Koni Install and settings, SUCCESS, whole new ride!!!
11-13-2007, 06:24 PM
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Koni Install and settings, SUCCESS, whole new ride!!! AAAAAHHHHH,
I just finished setting all four while driving home from the Academy! Damn, what a difference it has made. The 98 feels better than it did in 98 when I bought it as a Drill Sergeant at Benning!!! Awesome.
Sam, thanks for everything you do on here.
Right now I'm at 5 sweeps past firm on the fronts, and little past half turn from firm on the rear. The car doesn't buck on the bumps, stays flat through a bump. Awesome.
Anyone considering Koni's for christmas, put away the duckets!
I just finished setting all four while driving home from the Academy! Damn, what a difference it has made. The 98 feels better than it did in 98 when I bought it as a Drill Sergeant at Benning!!! Awesome.
Sam, thanks for everything you do on here.
Right now I'm at 5 sweeps past firm on the fronts, and little past half turn from firm on the rear. The car doesn't buck on the bumps, stays flat through a bump. Awesome.
Anyone considering Koni's for christmas, put away the duckets!
11-14-2007, 12:00 PM
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AAAAAHHHHH,
I just finished setting all four while driving home from the Academy! Damn, what a difference it has made. The 98 feels better than it did in 98 when I bought it as a Drill Sergeant at Benning!!! Awesome.
Sam, thanks for everything you do on here.
Right now I'm at 5 sweeps past firm on the fronts, and little past half turn from firm on the rear. The car doesn't buck on the bumps, stays flat through a bump. Awesome.
Anyone considering Koni's for christmas, put away the duckets!
I just finished setting all four while driving home from the Academy! Damn, what a difference it has made. The 98 feels better than it did in 98 when I bought it as a Drill Sergeant at Benning!!! Awesome.
Sam, thanks for everything you do on here.
Right now I'm at 5 sweeps past firm on the fronts, and little past half turn from firm on the rear. The car doesn't buck on the bumps, stays flat through a bump. Awesome.
Anyone considering Koni's for christmas, put away the duckets!
So I guess we can add you to the list of the "I've seen the light" about what shocks can do? I still find it pretty amazing myself how much they transform the way the car drives.....
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11-14-2007, 12:36 PM
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They really do turn the car around in terms of handling. I was riding shotgun in my car the other night (doesn't happen often) and I'm like "Dam this thing rides WAY better/tighter than my friend/s SS..."
11-14-2007, 01:58 PM
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We can get your car done in an afternoon Andy, I have the springs compressors.
11-14-2007, 02:11 PM
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I'll do my best to get them there, but it'll be tight to do it by Friday and honestly don't know that we can, but we'll try!
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I have to agree.... I just installed my Strano Springs and Konis last week. Fired it up last weekend and went for a drive.... my car is pleasant to drive again! Going from stock Decrapons and Eibach Sportlines to Konis and Stranos is well.... as night and day as it gets!
THANKS SAM!
THANKS SAM!
11-15-2007, 01:05 AM
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I'm still adjusting them. But overall, what a damn ride! Damn.
I never really had a rattle box, but now all of the jarring that I used to have on crap shocks, gone. Amazing.
The question about springs. I'm on Hotchkis springs.
I never really had a rattle box, but now all of the jarring that I used to have on crap shocks, gone. Amazing.
The question about springs. I'm on Hotchkis springs.
11-15-2007, 01:52 AM
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Hey Sam, I felt like I should add this here as starting a new thread is a waste for this question I think...
Anyways, I have a stereo, that is around 100 pounds or so, that has the enclosure in the back of the trunk. It really differs the handling making steering feel stiffer and rear end bouncier. When I get those Koni's from you, will the adjustability of the rear shocks allow a good control when I have the stereo in there versus when I take it out (for more spirited driving)?
Thanks.
Glad to hear 6gearss, these shocks seem like the best way to go.
Anyways, I have a stereo, that is around 100 pounds or so, that has the enclosure in the back of the trunk. It really differs the handling making steering feel stiffer and rear end bouncier. When I get those Koni's from you, will the adjustability of the rear shocks allow a good control when I have the stereo in there versus when I take it out (for more spirited driving)?
Thanks.
Glad to hear 6gearss, these shocks seem like the best way to go.
11-15-2007, 11:53 AM
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Hey Sam, I felt like I should add this here as starting a new thread is a waste for this question I think...
Anyways, I have a stereo, that is around 100 pounds or so, that has the enclosure in the back of the trunk. It really differs the handling making steering feel stiffer and rear end bouncier. When I get those Koni's from you, will the adjustability of the rear shocks allow a good control when I have the stereo in there versus when I take it out (for more spirited driving)?
Anyways, I have a stereo, that is around 100 pounds or so, that has the enclosure in the back of the trunk. It really differs the handling making steering feel stiffer and rear end bouncier. When I get those Koni's from you, will the adjustability of the rear shocks allow a good control when I have the stereo in there versus when I take it out (for more spirited driving)?
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11-15-2007, 12:18 PM
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Because you have extra weight, you need more damping control to deal with it. Because you take it in and out (or so it seems), you'd definitely want 4/4's so you can adjust the rear shocks fast and easy, and with a lot more flexibility in where you can set them. 4/3's are adjustable, but the rears have to come off the car, and you have 4 settings to choose from. They work very well, but they are less expensive because they are not as easy to deal with or a flexible in their adjustment range.
