Koni's on my AU - which ones though??

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Originally Posted by xp_wannabe

so if I wanna go lower than XR height (which I believe is already lower than standard falc) do I need short stroke shocks? im thinking i dont because surely there are a few people out there with konis and lower than XR height?

Well if your convinced this is the correct way your decision - if I was doing the job on your car and you requested this I sure would still take your $$$ but advise no wty if you bought the shcks/struts from me, if supplied by you I would still take your hard earned but any product issues can be taken up with who you purcahsed the product from.

Look yer your right there are plenty cars running around with incorrect lengths and mis matchs, its a % game xp_wannabe, some people have all the luck some its as if they run over a black cat but most times these people who take the short cuts and play the % game are the very people who complain and blame brand this brand that when a failure occurs due to their ignorance. If only they listen to someone in the know instead of their mates mate etc and or had the patience to wait till they could afford to do the correct job 8 out of 10 you'll have a good experience.
I say 8 out of 10 because everyone is different what they expect from an enhancement and TBH lowering a average high volume car doesn't turn into a supercar but thats some peoples expectations !
Most times you just harsh up the ride, suffer noise's - cause more damage but parked she looks porn LOL....I'm still a sucker for all this but I accept the compromise ! and my pride and joy isn't a daily.
Balance is an important point.
TBH my previous XR8 I left at std height but dropped the back a further 10mm so the sill line was level, that is spot on compromise IMO.
Scenario - yer sure my car handles fully *** and dumped to the max neva had a prob etcetc, BS....the jackass wouldn't know what a correct handling car is, sitting on the shortened bump stops, shock stroke is nothing and he's scrapping tyres on the inner or out gaurds and also gets a average wheel alignment, upon scrubbing his tyres out within months he blames everyone under the sun tyres gone etcetc....jackass but his call.
Handlings cheapest option is without a doubt sway bars for the average motor car - BUT these are not as high a seller due to we getting caught up with our dreams, at the track race cars,show cars magazines we are convinced thats how I want my car to be - but these visions we have are not day to day cars....lowering the average car alters the geometery of the track, angles of the control arms, more strains of other working parts, still gradual but cause's problems sooner rather than later if left std.
Todays Ford is pretty good but still made to a cost - want handling track car buy a Lotus Elise GT3 heck down spec to a Rex or Evo but its all down to $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Hence the available low cost Aftermarket shocks/struts.
Billys imo are the preffered item but I digress at that price having to take off to adjust rebound - yes rebuildable but nearly to the price of buying a new one anyway depending what is failed and replace the rest on the internals whilst she's apart, long lasting and worth it.
Koni yellows - yep bonus externally adjustable but at low speed (surburban drivng) little harsher than the Billy due to higher pressure gas reacts blink of an eye hence why above wins imo.
The pedigree of the 2 above says it all - track first thats what they made their name on.
The other brands do the job for the average consumer - 4 have OE business in varying guise's the other may have by now but they are baby compared to monroe usa Gabriel usa KYB japan Sachs/Boge German are near on or over 100yr old companies - the word rubbish or no good is easily used but we all know you get what you pay for eh ?

Thanks blueoval and others for your kind comments but enough of shop for me this is my R and R hence why I rarely give my insight.