In my experience my Miata actually rode better on the
Koni's then it did with the stock shocks with 80,000 miles.
It seems the stock shocks rode harder on the small bumps
& floated on the big bumps. The nice thing on the Miata
with Koni's are that they are easy to adjust.
I have 110,000 miles on my Koni's and they are still fine.
If I want to stiffen the shocks they work fine, Just twist the
knob.
I think the failures people experience are because they install
them & ride on the street full stiff. But I never had a problem.
I fully recommend them.
Dennis Armstrong
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Esra" <pesra@yahoo.com>
To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 10:09 AM
Subject: Miatas & Konis?
> Hi people, I'm entertaining the idea of putting Konis on my stock '99
> Miata--I miss the well-planted feel of the old MR2. I'll autocross it
> occasionally, but will mostly be putting commute miles on it.
>
> Can anyone tell me how much harsher the ride is vs. OEM shocks?
> Handling is important, but so is comfort.
>
> Also, how long might they last--I live in SF and drive on bad surface
> streets pretty regularly. It's not worth it to me if they'll be worn
> out or blown in a year.
>
> Thanks for any input,
>
> phil
>
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