My experience with Koni has been that they will not warranty shocks that have
been autocrossed or road raced. I have been seeing a typical life of around
15k with hard core autocross/ProSolo use. The warranty really limits
coverage to normal street use.
-Derek
Rob Weinstock wrote:
> >Hey guys, Koni Shocks are not junk. Koni's are the best off-the-shelf
> >shock you can buy for autocrossing and for the price. Yes, sometimes a
> >Koni shock may fail like Larry has mentioned but I have had Koni's on
> >all my cars including a couple of street cars and only had one failure
> >where as the shock went dead because of a seal problem of some sorts.
> >All shocks are subject to failure.
> >
> >Koni has a lifetime warranty for the original buyer as long you own the
> >same car. If Koni shocks were junk there wouldn't be a lifetime warranty
> >for the shocks.
>
> I like them, too. How does one make a warranty claim -- the shocks were
> purchased via mail order in Ohio and installed by yours truly?
>
> Can the "value" of warranty replacements be applied towards
> rebuild/revalving/double conversion costs?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rob Weinstock
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