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has anybody bottomed out with koni's?

I heard they dont handle bottoming out too good? not that any other shock likes that...

who here has there ride lowered to almost about 1 or 2 finger gap or no gap at all and have koni's??? how are they interms of being bouncy in the rear...Im gonna upgrade my rear shocks to the koni's because it is rediculous how much the back bounces and bottoms out with the stock shocks, not that Im surprised, I just cant stand it nomore....thanks....

and how smooth is the ride with the koni's...I really want a smooth non bouncy ride...will I get this??? I have ground control coilovers...

 
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how much do these koni shocks go for.. for the whole set.. or just for 2?

 
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koni yellows are one of the better shocks out there...if your bottoming out you lowered your car too far thats all...and or you live in a shitty area

 
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If your worried about bottoming out the shocks, Koni will gladly Shorten the shock to give it more stroke range for your ride height.... You just need to contact them.

http://koniracing.com/shopservices.html

 
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On its softest setting, Koni's are a just slightly firmer then stock. Crank them up to max and theyre like 2 times firmer. With my Eibach Sportlines, it eliminated most of the bouncing, but there is still some present. This will vary though depending on your spring choice. Theyre worth it though if you like the twisties... they handle freeking awesome.

 
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I am on tokicos, and lowered about 2"+ I have not bottomed out in the last few months at all. I would say the Konis are better, and should not bottom out. I have no finger gap in the back, and .5-1 finger in the front. I have skinny fingers too

 
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i bottomed out with my koni rears, but it was something that i couldn't avoid. 80mph on the highway, construction zone not posted (are they allowed to do this?!?), lowered ~3" = bottoming out.

 
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i've got 'em, all the way firm, and i bottom out only b/c i see the potholes too late. other than that, they are great.

 
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Um.... Adjusting the Firmness on Konis adjust the Low Speed Reboud setting... which has Very little to do with Ride quality and hitting bumps in general (It does affect it, but not as much as people think).

what the adjustment is ment for is altering the handling of the car (Rather then the Ride quality).

To prove my point, do a litte Experament. 1st, set all of the shocks to full soft. Then drive through a set of corners and see where and if the car oversteers or understeers. Then Set the fronts to full stiff and leave the rears on full soft. Repeat the set of turns. With this setting the car should Understeer more. now do the opposite, Run the fronts full soft and the rears full stiff. this setting should reduce understeer and possiblly cause a bit of oversteer. Increasing the rebound equally front and rear just alters the responsiveness of the car... But as posted above, as you increase rebound on the front the car will want to understeer more, So you'll have to find a comprimise on the responsiveness you want and the handling balance you want.

BTW: For street use, I have mine set to full soft on the front and 1/2 turn up form full soft on the rear, when I autocross I start with full soft front and 1/2 turn Down from Full stiff in the rear, and then I adjust according to track needs.