How Much Should i ADJUST KONI?

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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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How Much Should i ADJUST KONI?

Hi, I was looking around for Bilstein SPorts but they werent in STOCK ANY WHERE
So i went with KONI YELLOW. Now ive been searching around for how much should i adjust them to get a perfect Ride. Everyone wants to adjust in their own way so the search button didnt help me. I want my Ride to be PERFECT IN TURNS and i want 100% of the HANDLING from those KONIS. + Tell me how much is the difference in all the way STIFFER to all the way SOFTER? ...
I am trying to make my car kind of close to my friend's 328ci and other's C230Sports Handling. Please help me with the adjustments.
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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 12:07 PM
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1 more thing, i have Tein S-TEch which is 2.1 Inch Drop from FRONT and 1.6 Drop from Back
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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by lostkhan
Hi, I was looking around for Bilstein SPorts but they werent in STOCK ANY WHERE
So i went with KONI YELLOW. Now ive been searching around for how much should i adjust them to get a perfect Ride. Everyone wants to adjust in their own way so the search button didnt help me. I want my Ride to be PERFECT IN TURNS and i want 100% of the HANDLING from those KONIS. + Tell me how much is the difference in all the way STIFFER to all the way SOFTER? ...
I am trying to make my car kind of close to my friend's 328ci and other's C230Sports Handling. Please help me with the adjustments.
There is no one "PERFECT IN TURNS" tuning for all drivers. Depending on their levels of driving skills and handling preferences, some prefer mild understeer, neutral, mild oversteer, or even heavy oversteer for drifters. In short, one may not be able to handle the particular setting catered to another.

In addition, the same shock setting for cars with aftermarket and OEM sway bars also make the cars behave differently.
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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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There is no real set #. Start out all the way hard and start driving and adjust till you like the setting
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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 09:51 PM
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There is no real set #. Start out all the way hard and start driving and adjust till you like the setting
But, i heard we have to take the back seat out inorder to Adjust the rear shocks everytime. So i was thinking about the setting which i just put on and dont change them again ... How much of a twist should i use?
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 02:29 PM
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But, i heard we have to take the back seat out inorder to Adjust the rear shocks everytime. So i was thinking about the setting which i just put on and dont change them again ... How much of a twist should i use?
Yes, the rear shocks are a pain in the butt to adjust. Just leave the back seat out until you find your favourite stiffness setting. But this is for Tokico. Isn't the Koni adjustment knob located on the side of the shock ?
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