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I haven't considered these myself yet, as I just put in my new suspension. I want to share a little experience with KSports, as I know they are getting popular on Honda-Tech, and probably here.
Last night I was at the shop, and there was a kid there who has a full KSport system on his Mazda 3, it's less than a year old. Tokicos/Konis and Ground controls can be adjusted in minutes, maybe a little more if you are slow taking the wheels off or something, but the KSports are much worse. It took over 2 hours to lower the car, as the springs don't like to sit low down. This might be some problem with non-double-wishbone suspension, but I think it's indicative of the thought put into product design. We actually pulled the springs out. Anyway, the real reason they got my attention was that one of the rear shocks was blown. The car isn't that low, it's barely lower than stock, he was letting it down now that we have nice weather. I couldn't believe the strut was already blown, the whole assembly was covered in oil. And the worst part... he doesn't have a warranty. So I just thought I would warn anyone looking at the KSport setup, and if you do have one, how do you like it?
Last night I was at the shop, and there was a kid there who has a full KSport system on his Mazda 3, it's less than a year old. Tokicos/Konis and Ground controls can be adjusted in minutes, maybe a little more if you are slow taking the wheels off or something, but the KSports are much worse. It took over 2 hours to lower the car, as the springs don't like to sit low down. This might be some problem with non-double-wishbone suspension, but I think it's indicative of the thought put into product design. We actually pulled the springs out. Anyway, the real reason they got my attention was that one of the rear shocks was blown. The car isn't that low, it's barely lower than stock, he was letting it down now that we have nice weather. I couldn't believe the strut was already blown, the whole assembly was covered in oil. And the worst part... he doesn't have a warranty. So I just thought I would warn anyone looking at the KSport setup, and if you do have one, how do you like it?