Konis SUCK! High performance, but junk Quality
06-15-2012, 07:52 AM
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Also....for the naysayers....notice how pristine the other parts on that shock look. Springs, spring cups all look terrific. Konis look like ***.
Hey Jersey_Mike, tell the truth now....you got under the car and sprayed just those konis with saltwater every day just so you could make this post and bash koni right?? Be honest....
Hey Jersey_Mike, tell the truth now....you got under the car and sprayed just those konis with saltwater every day just so you could make this post and bash koni right?? Be honest....
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06-15-2012, 09:36 AM
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I'm not saying they're corroded or that I can see through the shock. I'm saying I'm disappointing in how the finish is holding up compared to the DeCarbons that these replaced. I was just pointing out that the paint is chipping off and mine look like ****.
I had my DeCarbons on for 80,000 miles and during every single one of those miles they saw daily duty through New Jersey winters, falls, summers and springs. They looked fantastic and *NOTHING* like this. The Konis were added after the car became a Weekend Warrior, and unfortunately, they look like butthole.
I can't say I've had to repaint any of my other suspension components from UMI, BMR or Strano.
I know it's surface rust; It's just inconvenient and shouldn't come with the territory.
I had my DeCarbons on for 80,000 miles and during every single one of those miles they saw daily duty through New Jersey winters, falls, summers and springs. They looked fantastic and *NOTHING* like this. The Konis were added after the car became a Weekend Warrior, and unfortunately, they look like butthole.
I can't say I've had to repaint any of my other suspension components from UMI, BMR or Strano.
I know it's surface rust; It's just inconvenient and shouldn't come with the territory.
06-15-2012, 10:27 AM
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Can't hold it in anymore.. what a bunch of F*-ing crybabies!
Konis are for performance!! If you want the underside of your car to sparkle then go whine about it in the show and shine section! Or maybe you should pay more attention to keeping it clean? Get your decarbons out or buy a shock that can't dampen the car for sH*t and put them on.
Konis are for performance!! If you want the underside of your car to sparkle then go whine about it in the show and shine section! Or maybe you should pay more attention to keeping it clean? Get your decarbons out or buy a shock that can't dampen the car for sH*t and put them on.
06-15-2012, 10:46 AM
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Can't hold it in anymore.. what a bunch of F*-ing crybabies!
Konis are for performance!! If you want the underside of your car to sparkle then go whine about it in the show and shine section! Or maybe you should pay more attention to keeping it clean? Get your decarbons out or buy a shock that can't dampen the car for sH*t and put them on.
Konis are for performance!! If you want the underside of your car to sparkle then go whine about it in the show and shine section! Or maybe you should pay more attention to keeping it clean? Get your decarbons out or buy a shock that can't dampen the car for sH*t and put them on.
Dont forget to wash and wax your konis once a week.
Sprikle baby powder on them daily and try to manually ********** them as often as you can.
These are high performance devices for godsake!
morons.
06-15-2012, 11:01 AM
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...but on the other hand my current Koni's with much less abuse looked crappy enough that I repainted them. I don't really care though.
06-15-2012, 11:28 AM
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I think that's kind of an unfair comparison, because you're assuming that those springs/shocks were installed at the same time. I sold those shocks to him, and know for a fact that those shocks were on a street car for a few years, then a dedicated track car for another few, shipped to me from texas, then on my car for a few years, and then on his car for a few months. I had GC coilovers on them, so between sliding them on and off, the moisture getting trapped inside the sleeves, being slid around on the floor and thrown in to boxes a few times, banged around during the (at least) 4 times they were installed/removed, etc I really can't blame them for showing some wear. Even after their long, tough life, they still function pretty well though.
...but on the other hand my current Koni's with much less abuse looked crappy enough that I repainted them. I don't really care though.
...but on the other hand my current Koni's with much less abuse looked crappy enough that I repainted them. I don't really care though.
I remain to be utterly amazed at how many people jump in here and defend this type of corrosion.
06-15-2012, 11:37 AM
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I can't speak for their history, as I didn't know all of that. I just know that I had them for a year and change, and TheRealCreeper can attest for how little I drive my car. I don't even think I put 5,000 miles on them. They'll eventually get repainted.
For the record, I would buy these all over again. The only thing I'd change is I'd have POR15d them then re-painted them from the get-go. I otherwise love these things.
For the record, I would buy these all over again. The only thing I'd change is I'd have POR15d them then re-painted them from the get-go. I otherwise love these things.
06-15-2012, 04:04 PM
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hahahahI understand the frustration with a high dollar part having an issue like this. I personally don't really care, as long as they function well. I've had enough aftermarket parts fail on me to come to the viewpoint that there's always going to be a sacrifice made, and I would at least rather it be the paint than the function.
06-15-2012, 08:12 PM
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konis are only painted with a single stage paint its not that tough so when rocks hit it it chips the paint off and what happens to bare metal?? so if you have shitty roads you will have a shitty car. ive had my konis for 2 years now and i drive my car rain shine or snow and they dont look that bad. but i do this thing at the car wash and its called washing the underside 
shes got 270,000 miles on her and still completely rust free
shes got 270,000 miles on her and still completely rust free
06-16-2012, 01:36 PM
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konis are only painted with a single stage paint its not that tough so when rocks hit it it chips the paint off and what happens to bare metal?? so if you have shitty roads you will have a shitty car. ive had my konis for 2 years now and i drive my car rain shine or snow and they dont look that bad. but i do this thing at the car wash and its called washing the underside shes got 270,000 miles on her and still completely rust free
shes got 270,000 miles on her and still completely rust free
06-18-2012, 09:35 PM
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Man that is disappointing to see these as rusted as they are...my car has the entire front cradle out while my engine is being built and I've got konis going in this week w/ strano sways...hell had i known this I would have had them powder coated but I don't have time for that...
By the way my 02 TA only has 2700 miles and both upper strut mounts had rust forming with only 2700 miles...the passenger side was worse, I corrected and cleaned and sprayed rust inhibitor paint on everything...obviously it's the design of these cars and that moisture DOES GET TRAPPED up there with no way to drain especially where the stock top rubber bushing sits...which is where all the rust was forming.
I undercoated my entire chassis every square inch in some places 3 coats.
I live in Tennessee not a salt problem like up north but wow those konis look like ****.
By the way my 02 TA only has 2700 miles and both upper strut mounts had rust forming with only 2700 miles...the passenger side was worse, I corrected and cleaned and sprayed rust inhibitor paint on everything...obviously it's the design of these cars and that moisture DOES GET TRAPPED up there with no way to drain especially where the stock top rubber bushing sits...which is where all the rust was forming.
I undercoated my entire chassis every square inch in some places 3 coats.
I live in Tennessee not a salt problem like up north but wow those konis look like ****.
06-19-2012, 07:50 AM
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Unless you were going to pull the shock apart, powder coat the body, and have the shock then rebuilt, you wouldn't want to powder coat it. Powder coating the shock while it was assembled would ruin it, destroying the seals, causing the oil to leak and ruining the powder coat.
06-19-2012, 06:31 PM
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