koni adjustment question
10-21-2009, 02:31 AM
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koni adjustment question
I have the koni yellow sport shocks and would like to change the perch. Is it possible to compress the spring while its on the car and lower the perch ring? also how many turns counterclockwise does it take to get the shocks to full stiff?
10-21-2009, 08:14 AM
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It would be dependant on the spacing between coils on your springs if you would be able to fit the compression tool between them. However, if this could be done, I dont see a reason why not. For me, I can do this to my rear Koni's with Eibach springs no problem. As far as the front's, its a no go! Also, I think its 3 full turns....though dampening/rebound is not as simple as that.... there are compromises with each. Most people have their setups tweaked to slightly stuff (1 turn from soft) in the rear, and varying degrees of stiffness in the front. For me, im full stiff up front and like the ride on my eibachs.
Last edited by gerzand; 10-21-2009 at 08:16 AM.
10-21-2009, 08:22 AM
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You can't do it on the car. I tried and wasted an hour doing so. Besides, you want to make sure the clip is secure all the way around the shock and the best way is to have it off the car.
As to full firm, why would you want to do that? You don't have enough spring to do that and you will kill the handling of the car. It will "jack down" over multiple bumps and the wheels will lose contact with the road over sharp bumps. The damping adjustments should be used to match the shocks with the springs, not make up for too soft of a spring. Besides, the Konis in full firm even with factory springs are extremely stiff, too much for daily driving. But if you have to, follow the arrow on the knob and turn it until it stops. It's another one of those examples of feeling like it handles better but in reality you're killing the handling. With a-spec springs I run mine .5 turns from full soft and at the track, 1-1.2 turns from full soft, that's it. Anymore and it hurts handling. If you run a firmer spring, you can run more damping.
As to full firm, why would you want to do that? You don't have enough spring to do that and you will kill the handling of the car. It will "jack down" over multiple bumps and the wheels will lose contact with the road over sharp bumps. The damping adjustments should be used to match the shocks with the springs, not make up for too soft of a spring. Besides, the Konis in full firm even with factory springs are extremely stiff, too much for daily driving. But if you have to, follow the arrow on the knob and turn it until it stops. It's another one of those examples of feeling like it handles better but in reality you're killing the handling. With a-spec springs I run mine .5 turns from full soft and at the track, 1-1.2 turns from full soft, that's it. Anymore and it hurts handling. If you run a firmer spring, you can run more damping.
10-25-2009, 05:13 PM
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You can't do it on the car. I tried and wasted an hour doing so. Besides, you want to make sure the clip is secure all the way around the shock and the best way is to have it off the car.
As to full firm, why would you want to do that? You don't have enough spring to do that and you will kill the handling of the car. It will "jack down" over multiple bumps and the wheels will lose contact with the road over sharp bumps. The damping adjustments should be used to match the shocks with the springs, not make up for too soft of a spring. Besides, the Konis in full firm even with factory springs are extremely stiff, too much for daily driving. But if you have to, follow the arrow on the knob and turn it until it stops. It's another one of those examples of feeling like it handles better but in reality you're killing the handling. With a-spec springs I run mine .5 turns from full soft and at the track, 1-1.2 turns from full soft, that's it. Anymore and it hurts handling. If you run a firmer spring, you can run more damping.
As to full firm, why would you want to do that? You don't have enough spring to do that and you will kill the handling of the car. It will "jack down" over multiple bumps and the wheels will lose contact with the road over sharp bumps. The damping adjustments should be used to match the shocks with the springs, not make up for too soft of a spring. Besides, the Konis in full firm even with factory springs are extremely stiff, too much for daily driving. But if you have to, follow the arrow on the knob and turn it until it stops. It's another one of those examples of feeling like it handles better but in reality you're killing the handling. With a-spec springs I run mine .5 turns from full soft and at the track, 1-1.2 turns from full soft, that's it. Anymore and it hurts handling. If you run a firmer spring, you can run more damping.
QFT...I have one full turn from soft on mine and that would be the absolute limit for the street, IMO.
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