Koni Performance Shocks!
Upgraded Koni Coil-Over Shock Kits Available

After more than a year of development, and after proving themselves in action at recent magazine tests, Factory Five Racing is proud to announce the addition of Koni Products to our parts catalog and kit options lists.

The shocks are single adjustable with proprietary valving (made by Koni specifically for Factory Five and available only through us) and come complete with the coil-over kit and fasteners. FFR engineers Jim Schenck and Jesper Ingerslev have worked alongside Koni engineers to develop this shock and valving  through computer modeling, track testing, and use of Koni’s own testing circuit. 

These combined efforts of FFR engineering and the crew at Koni have resulted in a coil-over shock kit that delivers a great balance between street and track driving.  A very smooth ride is maintained on the street, and the performance numbers on the track are truly impressive.  You’ll find that these new Konis will give your car a very precise feel in its handling.  They are rebound adjustable for those that desire to do some fine tuning of their own. 

The damper body has a red finish, and the shaft is 0.539” in diameter.  The larger size of the shock body requires the use of 2.5”diameter springs, and in the concern for weight and fitment, we chose an 8” spring height.   With the change in damper rates we also found some ride and handling improvements by additionally changing the spring rates. 

As a result, the solid axle coil-over shock kits include 350lb springs, front end kits include 500lb springs, and IRS kits include 750lb springs.  Retro-fit kits work with all FFR Roadster, Coupe, Spyder and Challenge cars kits. 

In action, the Konis work great.  Car & Driver magazine editor Larry Webster drove a Factory Five Mk3 Roadster equipped with these new Konis front and rear.  He remarked that the car was simply the best driving Cobra replica he had ever been in.

The same car competed in a Primedia sponsored kit manufacturers’ shoot-out event in late April 2007.  The car ran the fastest time through the slalom, while out-braking and out-accelerating all other replicas at this event.

These new Koni brand coil-over shock kits can be used on Mk1, 2, and 3 Roadsters, all Type 65 Coupes and Spyders as well as Challenge cars*. These parts can now be purchased directly from our parts catalog or as available upgrade options with new kit orders. 

In addition to offering these new Koni shocks, we are now able to offer the Bilstein brand coil-over shocks for a lower price of $349 (reduced from $490).

$18 S/H for all non-kit orders.

Tech Notes:
- Retro-fit coil-over kits work with all FFR Coupe, and Roadster kits using the new Factory Five front lower control arms or stock Mustang arms.
- These do not fit the old Factory Five front lower control arms (pre-August 2003).

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