[MC968CS]

Hi, I have on order a set of the Koni Racing 28-Series suspension for my car from Jason at Paragon and cant wait for it to arrive soon. I figure the handling is the key strength of the 968CS, not power, so investing my $ that way to improve it for club days.

Are there any other forum members running this set up and have comments on it? I am happy to provide feedback when installed and set up too.

Also fitting a bush set from Paragon to suit.

link to pics--> http://www.paragon-products.com/product_p/..._series-xdo.htm

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[Cloud9...68]

Out of curiosity, what made you go with this particular set-up vs., say, the Leda struts available from RS Barn? Are the Koni's more race-oriented than the Leda's? Is yours primarily a track car, or is it dual-purpose?

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[MC968CS]

Good query. My 968CS is driven to the track and back, but that is about it for the street.

A number of areas came together to help me make a decision. My homework suggested a few good options are around which also included the kW Clubsport, Moton Clubsport and Leda plus Bilstein. I did a lot of work on it all.

I think kW Clubsport, Bilstein, Leda kits etc for the 968 are on one very good tier and good value too.

Then a step up (obviously in my view) are the Koni 28-series, Moton Club sports and another option being custom built Proflex or DMS set ups, which are all also in a similar 'step up' price range from Kw, Leda etc. The Koni-28, Moton, DMS, Proflex can easily carry far higher spring rates and also all are <i>both bump and rebound individually adjustable</i>. kW and the Bilstein are not, and I don't think Leda are either. I did want the best and am OK to pay for it given handling is my focus for this car. KW's are raved about, and are great for the $ - I am not going to bin any option, they are good and I have raced on kW Clubsports in a modified BMW 135i very successfully last year winning many a trophy, but you get what you pay for and if you push them you may find issues around strut tops failing etc etc that I don’t want in my next set up. I also found that the rear 968 kW Clubsport kit still cant handle running higher the higher track spring rates needed if you are removing the rear torsion bars which I am. That was direct advice from the tech department at kW to me.


The final decider was support. Jason at Paragon worked through a lot of queries from me to my satisfaction, and the Koni's 28-series can be serviced and repaired locally in Australia with no issues. Moton are likely to involve far more messing around from Aus if they need work. DMS and Proflex seemed to offer no advantage over the Konis and I don’t feel like going a down the path of a bespoke setup option for no advantage.


So in the end, for really top end spec setup with good service support, in a kit designed for our car, with individual bump and rebound adjustability, the Koni 28-series win for me on paper. Time will tell if correct. I am looking forward to tracking this set up.

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[xrad]

Nice choice. Hope that price is that in Australian dollars....... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif[/img]

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[Cloud9...68]

Yes, nice summary. Paragon is located just down the road from me (in Texas terms, anyway; about 200 miles in reality), and I've spoken to Jason on the phone about other issues. One question - how difficult is it to adjust the rates on the Koni's?

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[MC968CS]

You just turn the black or red wheels as per this schematic, depending if you want to adjust bump or rebound. http://www.koniracing.com/images/File/2812...rence_Sheet.pdf

(Aside: this newbie type posting system is pretty hard work if you wanted to upload pics!!! AAgh)

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[xrad]

can you mount the rears upside down to make adjustment easier...or will that screw up the valving...

do you have an inside access hole to the shock?

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[Cloud9...68]

So you still have to get the car in the air (obviously). Oh, to have a lift. But I imagine this isn't an adjustment you'd be making too often. I envy you guys who have enough of a feel for your cars that you can tell the difference in the way it handles from a few fine adjustments on the shocks (in compression and/or rebound, no less!). Oh well, maybe someday...

Best of luck with your set-up!

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[333pg333]

I am also interested in a few observations you make. If you read this before this Sunday's M/Khana remind me to ask you about stuff at the track. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

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