Hi chris, I would guess that you have Koni "Reds" in the front, as these are the most common. Experimentation with the shock settings is the only way to get it right for the intended use (track may be harder than the road setting for instance). If this is the case, then they will be rebound adjustable only. I'm not sure what you mean by "upwards motion", but rebound is the opposite to compression, so it actually adjusts the rate in which the shock extends (wheel moving away from the car- downwards). If you wind too much rebound into the shock, and don't have heavy enough springs, the rate in which the shock extends may not be faster enough, and it will effectively suck the car to the ground (so to speak), as the shock will not fully extend before it is compressed (by the next bump).
Handling and ride will always be a trade off. I had a number of people ask me if I could get my race car registered. Even if I could, there was no way I would want to drive it in the street. 30 minutes on a nice smooth race track was long enough - forget about driving down Parramatta road! Hope that helps, Mark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 9:57 PM Subject: adjustable koni settings. > I have adjustable koni shocks on the front and KYB on the rear, not sure of > the exact spring rates but they're low kings and im running 13 inch wheels. > > How many turns should I set the koni's, they are on one turn off soft at the > moment. I believe the max is 5 turns and this is really firm. Also is it > just the upwards motion (rebound) that is changed. > > I am not really sure what the right setting should feel like, my brothers > car an s13 feels reassembly jarring when going over bumps with 16's on it. > Is this a good setting and is it just a trade off between handling and ride. > > Thanks again guys > > Chris King. > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@;datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
