Replacement shocks for Autxing

commuter · 02-08-2005, 02:26 AM

Has anyone done any thing to their stock shocks. Replacing, moding? I was only wondering if any one makes a replacement shock that may help in Autoxing events. I need to stay with something close to stock that may have some adjustability, like KONI's yellow shock. Also I was wondering if the Insight has a front sway bar and if so is there any aftermarket replacement sway bar.

Thanks.

Guillermo · 02-08-2005, 12:12 PM

The Insight does have a front sway bar.
But since less then a handful of Insight owners seem to race their cars nobody makes any aftermarket parts for the car.

Guillermo · 02-08-2005, 12:31 PM

This may be your best bet for getting adjustable shocks for the Insight:

Quote:

KONI wet kit conversion
KONI can fabricate anything you may need. We can take your existing strut housings and install our internals; we refer to this as a wet kit. We can make a wet kit single adjustable or double adjustable depending on your budget. We can convert the strut body to utilise a coil-over sleeve or we can modify the housing to meet specific needs. KONI can also fabricate shocks or strut inserts. Let us know your needs and we can give you a cost.

http://www.koniracing.com/autocrossitems.html

Please let us know when you get a quote because I may be interested and i'm sure there are others....

commuter · 02-08-2005, 06:21 PM

I just sent a request for quote to KONI. I will keep you posted.

Normand · 02-08-2005, 07:32 PM

I have researched and found nothing for our insight !
Perhaps, with a group buy, we can have a suspension set up custom made for our insight from a manufacturer.

I know that Gold-Line make a custom application for a Acura RSX with Club RSX, perhaps they can make the same for us...

I think that all of the major manufacturer will custom an application for our insight, but at what price ? Koni, Tein, Tanabe, B&G, Eibach, H&R, FK and the list goes on ......

What would be the base of such a suspension, some would prefere xtra stiff, some, like me, would prefer a nice balance between confort and performance as the roads in Quebec are pretty bad...
would it be ajustable to suit anyones need, daily driving during the week and autocrossing during the weekend !

Would it be standard configuration or coil over.....

For sure we would want to correct the rear suspension bottoming

Many questions about this, what do you think about this !

Guillermo · 02-09-2005, 04:34 PM

These are the front dampers to get if they fit:
We need someone with an extra Insight strut to cut it open and measure the internals. Or at least measure the external dimensions to see if there is hope.
http://www.koniracing.com/8610.html

Guillermo · 02-09-2005, 06:07 PM

See page 11 of this PDF
http://www.koni-na.com/pdfcatalogs/K...ortCatalog.pdf

commuter · 02-09-2005, 07:04 PM

I got a reply from KONI. They sent me to a guy here in California. I have sent him an email. KONI basically said that due to limited number of Insights they didn't think it would be a good business decision to do the necessary research for the Insight. Although they seemed to think that this guy could do the job. Once I get a reply from the new contact I will let everyone know what I found out.

On another note have you changed your alingment Guillermo? If so what do you have it set at?

Mike

commuter · 02-09-2005, 07:05 PM

Oh yeah, KONI said they don't do any more "WET" set ups.

Guillermo · 02-09-2005, 09:10 PM

I bought the "crash bolts" mentioned in the service manual.
They allowed my alignment shop to get -0.9 degrees of camber and some reasonable toe out in the front for better handling. There is no alignment adjustments for the rear but they are already at -2 degrees of camber from the factory :twisted: