What Koni settings to choose

[Bernie Benz]

> From: "Patrick Anderson" <patrick.anderson1 at comcast.net>
> 
> Hey, 
> 
> I installed Koni yellow shocks in the front of my car over the weekend. They
> have 2.75 turns of rebound adjustability on the fronts. I set them at 1.25
> turns from soft (so just shy of half stiff). Now I need to put the rears in
> and try to set those correctly. They have 2.00 turns of adjustability and I
> was thinking about putting them in at 1 to 1.5 turns from soft. So the rear
> would be a bit more stiff on the rebound damping than the front. Or should I
> put them at the same stiffness. I was thinking that stiffening up the rear a
> little bit might help understeer a little bit. Any thoughts?
IMO, you are way overdamped, not optimum, with that setting on your front
Konis, even with your higher rate than stock springs.  Don't go more than
1/4 turn more than Koni's starting recomendation for stock springs.  For the
rear, start with the Koni recommendation for stock, even if you have bastard
spring rates.  Suspension damping does not alter under/over steer suspension
characteristics!

Bernie


> 
> Any one out there have any BTDT or suggestions on a good setup. I have the H&R
> 29800 springs that are specd for our car. I would like to get pretty close
> before putting in the rears and not have to take them back out again.
> 
> Thanks.
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