Koni Yellow adjustment question
09-28-2010, 02:46 PM
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Just got my Konis today and had a quick question. For a daily driver that lives in an area with fairly nice roads, how stiff should I adjust them? I saw that someone said one turn from soft but he lived in an area with bad roads. I dont just want a comfortable ride, I would like some handling benefits as well. Oh, and these will be paired with Tein H-tech springs.
09-28-2010, 07:07 PM
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Just got my Konis today and had a quick question. For a daily driver that lives in an area with fairly nice roads, how stiff should I adjust them? I saw that someone said one turn from soft but he lived in an area with bad roads. I dont just want a comfortable ride, I would like some handling benefits as well. Oh, and these will be paired with Tein H-tech springs.
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09-29-2010, 05:45 AM
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Agreed with THM - sorta. If you really want ride quality, go soft and adjust from there. Middle is quite stiff. I'm set one full turn from soft, so that's like 40% (2.5 full turns from soft to stiff I believe), and it's jarring on bad roads. Rode plenty well on the dragon though =p
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I'd imagine a softer combo would be more livable on the streets. I don't know how the RSR springs are like, but a low pressure shock would have more drop with a softer spring, vs less drop with a stiffer spring.
As far as how your whole setup would look like, I personally wouldn't know lol.. maybe if someone else on the forum has a similar setup..
As far as how your whole setup would look like, I personally wouldn't know lol.. maybe if someone else on the forum has a similar setup..
07-16-2011, 09:39 PM
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Agreed with THM - sorta. If you really want ride quality, go soft and adjust from there. Middle is quite stiff. I'm set one full turn from soft, so that's like 40% (2.5 full turns from soft to stiff I believe), and it's jarring on bad roads. Rode plenty well on the dragon though =p
A couple of years ago I remember Shaikh from FCM posted the shock dyno for RX-8 Koni yellows, and it turned out that most of the adjustment range on Konis were in the very last turn closest to the full stiff.
I tried full soft, and 30% stiff (3/4 turn from full soft) myself, I didn't notice any difference in daily-ride quality, nor in handling characteristic during autocross. I am currently at almost 80% stiff in the rear.
Then again, I got these shocks over 2 years ago, so maybe the recent builds have more linear valving? I don't know.
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