what should my konis be set to???
06-03-2009, 10:31 PM
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what should my konis be set to??? Spohn 32 front and 1" rear biased sway bars (for the strip) G2 lowering springs and 4th gen konis, then relo brackets along with stock style relocated TA and spohn control arms....last year at the track i tried my rears set to full soft and i had MAJOR wheel hop problems. i was running on DRs and every pass i tried stiffening up the rears and i think i am at about 1.5-2 full turns away from full hard and now no more wheel hop? is this normal? is it bad to be running with the shocks that stiff? G2 spring rates i believe are 600lb front and 180-225 progressive rears
the car rides simply amazing on good roads with the occasional light bump here and there but any big bumps and she hits hard, most likely hitting my bump stops.
also what would be good for my fronts? right now i think i am 2 or 3 clicks from full hard. could that ruin anything? or am i just paranoid about ruining these shocks when they can really handle any setting they are made for?
the car rides simply amazing on good roads with the occasional light bump here and there but any big bumps and she hits hard, most likely hitting my bump stops.
also what would be good for my fronts? right now i think i am 2 or 3 clicks from full hard. could that ruin anything? or am i just paranoid about ruining these shocks when they can really handle any setting they are made for?
06-04-2009, 09:16 AM
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Spohn 32 front and 1" rear biased sway bars (for the strip) G2 lowering springs and 4th gen konis, then relo brackets along with stock style relocated TA and spohn control arms....last year at the track i tried my rears set to full soft and i had MAJOR wheel hop problems. i was running on DRs and every pass i tried stiffening up the rears and i think i am at about 1.5-2 full turns away from full hard and now no more wheel hop? is this normal? is it bad to be running with the shocks that stiff? G2 spring rates i believe are 600lb front and 180-225 progressive rears
the car rides simply amazing on good roads with the occasional light bump here and there but any big bumps and she hits hard, most likely hitting my bump stops.
also what would be good for my fronts? right now i think i am 2 or 3 clicks from full hard. could that ruin anything? or am i just paranoid about ruining these shocks when they can really handle any setting they are made for?
the car rides simply amazing on good roads with the occasional light bump here and there but any big bumps and she hits hard, most likely hitting my bump stops.
also what would be good for my fronts? right now i think i am 2 or 3 clicks from full hard. could that ruin anything? or am i just paranoid about ruining these shocks when they can really handle any setting they are made for?
It is very interesting though to see someone have evidence that shocks can prevent wheel hop big time, since lots of people overlook them and/or insist to change absolutely all the other stuff first.
I don't know if it's bad to have shocks turned up that high.. my guess would be you're ok. Those springs are pretty stiff for the rear so you yourself will be absorbing big bumps more than a softer suspension. Big bumps aren't really good to hit no matter what. Like mentioned above, the higher they are turned up, the slower your suspension will bounce back.
