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Miata NA Extension Top Hats & Koni Yellows
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:24 pm
by Mako Koiwai
Haven't decided on a price yet ... Koni Yellows off of the Ex-Philip Royle ITA Miata and extension top hats for a NA Miata. They will NOT fit a NB ... they're a bit too wide for the NB openings. 700/325 lb springs
The oem top that are on the struts right now are from me try to see if I could fit them on our NB. I was missing one top nut but have found it now.
Re: Miata NA Extension Top Hats & Koni Yellows
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:47 am
by John Fendel
I'm interested. Price please?
Re: Miata NA Extension Top Hats & Koni Yellows
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:49 pm
by Mako Koiwai
John is thinking about putting these struts on a wifey '95 Miata. Anyone know if we can adapt oem springs to them. I've got a set of oem springs, so that John wouldn't have to but softer small ID springs for these perches.
Re: Miata NA Extension Top Hats & Koni Yellows
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:35 pm
by Jason Isley BS RX8
Just an FYI, those are not standard "off the shelf" Koni Sports... That is a Koni "Race" set, they have shorter bodies and are valved stiffer.
Re: Miata NA Extension Top Hats & Koni Yellows
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:50 pm
by Steve O'Blenes
I have some front NA konis and would be interested in the race valve and shortened versions. Maybe we can make a round robin on this. Mako let me know what you are asking for the shocks with and without hats and with and without collars and springs. Thanks
Steve O'Blenes
Re: Miata NA Extension Top Hats & Koni Yellows
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:17 pm
by Mako Koiwai
Hmmm, per Philip "Bone stock. Nothing special about them."
I assumed we were talking about Yellow Sports, not Racing?
Steve, make an offer
Re: Miata NA Extension Top Hats & Koni Yellows
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:25 pm
by Steve Lepper
If those are the Race model, they will be awfully stiff for stock springs on a street car.
To use stock springs, remove the threaded collars and install the original metal spring cup and circlip that came with the shocks. Also, you need to use the rubber insulators that came with the stock springs.
Re: Miata NA Extension Top Hats & Koni Yellows
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:27 pm
by Jason Isley BS RX8
Mako Koiwai wrote:Hmmm, per Philip "Bone stock. Nothing special about them."
I assumed we were talking about Yellow Sports, not Racing?
Steve, make an offer
Yes, they are stock, stock Racing series Konis.
Who would use an off the shelf Sport for racing when Koni offers a Race application for the Miata?