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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 10:17 PM
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Anybody using the internally adjustable Koni/Eibach setup have recommendations on the setting of the Koni's? Right now I have all 4 set to full soft and the rebound seems a little too soft. I'm going to set them stiffer but don't know if I should go full stiff on all 4. Thanks in advance!
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 10:43 PM
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I've got mine set to 80% stiff up front and 66% stiff in the rear. These settings worked well for autocross events, DE, and normal street driving. YMMV.
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 10:53 PM
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Thanks Ed! That's the input I'm looking for. I only want to do this procedure one more time so I'd like to get it right.
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 11:01 PM
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If you're not going to drive the car aggressively, (as one would in autocross or DE events) then set the shocks about mid-way, but for safety set the front shocks a bit stiffer than the rears. YMMV.
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 11:11 PM
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Stiffer settings up front would tend to make the front end 'push' which is safer than oversteer? Is that the science behind your recommendation? I do run a couple DE's during the year.
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Old Apr 13, 2003 | 12:29 AM
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There are several factors that can affect a car's balance, and whether it predominantly has understeer or oversteer. Shock setting are only one of them, and usually not as important as alignment, tire size and tire pressure, spring rates, sway-bar settings, etc. Nonetheless, setting the rear shocks a bit softer than the fronts will help reduce the chance of inducing oversteer. YMMV.
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