Reply to "Quella Aluminum Koni Shocks"

Mark,

I bought the aluminium bodied Konis from Denis. The weight with the spring is less then half the weight of the big old original oil filled Telecar shocks fitted to my car form the factory. I noticed an immediate improvement in body control and the front end grip improved under hard braking. The quick response of the gas shocks keeps the tyre in contact with the road and makes it harder to lock a wheel. They are only single adjustable as far as I know. You have to hold a button down and turn the chrome rod. This means you have to take them off the car to make adjustments, not very convenient!

I am very happy with them but chose the wrong spring rates for the rear. I chose 450 front and 550 rear. I could feel the car was softer sprung than original the first time I drove it. I will probably change to 650 on the rear at some point but want to see what it's like after I install my (not yet built) aluminium DART engine as this will be aprox 140 lbs lighter than my all iron Cleveland.

Johnny