Longevity of the Koni/H&R Setup?

[m3f_enderw88]

Looking to pick up a used Koni/H&R Sport setup. It has some miles on it, for those of you have used this setup, how durable were the konis? Are they toast at 30K? 50K?

[m3f_cracky]

Im nearing 39k miles on eibach/koni and so far so good.



Id only buy used if the price is right.

[m3f_white-hot]

Yeah, price would have to be really good. Why not just get new? Warranty and all? Always risky buy used suspension stuff. Would you buy used brakes?

[m3f_enderw88]

Yeah, price would have to be really good. Why not just get new? Warranty and all? Always risky buy used suspension stuff. Would you buy used brakes?

Well, umm, actually I am running some lightly used Hawk Plus pads* right now! But point well taken!



*bedded to brand new rotors.

[m3f_aeronaut]

Yeah, price would have to be really good. Why not just get new? Warranty and all? Always risky buy used suspension stuff. Would you buy used brakes?

Most E36 M3 owners today have bought used suspensions and used brakes.

[m3f_white-hot]

^OK, well I guess I am in the minority then. I would never buy used brake components, never ever. Calipers I would buy to rebuild, but rotors and pads, no way. As for the suspension, I can see springs since they are not really a wear item (not in the traditional sense anyway), but shocks with an unknown or undocumented history and number of miles? No way. New are not that expensive.



Maybe I am just weird.

[m3f_enderw88]

^OK, well I guess I am in the minority then. I would never buy used brake components, never ever. Calipers I would buy to rebuild, but rotors and pads, no way. As for the suspension, I can see springs since they are not really a wear item (not in the traditional sense anyway), but shocks with an unknown or undocumented history and number of miles? No way. New are not that expensive.



Maybe I am just weird.

No you are not weird. I am hesitating on these things, because you do actually get what you pay for...we'll see, the seller hasn't gotten back to me yet. The biggest problem I see going this route is that I would never really know if they were right or not, since I don;t hav a benchmark.

[m3f_cracky]

ive bought used pads. No issue with that provided they have decent life left.


Also bought used calipers too. Was cheaper, easier,faster than rebuilding the stock ones(yes I got a good deal re : cheaper)


They worked great until I took them off for bbk(which were also used calipers). Also bought used springs in the past. Used shocks I would be hesitant about especially on this car.

[m3f_aeronaut]

^OK, well I guess I am in the minority then. I would never buy used brake components, never ever. Calipers I would buy to rebuild, but rotors and pads, no way. As for the suspension, I can see springs since they are not really a wear item (not in the traditional sense anyway), but shocks with an unknown or undocumented history and number of miles? No way. New are not that expensive.



Maybe I am just weird.

Naa..my point was a bit cryptic, in that that everyone that has bought a used CAR has bought used components. We inspect it, buy it, drive it, and don't think about it. Would anyone think twice about buying a car with 30k on Koni's? Nope. Sure, there's a cost / benefit trade-off of buying used components to put on your car, but for SOME people, it could be just fine for some components for the right price.

[m3f_ECS Tuning]

One thing to keep in mind when buying parts like Koni Yellows second hand is the great warranty they carry only applies to the original owner of the struts. Sometimes you can get a shop to pull off warranty work with Koni for you but it's not guaranteed.

[m3f_enderw88]

Naa..my point was a bit cryptic, in that that everyone that has bought a used CAR has bought used components. We inspect it, buy it, drive it, and don't think about it. Would anyone think twice about buying a car with 30k on Koni's? Nope. Sure, there's a cost / benefit trade-off of buying used components to put on your car, but for SOME people, it could be just fine for some components for the right price.

Damn, that was really insightful. I completely missed it...

[m3f_SIDEWAYS]

My H&R springs and Koni adjustables are going on almost 16 years and just short of 100K miles, and they're still in great shape!

[m3f_pbonsalb]

In 2006, I bought a used set of Konis and H&R Sports for $200 -- a very good price. I don't know how old they were then, but they certainly did not look brand new. I ran them for about 30k miiles and sold them in mid 2008 for $200. They were fine when I sold them, but I wanted more spring rate. I then I bought a used set of TCK coilovers with Vorshlag plates for $1000 that I have been running since. The springs don't really seem to wear out and the Konis are rebuildable, though I do not know the cost since I have not had to rebuild any yet.