FTO AUSTRALIA

Anyone here fitted Koni Adjustable Shocks to their FTO? Are they good?

Not to my FTO, but I used to have them on a hotted up Celica I had, and they were brilliant.

yep got em... they were for sale for a while but my kyb ones went after too many pot holes. i give em the thumbs up.

what are you looking at? the whiteline ones?

you know they are only inserts using your original struts right?

that was my main concern - how hard are they to fit? Do they go straight in or is a certain amount of ..... modification needed

I have them too, but find it too stiff. I was told by suspension experts that konis are not as good as the KYB.

tania the suspension workshop will take care of that for you, obviously its not as straight forward as a swapout with new ones, but then thats why they are cheaper coz youre not paying for the struts as well...

i find mine to be not too stiff at all on the softest setting... youd be crazy to drive on the stiffest setting on sydney roads...

Hi guys,

How this one going?
Did any one do anything regarding this?

I am wondering about the koni height adjustable ones...
How much are they and where can I get them?

Thank you,

fto12345 wrote:Hi guys,

How this one going?
Did any one do anything regarding this?

I am wondering about the koni height adjustable ones...
How much are they and where can I get them?

Thank you,

unique should be able to supply and fit them for you give them a call

Teania,
I have adjustable koni`s fitted and they are great. The only problem is the only ones for a FTO rear, are only adjustable by taking the rear end apart.
ie a big job.
The front ones are easily adjustable via the top of the strut tower via the engine bay.
Because I am trying to dial out understeer, I had the rears adjusted up 1 turn and have the front fully off. On track days I can easily adjust up the front. The ride is slightly more bumpy, but makes up for the better handling on the track.
Hope this helps.
Jeff

Jeff wrote:Teania,
I have adjustable koni`s fitted and they are great. The only problem is the only ones for a FTO rear, are only adjustable by taking the rear end apart.
ie a big job.
The front ones are easily adjustable via the top of the strut tower via the engine bay.
Because I am trying to dial out understeer, I had the rears adjusted up 1 turn and have the front fully off. On track days I can easily adjust up the front. The ride is slightly more bumpy, but makes up for the better handling on the track.
Hope this helps.
Jeff

really???? i thought the koni's were adjustable at the base..... (on the rears)

where is the adjuster for it??? if its on the top just cut a hole in your carpet in the boot (i've had to do this for a rear strut brace)

Thanks heaps guys.... Had a chat with Unique a short while back and I think I'll prob go the KYB's... price on them is not bad....

I think though' that I'll wait 'til AFTER Mallacoota.... not sure whether I want that hard a ride for that long a distance

my rear koni's are adjustable only after taking it all apart... its got an allen key head at the top but i dont think that's for adjusting the stiffness.. the pdf manual says you have to push the head down, then twist it counterclockwise/clockwise to adjust the stiffness....
so it's necessary to adjust it before installing...

i think rear shouldnt need as much adjusting as front, ive kept mine on hardest setting on the rears, and i keep my front on softest settings for everyday road comfort driving, and it still handles like a dream

so when you install the rears, if they are koni's, best bet is to just install them at the stiffest setting

good thing about koni's is they are rebuildable, whereas kyb are disposable, hence now i have kyb rear and koni at the front (adriano took my rear konis )

Hello,

Can some one post up some prices and places as well please?

I am trying to get an idea of how much I need for a height adjustable shocks.

Thank you,

G1 wrote:i think rear shouldnt need as much adjusting as front, ive kept mine on hardest setting on the rears, and i keep my front on softest settings for everyday road comfort driving, and it still handles like a dream

so when you install the rears, if they are koni's, best bet is to just install them at the stiffest setting

good thing about koni's is they are rebuildable, whereas kyb are disposable, hence now i have kyb rear and koni at the front (adriano took my rear konis )

Yeah i did the same as well, & mine is KYB front & back, & like you said G1, i think is time to dispose them.