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Review 3 of 34
Price Paid:
$165.00
from Ebay as a used produ Year / Model Reviewed:
2002 Koni Yellow adjustables Strengths:
Just as expected if not better. Without a doubt, product definitely allows the car to corner faster and tigher with more control. Weaknesses:
Rear shocks are only adjustable when removed from the car. This particular application may have raised my car slightly. I compared side by side to another rav4 4wd and it didn't seem much different. But after being around my car so long with stock suspension, I'm pretty sure it's a little higher. The price is a bit high if you buy it new. It's comparable to other products, but may be on the steeps side if you're a young student trying to modify cars. I only bought it b/c I got a great deal from a great seller on ebay. Otherwise I wouldn't fork out the cash so quickly. But after experiencing what KONI suspension can do, I think I would consider it. I'd actually really love to put KONI's on every new car that I ever buy from here on out. But again, it's a pricy change. Summary:
Before buying this product, I was scared. I've read every single one of these reviews (150+) and was concerned about the ride being too rough. Sure it's noticibly rougher, but it also recovers that much quicker! I'm not going to lie; the bumps ARE louder. These struts and shocks basically make the roughness and smoothness more apparent.
What I love most about these shocks/struts or another performance shocks/struts (not necessarily KONI), is that there's much less nose dive when the car slows down. Even when stopping the nose dive is minimal. This makes for a smoother ride.
It might just be in my mind, but I think the car actually accelerates a bit faster. Since there's less forward and backward tilt, the car responds faster.
I always wondered exactly what people meant by shocks/struts making the driver more confident in the turns. No I know first hand. This mod is by far my favorite.
Firstly, getting the price I got for these was just plain lucky.
Bottom line is if you're afraid of the roughness like I was, don't worry about it. It's adjustable! According to the people at KONI, these struts/shocks are direct replacements (with a little bit of modification) so stock springs should perform okay. Similar Products Used:
Stock struts/shocks. KONI's are my first aftermarket suspension part and I've fallen in love. I can't wait to get into the car every morning.
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