Opinions on Koni Sport Shock Absorber Setting for South Africa

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Rusty Posted.

14th August 2010, 12:42
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Summary (Coupe):-

Stock springs

-1.5F -1.0R

Where
-x.x = counter clockwise turns from fully hard (wound in clockwise).
F = Front
R = Rear

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I am guessing but the above setting are for good condition roads and a bit of track driving????


I am fitting new front and rear Koni shocks and mountings within the next two weeks and I am not sure what to set the Koni shocks to for the South African conditions.

The car will be used on mostly tar roads. Most of the roads in our area are good but going off the highway there are a few potholes. Some can be very big.

Two or three times a year I will be going off road game watching and I will also be doing a 12,000 to 14,000 km run up north to Namibia. Lots of dirt roads I am told.

I will not be using the S2 for track racing although a little street fun is possible.

Am I correct in saying the softer setting is better for dirt road conditions?

[newsh]

I’ve found these settings to be good on the back roads round here which are pretty bumpy and pot holed .

Edit, a search tells me I set mine 1 turn from full soft on the front and half a turn from full soft on the rear.

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Should also mention I am running on 17" rims

[newsh]

I think I was on 18”s when I first fitted mine

[newsh]

Rusty’s settings are track oriented, stiffer at the back to get oversteer.

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Interesting!!!!