Xmas gift for RX7; ordered some Konig Rewinds
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Xmas gift for RX7; ordered some Konig Rewinds
Being a generous person this holiday season, I ordered a gift for my favorite car today. Some Konig Rewinds (Silver). With 195/50/15 Dunlop tires. Should be a nice upgrade from the stock 13s that are a challenge to find performance street tires for.
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Will post some pics once tires are on car. Got KYB GR2 and Racing Beat spring also; so waiting to clean up some rust then get suspension and tires mounted.
I will post some current pics of car, got it about a month ago off BAT.
Third RX-7 I have owned. Like the 1st gen cars the best.
I will post some current pics of car, got it about a month ago off BAT.
Third RX-7 I have owned. Like the 1st gen cars the best.
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I wouldn't call them junk but they are not rated to or mated to the RB spring rates. So what I
experience with them is porpoising when making wide sweeping turns at speed and some
bounciness. If you don't push your car hard a lot you may not notice these things but as you
do they become apparent. My next set will be adjustable and I may change my springs as well
once I determine what I want.
experience with them is porpoising when making wide sweeping turns at speed and some
bounciness. If you don't push your car hard a lot you may not notice these things but as you
do they become apparent. My next set will be adjustable and I may change my springs as well
once I determine what I want.
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Ha! To the point! I use my car as a daily driver and have had no problems with them whatsoever. I've ran them on several of my cars with no problems. But - I don't autocross or ask a lot of them, either. Sounds like therein lies the rub... Thanks for the info!
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Well I am not planning on auto crossing and heavy track use. And for the price; got entire KYB G strut and shocks with strut mount and strut boots for less than one higher rated strut. RB confirmed that these shocks work fine for spirit street driving. I will upgrade struts and shocks if needed, but will think about RB sway bars before I replace them. I believe in softer spring rate and firmer sway bars for the street.
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Well I am not planning on auto crossing and heavy track use. And for the price; got entire KYB G strut and shocks with strut mount and strut boots for less than one higher rated strut. RB confirmed that these shocks work fine for spirit street driving. I will upgrade struts and shocks if needed, but will think about RB sway bars before I replace them. I believe in softer spring rate and firmer sway bars for the street.
the KYB is a lesser shock absorber than what came on the car STOCK in terms of performance. Bound strength it feels like a trap door opens under you, and rebound so weak that factory springs overpower it, and causes the car to "swim" when on anything but perfectly smooth road.
the suspension is a HUGE part of how your rx7 drives. Spend a little $$ here and get the tokico blues.
Trust me, been there and done that.
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Well for my RX7, the springs and shocks are 32 years old... think RB springs and KYB should be improvement. I had Tokico blues on a 84 RX7 I had years ago, great shocks; could not find any available... so going KYB for now.
Needed tires, lots of tread but 8 years old... so ordered Konigs with 195/50/15 which should also be a step up from tires on car presently.
I do enjoy the advice and appreciate the input since getting back into RX7 scene.
Needed tires, lots of tread but 8 years old... so ordered Konigs with 195/50/15 which should also be a step up from tires on car presently.
I do enjoy the advice and appreciate the input since getting back into RX7 scene.
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