upgrade.
he is a newcomer, so he got a lil bit of experience.

[zapantalambda]

@GU357 - dont be too conceited about yourself mate. coz dont forget, before you became an expert on this stuff, you were once a newbie - a student.

[GU357]

@GU357 - dont be too conceited about yourself mate. coz dont forget, before you became an expert on this stuff, you were once a newbie - a student.

take a joke buddy. and yeh I've asked dumb questions in the past but usually i google first, its a hell common mod on a civic, this reminds me of the guy that thought you couldnt fix dents.

[zapantalambda]

take a joke buddy. and yeh I've asked dumb questions in the past but usually i google first, its a hell common mod on a civic, this reminds me of the guy that thought you couldnt fix dents.
i forgot to place a smiley at the end. :D :D

[GU357]

Smileys the cure for everything. except aids.

[zapantalambda]

Smileys the cure for everything. except aids.

Yeeziiir! =D

[zapantalambda]

i'm starting to hate this king springs + koni shocks combination now coz it's rubbing everywhere on my car to the point that it's damaging under, leaving some friction marks.
im reckon there was some mistake in fitting these ones or the height is lower than my requested standard height setting.
heeeeeeelp. :(

[Monique]

who cares? who can see the friction marks

[zapantalambda]

who cares? who can see the friction marks
the future buyer/owner by the time i decide to sell this. :(

[Monique]

friction marks... man. they're just friction marks..

[DakDak]

Should of got a different variant of King springs

Adjust your fronts to full stiff?

[GU357]

Hmmm, not much can be done about that. except maybe install some fat spacers too push the springs up. but i would imagine that to be dangerous

[JDM DC2R]

who cares? who can see the friction marks

Rust. the tire will remove the protective layer. rust will develop. The tire will remove the rust when rubbing some more. In a year or so you will have rubbed, rusted through the metal!



As said if the shock is adjustable. put to stiffest setting. As for the king springs. Did you go for a lowering spring? if so this is why.

you could always run a smaller tire!
or a spring spacer. but heard alot of bad things about them!

[zapantalambda]

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuq.... :(
im dying to go back to stocks. i cant take this any longer. it's just damaging the s***. :(

[GU357]

put stock springs on koni dampers

give good sussy stroke

[SU-WOOP]

bring it back ill move the perch up or swap the kings for the oem and put shorted front springs in the rear for that stiff feeling
i dont think the king springs are a good choice but the shocks are the best!

[SU-WOOP]

put stock springs on koni dampers

give good sussy stroke

GU357 right on this one
ill give you rep when i have as many green ones as you!

[simmy]

Getting kings springs wouldn't give you standard height, there for your car sits lower lol

[JDM DC2R]

Getting kings springs wouldn't give you standard height, there for your car sits lower lol

Incorrect. They sell lowering springs, stock height springs and raising springs!

[xenonkuraz]

According to the part number - KHFL-58A, they are SUPER LOW springs.

Why you would buy these and expect standard ride height is beyond me (and other peeps too I see)

[zapantalambda]

According to the part number - KHFL-58A, they are SUPER LOW springs.

Why you would buy these and expect standard ride height is beyond me (and other peeps too I see)

oh shit. after all that has been done, it's just now that i realised that i just bought the wrong springs. O_O after everything. eversince, i really thought i was having standard height springs (KHFS-58A/KHRS-59) but tbh i thought those codes didn't make any sense not till now.
efff.. now how am i suppose to deal with this mess? O_O
do you guys have any idea if i can return the springs?

[GU357]

doubt it.

just throw in standard ones, they would be compfier.
nicer spring rate. the koni struts, might be a little shorter which will add some pre tension might make them just perfect.

sell the springs to someone who wants to lower.

[zapantalambda]

doubt it.

just throw in standard ones, they would be compfier.
nicer spring rate. the koni struts, might be a little shorter which will add some pre tension might make them just perfect.

sell the springs to someone who wants to lower.

will do. thanks mate.

[SU-WOOP]

If reusing the shock dust cover you will need to grind out the inner hole alittle to accommodate for the larger koni piston shaft








If you are stuck or lazy and in Sydney , I can install quickly and cheaply ;0)

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[zapantalambda]

when i got the time, im gonna sort this out bros.