EK's Koni Sport on my MB2

[FacelessMB2]

Hi.

I need to replace the suspension of my MB2. I'm thinking of putting KONI Sport from an EK, because there's no KONI for MBs anymore, and I want something a little sportier for him. Do you know if it will work well on the MB chassis?

I don't want to put coilovers, because in portugal it's illegal and my MB2 is my daily car.

[noodels]

Looks like not much fits including EK,way to short and think wrong fit  at rear,<you need fork type>

best bet is oem replacement parts with a lowering spring,but not much lowering 20mm should be ok.

Most fit coilovers though, sorry its not an option for you ..

[Dave]

Should be able to get a set of Koni or Eibach lowering springs which would go well with either your current oem dampers, a set of new oem dapmers or a set of the koni dampers. Pretty sure Koni still do the shocks to go with the springs as well as the coilovers.

 

I had the coilovers on both my mb6 and my aerodeck, and looking back at how she rides now she's back on her oem suspension, can't say I'm that big a fan of the coilovers now. Great for on the track, not that good for on the road imo

[dr_broon]

Unfortunately, koni don't make any dampers for the m any more 

I've got oem shocks with eibach springs and it's not a good match tbh. I'm hoping to get some adjustable ones from GAZ when I finally get around to measuring the internal diameter of the spring. 

[FacelessMB2]

I finnally find out some sort of sollution. Bilstein still makes B6 Sport for the MB6. I bought a set for the rear of my car. However, I haven't installed them yet, because the spring plate came short for the OEM springs. I'm waiting for a solution from the company that sold them to me. If there's no solution, I'll make a plate for the spring a little bigger. The B6 shocks are completely the same as the OEM ones, but much stiffer, and are of very good quality.

 

[KiNK43]

Wow that's a great find. Nice one.

Is there matching fronts aswell?

[FacelessMB2]

Yes. Bilstein still make B6 for the front as well. I want to buy a set for the front, but I need to test the rear one first, to make surge they fit my goals for my MB2. I spent around €300 for the rear set. The front set it's about the same price.

[dr_broon]

That's good to hear, I did look at the bilsteins, but had really wanted adjustable, but it's great to hear that they're much stiffer than standard. 

Let us know how you get on with the spring plate. 

[FacelessMB2]

Hi guys.

 

I have some doubts to be able to solve this issue of the Bilstein b6.
Do you know if the MB6's springs are the same as the MB2's? And are the  rear lower control arms of the MB6 the same as the MB2 or thicker?

I need to know that, because the lower fork of the Bilstein's for the MB6 is wider than my original shocks.

 

[KiNK43]

Thats a common occurrence When fitting coilovers etc. Make up the space with washers or use the lower control arm from an EG civic.