Koni Yellow front with KYB AGX rears?

[AK Thunder]

After about 20 minutes of searching I've yet to come across anything quite like I'm looking into..

Since Koni Yellows have been discontinued for the rears for the 1G for a bit. I was looking into doing a setup of Yellows in the front and AGX's in the rear.
I'm curious if anyone has done this setup yet and if they can give any input on how it handles.

At the moment I'm not looking to lower the car (Living in AK, during the summer there's a hell of a lot of pot-holes and during the winter... well that's self explanatory). But I'm looking for dampening adjustment, and have been told that the AGX's even on as soft as they go is still extremely stiff..

Now if I wanted to drive on clouds I'd bought a Cadillac a long time ago.
But with how rough the roads get here, it'd be nice to go from a stiff to a more softer suspension.

Also, I'm not planning to go full coil with this car, I know that would solve all my problems, but that's another goal for a different DSM I'm going to drop a 6 bolt into for auto-X and rally

 

[Johng322]

It is true that the 1g Koni rears are discontinued but another member has found that the 2g rear will fit the 1g. The 2g rear also have the external adjustment which is a nice difference from the original 1g rears. This is his install http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/articles-suspension-brakes/406746-2g-rear-koni-shocks-1g-awd.html. The 2g rear is however a slight bit shorter. I don't have any first hand experience on the koni/agx setup but others have run it.

 

[DSMboostin15]

Grave digging this thread. I'm in the same boat as the OP with the Koni struts. I've had AGXs on my old car and didnt really care for them. This time around, I have Tein lowering springs instead of GC coils and want to maintain the semblance of a decent ride. Do the 2G rear Konis have the spring perch mount so I can use my current springs? Everything I've found shows them being installed with the GC coils.

If the Konis don't have a rear spring perch, would it be possible to modify my current rears like the fronts and use a front insert? I don't have a physical dimensions so I don't even know if this is possible.

 

[bastarddsm]

IMHO just run the AGX's, or do the billstein struts. Koni's are way to much or what they are.

 

[1qkfwd]

Ive always ran a 1" shorter Koni front and the KYB agx rear. Car rides so nice on the street and with this setup I was able to hit 1.3 60' times. Having this car ran both the agx and koni fronts, I chose the konis. Maybe its the 1" shorter that helps.

 

[DSMboostin15]

IMHO just run the AGX's, or do the billstein struts. Koni's are way to much or what they are.

I didn't know Bilstein made struts for the 1G. Do you have a link?

 

[Spyder FX]

They're Bilstein Touring Class shocks. I came up with this after 30 seconds of searching. eshocks.com: Shocks and Struts: Eclipse

 

[bastarddsm]

no, they are for 3kGt;s you have to make parts for them to fit. If you know anything at all about suspension you will quickly see why the billstien is superior to the AGX and Koni.

 

[Spyder FX]

Bilstein Touring Class shocks and Bilstein HD Class shocks are two completely different class of shocks. One is a factory replacement, the other can actually perform well.

 

[bastarddsm]

Hd's

 

[mschlanglv]

Bilstein Touring Class shocks and Bilstein HD Class shocks are two completely different class of shocks. One is a factory replacement, the other can actually perform well.

To expand on this, the TC are a twin tube strut and the HDs and MR B6 struts are mono tube.

 

[Kapok6]

What would the dif be between the EVO MR Bilstein HD on a 1G setup and the 300GT VR4 Bilstein HD setup on a 1G?