KONI Adjustable Damping Sport Miata Shock- FRONT

What can I say about Koni yellows that hasn't been said before. They're probably the best value for street shocks. I have had these on several cars in the past, and will continue to use them unless someone comes up with something better.

-- Andy M., Tillsonburg Ontario, Canada ( Miata 2001 ) May 2021

Changed from KYB GR2's to the Koni's. It made an incredible difference in regular driving. The KYB's were very harsh and overdamped in rebound. All Autocross events in my area are at least 1 1/2 hours away and the Koni's made driving and driving to and from events wonderful and not a Kidney killing experience. At events, they are easily adjustable to meet the surface conditions and offer good qualities for compression (non adjustable) and rebound. I was able to play with settings and dial out any undeersteer/oversteer tendencies on entry and exit and during transition. Car is very neutral. Settings for the road on a 99 non sport Miata are 1/2 turn off soft on rear, 1 turn off soft front. Autocross settings for grippy concrete are 1 turn off soft rear and 1 1/2 front. Just turning 3 "nubs" tighter or looser gives very noticable effects.

-- Robert M., Tampa, FL ( 1999 Miata ) November 2019

My 2001 NB is my 3rd Miata and became ours a couple of years ago. It had extremely low miles and had been pampered by its first owners. I was shocked (pardon the pun) at how soft and cushy the ride was, and how much lean there when turning or cornering. The first thing I did was to put Racing Beat sway bars in front and back, and things were just fine for a while.
Lately, I'd been noticing that I was losing a little stability when pushing it through turns, and there was talk among SDMC club members about shocks only being good for 60,000 miles.
I hemmed and hawed for months (as Rocky could tell you), balked at the price, and considered other options, but finally took the plunge and had Rocky put these KONI adjustables on front and rear. It's been a few weeks now and I couldn't be happier. Yes, it's a slightly stiffer ride than the stock shocks, but this car feels like it rides on rails now.
I started off on the lowest setting, but last week, I bumped the front shocks up half a turn, and it's scary how flat this car stays when cornering. So I may back it off a little, for safety's sake. They're a big investment, but I plan to hold on to the car for a while, so for my money they're worth every penny.

-- John L., San Diego, CA ( 2001 Miata LS ) December 2017