New Koni GTS Coilovers
 

I searched and was surprised that there is no posts related to this. Looks like Koni has launched their new GTS Coilovers and has fitment for the GR/BRZ.

https://shop.koni-na.com/producttech...i0FsPUDHC5-8Q4


Has anyone tried these yet?

I am thinking about ordering these.

I placed an order with tire rack, would let you know how they turn out.

Too bad their website doesn't seem to tell you anything actually important about them. I can't find any hard specifications.

Spring rate seems to be 6k front 7k rear. I emailed them asking about camber adjustment, drop and travel.

Few more specs received

The overall stroke of the dampers is 127mm in the front, and 116mm in the rear. The kit allows for 20mm – 55mm of lowering from the factory ride height.

This is correct. I emailed them a couple of months ago and they replied to me that they are 350lbs/in Frt and 400lbs/in Rr which converts to approx. 6K and 7K like you said. I emailed them about the finish, material and if they are Made in Germany but they never responded.

Holding off for more reviews but I don't think Koni will ever release a bad product. I've used Koni Yellows x H&Rs on 2 of my previous cars with no issues.

It may not be a bad product but it’s hard to tell what they’re good for without knowing spring rates, twin tube vs monotube, re-valvability, and what the adjustment knob is supposed to do. They didn’t even bother putting up marketing damper dynos. :iono:

Things I could find through people. 350 front, 400 rear. Twin tube. Linear damping. Rebound damping adjustment.

From koni "The overall stroke of the dampers is 127mm in the front, and 116mm in the rear. The kit allows for 20mm – 55mm of lowering from the factory ride height."

Koni is a Dutch company, not German, and that's where their factory is - in Oud-Beijerland, the Netherlands. ;)

Got a reply from KONI.

The GTS dampers are produced in our main production facility in Holland, on the same lines as our Sport, and Special ACTIVE dampers. The bodies are powder coated, and the threads have black e-coating (KPL) for ultimate corrosion protection.


Mason O’Hara
Product Specialist
KONI - an ITT company

Installation instructions if anyone is interested

https://koni.com/getmedia/d6172157-4...05-21-27_1.pdf

Got them today

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A low quality video I could made

https://youtu.be/Rim1D7oKwGo

I installed these on weekend. Scheduled alignment for Monday. Will be doing track day next month. If anyone is at Ridge motorsports Shelton WA then and wants to try my car, feel free to message me.

Just an update, I got alignment done, I used the 16mm camber bolt with the coilovers to get more negative camber in front. I followed the specs to get 25mm drop but ended up at about 37mm drop in front (pinch weld at 112mm and 118mm in front) so I dropped rear pinch welds to 122mm.

Just in case anyone read this and is looking for more info.

I was able to get -2.8 and -3.0 camber without bolts. This will give you an general idea of camber. You might get +-0.5 degrees.

The ride height dropped more than what's in manual, by about 0.5 inch. Ride height is tied to preload and I started to run in to not enough droop if I raised the height. I decided to get spacers to lift the car.

The adjusters can get stuck, the plastic knob bends, I bought multiple metal adjusters and spent over $100. I couldn't get rear one to break loose due to spacers I was using. The adjusters lacks clicks as well.

I have seen complains about other hardware but it is easily replaceable. Koni has lifetime warranty and overall performance was pretty good. I ended up selling them.

Did Koni shocks ever have clicks? I had a set of Koni Yellow paired with Ground Control springs on a 94 Accord many years ago. It was a pretty reliable and a go to set up for Honda tuners(along with Tein SS). I switched from a set of K-Sport (trash)full coilovers,and the lack of clicks in the dampers of Koni Yellows was the very first thing I noticed.

I did Ground Control coils and Koni yellows on my 92 Integra a thousand years ago and mine did not have clicks either.

I don't think they ever did. I just wanted to mention it as it makes it little hard to experiment on track day.

Tbqh,I always found it kinda weird that they didn't have clicks,but then they can't claim "infinite adjustability". That marketing gimmick aside,they were a great set of shocks with,at the time,one of the only performance shocks with a lifetime warranty. If a shock blew,you could send them in and get them re-valved for absolutely zero dollars.They supposedly also had great customer service as well.