Koni yellow (sports) with Tein S springs ?

[lightguy]

Anyone have this combo ?
My thinking is that the Teins have a minimal drop which I am looking for and a firmer rate without going stiff.
Konis add some adjustment in rebound if need be.
Car will be driven 95% on the road with a few track days a year.
Wheels for the track are a spare set of stock 15/16's and for street are 17/18 Tecnomagnesio.
I will work on sway bars next.

David

 

[DRIFTER]

I went with the Koni shocks and the ride quality is smoother and it handles small bumps and washouts much better the it ever has. Handling is more predictable has less roll, and is more responsive. Im very happy with my decision to go with the Koni. Im running Eibach lowering springs with them and I could not be happier.

Note: I went from OEM to the Koni

 

[stuntman]

I will quote myself on a different thread in regards to lowering springs. This is not a blanket statement, your results may vary -but it's important to read, understand, and consider (IMO):

Progressive springs have different spacing between the winds of their coils. As the spring compresses, the coils that are closer together coil bind leaving less coils unbound -thus increasing spring rate with compression. Their is a distinct difference between progressive and linear springs. Progressive springs increase in rate with compression travel while linear springs have even coil winds and have a constant linear spring rate with travel.

One thing to keep in mind is the major underlying problem with lowering springs: they reduce suspension travel. Putting a lowering spring on any car, especially an "agressive" lowering spring greatly reduces the compression/bump travel of your suspension. The stock springs (and many lowering springs) have soft rates. Reducing the travel with slightly stiffer (but still soft) rates will lead to bottoming-out the suspension. It is also common for these lowering springs to 'settle' or 'sag' with time, resulting in an even lower ride height and even less travel.


While the every day ride quality of lowering springs can be about the same as stock, big bumps can result in extremely harsh ride and lack of compliance because of this bottoming out, when the stock suspension travel would soak up the bump.


Properly designed coilovers have shorter shock bodies and a proper amount of compression travel at a lower ride height, allowing more travel at a lower ride height and thus a smoother ride because it is not bottoming out.



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[lightguy]

Thanks for your input Drifter.

Billy; Yes I know coilovers are the best set up and if I went that way the KW's would be at the top of the short list.
For me this is just a casual weekend car not a dedicated track car so I have to justify the expense. Actually my stock set-up is just fine except for the wheel gap so I am looking for an economical but thought out set up. Not "cheap" but "value".
I did fairly extensive research before going with the Tein S and yes they are progressive and specifically engineered for the slight drop on the NSX. Supposedly they are also designed to work with stock shocks but yes some pre travel has to be made for any lowering. I was hoping to compensate slightly with an adjustable shock which the Koni is. Only one way. Better than no way.

 

[NSX GT]

I went with the Koni shocks and the ride quality is smoother and it handles small bumps and washouts much better the it ever has. Handling is more predictable has less roll, and is more responsive. Im very happy with my decision to go with the Koni. Im running Eibach lowering springs with them and I could not be happier.

Note: I went from OEM to the Koni

I've had yellow Koni sport w/ H&R springs. Can u post up a picture profile of your car with your komi set up? For some reason the rear is dropped pretty low and the front has more of a gap. Is that normal or maybe installed backwards?