205 Rear shock advice please
09 March 2006, 01:26 PM
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205 Rear shock advice please
Ok after 15 years hard labour the rear shocks on my 205 are bleeding badly and ready for replacing.
The current set up is Adjustable coil overs (Koni) on the front and rear adjustable Konis.
As most of you know the car is almost totally a track car, living at the 'ring' a bumpy circuit. It currently runs with poly bushes, uprated anti roll bar bushes, and the afore mentioned Koni suspension. The handling characterists are very much understeer rather than oversteer. Infact its almost impossible to make the car LOOS. I like it that way as I tend to drive too aggresively and know where I am with understeer rather than scarey oversteer.
The question is which shocks to buy for the back?
The easy answer would be another set of Koni's which I can get tomorrow for £60 each. I have also been offered AVO's for the same price. Both are adjustable off the car. KW only want to sell me a full kit for £500 and they use Koni inners anyway. I havent got a quote on Billys, still waiting on that one.
Anyone run anything similar and have any advice on what to buy?
Cheers
Gary
The current set up is Adjustable coil overs (Koni) on the front and rear adjustable Konis.
As most of you know the car is almost totally a track car, living at the 'ring' a bumpy circuit. It currently runs with poly bushes, uprated anti roll bar bushes, and the afore mentioned Koni suspension. The handling characterists are very much understeer rather than oversteer. Infact its almost impossible to make the car LOOS. I like it that way as I tend to drive too aggresively and know where I am with understeer rather than scarey oversteer.
The question is which shocks to buy for the back?
The easy answer would be another set of Koni's which I can get tomorrow for £60 each. I have also been offered AVO's for the same price. Both are adjustable off the car. KW only want to sell me a full kit for £500 and they use Koni inners anyway. I havent got a quote on Billys, still waiting on that one.
Anyone run anything similar and have any advice on what to buy?
Cheers
Gary
09 March 2006, 02:03 PM
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This should see you making even more of a name for yourself up the ring Gary 
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09 March 2006, 02:24 PM
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Got KW's on mine, the rear shocks are Koni. They're fine. Should think any half decent shock would do on cars like ours.
Splitting hairs.
Koni, Billys - same **** different sticker.
Splitting hairs.
Koni, Billys - same **** different sticker.
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Originally Posted by Gutmann pug
What shocks you got on the 944? You have the same style arrangement on the back of your car I believe....
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