That is definitely good to know
If anyone else with Koni based shocks is looking for a more economical place to have them rebuilt I found these guys:
http://racingeclipse.com/services/custom-shock-services
They said rebuilds will be in the $125-150 range as they are not a Koni dealer and need to purchase parts from another vendor but that still beats paying $200 for Tru Choice or Pro Parts as Koni no longer rebuilds their own shocks in Kentucky.
Justin with RE said he could revalve to Konis to handle whatever spring rates I desired which might be the way to go so I have more options here.
I run 336 front, 448 rear (Swift metric springs) on my TCK DAs. With really big sways. It's perfect for the street, but I bottom out the fronts on one section of my local track. I think I just convinced myself to go up to 392/504.
How many miles is everyone getting out of their DAs? I have about 20k street and canyon miles on mine.
Also, I just called Racing Eclipse, and they 100% DO NOT do Koni anymore.
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According to the manufacturer's representative, Konis never wear out, you just need to set the rebound a little bit stiffer and it will get you back to where you were in new spec. He said he expected six-figure mileage out of a set unless somebody was really banging the gators constantly at the track, OR bottoming them out repeatedly. Apparently if you're the original purchaser with a receipt, they are lifetime guaranteed. The auto business is kind of a sideline for them. Their main business is railroad cars, thus the durability.
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I got a used set of TCK DAs a couple seasons ago. They're the older gold bodied ones. The rears were leaking so i had them rebuilt at ProParts. Interestingly, they dyno'ed perfectly fine before the rebuild, but I chose to rebuild anyway to run an updated valve which supposedly quiets them down a bit (the rear TCK DAs like to make clunky noises 'by design') and a bigger machined bushing at the rebound adjuster which is more robust. The fronts I never had rebuilt, but i can still tell the difference between quarter turn adjustments so it seems they still work fine. These are probably 6-7 years old, but mostly track miles.
See post #16
I had mine rebuild to original TCK specs, but ProParts said they could change the valving to accommodate different/higher spring rates. Not sure how high they could ultimately go.
If i keep these shocks, i'm going to run 600/700 next year. I can swap my current rear springs to the front and just get new rears. (if anyone wants to buy these and force me to buy some MCSs just give me a ping :P)
Ahh I missed that, I just got off the phone with True Choice in Ohio and can put this one to rest for everyone
The TC Klines are valved to work best with 300-600lb springs out of the box. They will handle 700 but that is not ideal. With a revalve the sky is the limit and they said I would have no problem running 5-800lb fronts and 7-1000lb rears.
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I have been running a set of TCK D/A on my E36 M3 for 3 seasons now (HPDE advanced group, 8-10 events a season) with an H&R Front sway. Rates I went with are 600 front, 700 rear and I have zero complaints about this setup. I am running -3.5˚ of camber up front but the car is very very predictable and will rotate easily if needed. Just my .02
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Good information, but I would like to know front and rear toe, front caster, and ride height at the jacking points, front and rear....suggestions?
Maybe a little, but not much. They're still annoying on slow (<35mph) rough roads. Once you're up over 35mph or so the noise goes away and of course there's no noise on smooth or even average roads. I also tried installing the rubber orings like some have suggested, but it didn't do anything. Fortunately, i rarely drive the car on the street so its not a big deal for me.
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