Finally got these installed over the weekend! What a difference!(friday)
At 60k miles, both of the Factory OEM rear shocks showed signs of having leaked out some of the fluid. When compared on the bench to the new KONIS's, both of the old Mazda OEM front struts took 5 times as long for the strut rod to extend back out after being compressed, looking as if they had lost most of their internal gas pressure.
So far, a few traits that were bugging me before, have now been lost. Before, the car seemed very uneasy in any sort of crosswind, or at freeway speeds. In addition I had a clunking noise that was coming from the rear of the car that is now silenced. Honestly, the car feels like new again, and I can not wait to try out the cornering capabilities.