Bruce Banner

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I searched around and didn't really find the info. I recall reading a long time ago that even at the highest setting koni yellows are still lower than OEM. Is that true?

I'm referring to the 3 perch model.

paperboy42190

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I would say so, yeah

350

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I was under the impression the middle setting was stock height, lowest is 20mm down, highest is 20mm up, maybe it's 15 not 20. I have stock springs on the lowest setting and it's not very low, the drop is barely noticeable, so unless you have super low springs I'd go with that.

paperboy42190

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i thought so too, but after switching from oem shocks to konis...for sure the car was slightly lower

Bruce Banner

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Did you do the middle perch or top?

paperboy42190

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middle of course. then eventually moved to the highest(i have the 5 perch model)

Slpr04UA6

^curious why you went higher on the perch level? If I understand this correctly, you have Tein S-Tech springs (~1.5" drop), and raising the perch to the highest, your overall drop is around 1" or less? Your car looks great! You are riding on 18" wheels correct?


I have the SP3 (5 perch model koni), second to lowest perch front, lowest perch rear, with H&R sport springs, On stock wheels.

Bruce Banner

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I don't think Koni raise the car, more than OEM, I think it's either LIKE OEM, and lower.

paperboy42190

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I went higher because it got lower after putting the konis on. My overall drop is still more than 1". Also I felt like the S techs dropped more than 1.5", maybe it has something to do with the fact that tein uses the same springs for base and type S, so the type S ends up a bit lower? I'm not too sure.

mvp2765

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I'm thinking about getting some S-techs on stock type-s struts & then moving to Konis when needed.

Excelerate

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The highest perch on the KONI shocks is the OE height (or whatever the spring height is).

Bruce Banner

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I still get the feeling that top perch is still a bit lower than OEM. Thank you for clarifying

paperboy42190

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after i put on the top perch, i feel the height is where it should be

MrHeeltoe

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This is an interesting discussion. We always tell people to put the perch in a location that matches the stock damper's perch location. We discourage people from calling the perch "adjustable" because they don't work the same on all cars...

Did you know the Koni shocks for 1g TSX, 3G TL, and 7g Accord are all the exact same parts? But these cars have different "baseline" perch heights. This is why the Konis have different height setting...not so as to be adjustable per application.

It is a nuance thing, and of course you can use the different settings to customize the car more. But we, again, warn people that there may not be an ability to get even or balanced settings on all cars if you don't use the setting meant for your car.

Aman

So if you were to pair them with aftermarket (i.e. shorter) springs, does that mean the highest perch on the KONIs will result in the advertised drop of the springs alone?

And if you were to set the shocks on their "lower" perches, you would just "add" that height difference to the advertised spring drop to get your total drop from stock?

MrHeeltoe

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Roughly yes, that is what that would mean.

Slpr04UA6

I was always under the impression, the perch setting the Koni's came out the box, would yield the advertised drop of lowering springs. On my Sp3's this was the 3rd perch from the bottom (out of 5 perches total). ?

What would the optimal perch be for the TL Marcus? Lowering spring or not...

MrHeeltoe

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Your SP3 are the same story. The best bet is to compare with the standard shocks before assuming where they should be set because to my knowledge it has not been documented anywhere "officially."

Granted, there is the ability to move the perch so that leave room for interpretation as to where the "optimal" setting is, especially when you factor in all the different springs and tastes out there.