I was asked by Hot Hatch Uno in a PM, How much to import and if I know if Eibach makes a kit for FWD Kona's. I wanted to post it here so others can see and use the info posted and not just him in a PM.
$130 to import, but they are only for the AWD version. I was surprised as helll that they even made them for the AWD version. There had to be "someone" high up in Eibach Germany that had a friend or a high up employee had a Kona that they even did the testing, because the USA Eibach is run as a separate unit and can choose to make/and test what ever car they want. They had ZERO, ZERO interest in even considering springs. Just as I found out, ZERO interest on this site in buying spring when I posted it for a mass buy. The German/UK websites don't even have the Kona AWD part # posted anymore. My springs had to be made to order so I suppose you can still order them and they will put you in their production run, but it's not like they are wanting to sell Hyundai Kona lowering springs.
This is not a performance car in anyone's eyes, but a few of us. It's not like a Veloster that has 22 year old males buy them to specifically turn them into a tuner cars, half are liberal, tree hugger women who are sick of their Subaru styling and want something different and buy a Kona. They don't buy lowering springs.
Your best bet is pull the trigger on a cheap set of coil overs for $1100. I think that is your only real option left. I just don't see enough people hot rodding a Kona that any of these OTHER spring companies will be selling lowering springs soon.
I am in the same boat as you sort of as far as shocks....while the OEM Kona AWD are stiff and completely dampen the movement, a true "sport" version would have another 15-20% more dampening. So I may at a later date buy one 2019 Hyundai Elantra GT N-Line rear shock and see if it fits in the Kona were I think it will. at $105 each. The rear needs a tad more damping then the fronts do on my car. The problem with these on line stores are they will not sell you parts for a different car /VIN number because they don't want a return, so you have to call out you void any return or they won't sell it to you for the discount. And I guess I don't blame them, I would do it that way too if I had a online store. I had to do that with my lower trans mount I ordered off the N-Line Elatnra GT.
I really want to do coil overs, but the wife just doesn't get performance cars and sees it as a waste of money. ( she has no idea yet about my new/used Elantra GT Sport seats I switch out.) If I did coil overs, I would have to go with the $2,200 version since that is the "refined" models that have the correct dampening adjustment I would need. That just is not going to happen, I can't justify it. I just bought a new boat and to get it rigged right that took an extra $1,800 so I am tapped on spending on play toys for awhile.
If I go with the Elantra GT n-Line shocks I think I would get the next level where I need to be. I see no aftermarket shock company like Bilstein or Koni coming out with anything for the Kona, so Hyundai OEM switch outs is the only game in town other then measuring the rear shocks and emailing say Bilstein and seeing what comes close and see if that car 's shock that it fits is close to the Kona's weight and gamble it fit's that is an option too I may look into since a Bilstein would be more refined and will last the life of the car for the most part were the OEM Hyundai will not. The 2019 Hyundai Elantra GT N-Line where I would be possibly swapping out "was said" to be tested at Nurburgring, so at least the Hyundai shocks have "some" tuning and would be more refined then the OEM Hyundai Kona AWD shocks that had only common testing done for handling and there being less tuned for all out handling.
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