[bambam89lx]

Originally Posted by crxsir90

alright im actually considering on some used koni yellow sports......haha..... but i still need some more information on them. Y are they so much better? They have about 8000 miles on them, so how much should i offer, since theyre still perfectly working. Would i be able to tell the ride quality apart from the tokico? Are they that much better, i would like to here a reply from bambamlx89 since hes been talking me into this.....haha

Koni yellow's are by far the best out there. They can handle ANY spring rate springs. Try putting 1400 lb springs on those tokico's. They won't handle it for more than 10 minutes before the shocks blow. Not to mention, you can get custom valving in the Koni yellow's! You want heavier spring rates in your car. The heavier the spring rates, the better cornering, stability, launching, they are all improved. A good spring rate for the streets is 400 FR, 450 R. You should research on spring rates and how they affect your cars handling characteristics before you buy any setup. Educate yourself. Don't just by springs to lower your car, but actually know exactly what they do for you and how. That will give you a better understanding of what to buy.

When you buy springs for your car, the spring rates are just a one size fits all spring rate. People don't understand, you want different spring rates for daily driving, for autocrossing, for dragging, etc. Not just some off the shelf spring that it's main purpose is to lower the car. Lowering the car isn't the real performance gain of aftermarket shocks/springs, although it is obviously an advantage for cornering. It's the stiffer spring rates you can run w/ aftermarket shocks/springs.
That's why ground control's (coilovers) are great. They have an off the shelf version that is great, but you can get custom spring rates tailored to your needs, and that's why the koni yellow's are so great, because they are one of the few shocks that can handle it.