koni/strano package installed
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koni/strano package installed We just got hammered with a big snow storm up here in the northeast and I spent the day playing with my garage toys. Installed my Koni 4/3 and Strano springs and spent some time re detailing my suspension. What are some of you running your Koni adjustments at? Sam suggested starting at full soft front and rear but do you have any feedback to offer? Thanks in advance.
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We just got hammered with a big snow storm up here in the northeast and I spent the day playing with my garage toys. Installed my Koni 4/3 and Strano springs and spent some time re detailing my suspension. What are some of you running your Koni adjustments at? Sam suggested starting at full soft front and rear but do you have any feedback to offer? Thanks in advance.
Anyway, I installed 4/4's on stock springs so i don't know how much this will relate to you, but I started on 2 sweeps from full soft on front and full soft on rear. After driving awhile, I tightened the rear up 1 turn (my 4's are fully on car adjustable though) and I made dialed down the front to full soft. I like a smooth ride for daily driving. You'll just have to play around with it until you find something you like. If full soft is too mushy for you, then you know what to do..
I installed my 4/3 set-up and I was at full soft on the front and 1 up from soft on the rears. I liked it, but since they're adjustable, I decided to go up 3 sweeps on the front and see how I like it. Too hard. Backed down a sweep, and they're still too hard for my liking. I'm going to back them down another sweep today and see how that does.
My suggestions is since they are adjustable, play with them and find what you like. I may very well end up on full soft, but at least I know what the other settings feel like and won't wonder.
My suggestions is since they are adjustable, play with them and find what you like. I may very well end up on full soft, but at least I know what the other settings feel like and won't wonder.
When I installed my Strano springs and Koni 4/4's I had them set at full soft front and back. My car is not a daily driver and full soft up front was too soft for me and didn't make the car feel as stable at higher speeds. I ended up at 1/2 a turn from full soft in the rear and about 3-4 sweeps from full hard in the front. This make the car feel very stable in corners and higher speeds. Everyone will have their setup differently according to their liking. If my car was a daily driver I would have the fronts set a little softer.
I would suggest recording your shock settings and driving the car a few days on each setting, once you have tried all of the settings you can decide where you feel is optimum for you and set your shocks there.
I would suggest recording your shock settings and driving the car a few days on each setting, once you have tried all of the settings you can decide where you feel is optimum for you and set your shocks there.
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Verdad Gallardo I've got the 4/3 Koni set-up...the fronts have about 8 1/2 sweeps...(one of mine is 8 1/2 and the other has 8 1/4. The 3rd Gen. rears that are NOT on-car adjustable have 4 settings.
I can't think of a time I'd ever have recommended full soft in front... sometimes in the rear, but not up front with lowering springs too.
If you want to re-cover the settings, just give me a ring. Happy to help.
If you want to re-cover the settings, just give me a ring. Happy to help.
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once in a while I read that some people never try different settings on their shocks. all I can say is try it, even if you think you like your original settings. I started at the mid point on the fronts and decided to go one sweep softer. the difference is quite a lot!
If you got em, don't hesitate to try different settings. I was able to adjust my fronts just by jacking it up. didn't even have to take the wheel off.
should have mentioned - still have konis with my original 1LE springs. I got the strano springs but have not put them on yet.
If you got em, don't hesitate to try different settings. I was able to adjust my fronts just by jacking it up. didn't even have to take the wheel off.
should have mentioned - still have konis with my original 1LE springs. I got the strano springs but have not put them on yet.
once in a while I read that some people never try different settings on their shocks. all I can say is try it, even if you think you like your original settings. I started at the mid point on the fronts and decided to go one sweep softer. the difference is quite a lot!
If you got em, don't hesitate to try different settings. I was able to adjust my fronts just by jacking it up. didn't even have to take the wheel off.
should have mentioned - still have konis with my original 1LE springs. I got the strano springs but have not put them on yet.
If you got em, don't hesitate to try different settings. I was able to adjust my fronts just by jacking it up. didn't even have to take the wheel off.
should have mentioned - still have konis with my original 1LE springs. I got the strano springs but have not put them on yet.
I was able to adjust mine without even jacking the car up, just cranking the wheel to full lock one way, adjusting that side, then going full lock the other way and adjusting the other side.
i just put my 4/4's on today with stock springs, 1.25 coils cut in front, and 1 coil cut in the rear. i set the fronts two sweeps up from full soft, and the backs 1.5 turns from full soft. i am prolly gonna crank the backs up another 1/2 turn, and the fronts 2 more sweeps, but even with the first guesstimated setup i really like the way the car rides/handles compared to stock, MUCH less body roll and just feels generally tighter in turns and translates a lot more road feel
