Koni shocks and struts. Info and how to adjust
02-01-2014, 07:13 PM
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Try out the "settings" yourself and dial it in to your driving.
There is no "best" setting for any type of suspension as every ones driving style and car is different. Finding what feels the best to you is the best in my opinion, some racers might not agree
There is no "best" setting for any type of suspension as every ones driving style and car is different. Finding what feels the best to you is the best in my opinion, some racers might not agree
05-30-2014, 03:14 PM
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What did i do wrong? I measured the top of the front insert to the center of the bumps and got 46mm and then subtracted 7mm (the directions said 6) and I double checked but when i went to put them in, the bumps just touched the strut they never got pulled in and its all the way to the bottom. The struts were new TC struts..
Even went back and measured the part i cut off and it all checks out
Even went back and measured the part i cut off and it all checks out
05-30-2014, 04:46 PM
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Yeah, I messed one up on mine too. I ended up getting a new strut and cutting it like 10mm less than suggested. If it goes a little over the stop as long as it doesn't hit the lip you're good.
05-30-2014, 11:53 PM
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that strut is ruined. the insert must fit completely in the housing with the bumps in the insert well inside; if not it will rattle and give issues. Properly installed the insert does NOT expand the strut housing in my experience. But even well regarded KONI shops read the Koni instructions and do it wrong, and cut the housings down too much. Folks dont loctite the lower bolt and anyway Koni supply unplated crap hardware that rusts, so best replace that with a 10.9 grade plated bolt. stainless wont work its no better than junk hardware grade 5.
I am sad that so many folks get gulled into wrecking the strut housing by cutting it off way too short. sad deal. shame on Koni for poor instructions.
wangspeed has tons of miles on his inserts on track no issues.
I am sad that so many folks get gulled into wrecking the strut housing by cutting it off way too short. sad deal. shame on Koni for poor instructions.
wangspeed has tons of miles on his inserts on track no issues.
05-31-2014, 08:46 AM
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then I will redo them, but subtract 10-12mm just to make sure
and is it just me or does the inserts seem to be a lot longer than the stock and would that cause any problems down the road if you put your car on a lift without the wheels supported like with CV joints and what not?
and is it just me or does the inserts seem to be a lot longer than the stock and would that cause any problems down the road if you put your car on a lift without the wheels supported like with CV joints and what not?
06-01-2014, 10:35 AM
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@Powell, how many millimeters do you typically subtract from the strut when doing the inserts?
It sucks that robertmichaels followed the directions and still came up short with the measurements. From what I read on the how-to's they said 6-7mm as mentioned before.
It sucks that robertmichaels followed the directions and still came up short with the measurements. From what I read on the how-to's they said 6-7mm as mentioned before.
06-01-2014, 02:31 PM
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lol I agree with you and I checked with Fabi yesterday and we agreed we cant remember and didnt write it down. I will fix that when I build the next set in a couple of weeks... but we did find a set that Koni expert shop in cali did and it was cut too short. instructions suck lol. kinda like the Eibach "cut the bump stops" koolaid.
06-04-2014, 11:40 PM
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I cannot get one of my brand new rear koni yellows to adjust. One of them is fine. It stopped at full soft and I backed off one full turn. The other just spins and spins never catching. Anything I should try or is it no good? Is this common? Also, both shocks say "not adjustable." Any ideas?
