Adjusting Koni Yellows

[r1ch_b]

I just got Koni adjustable....anybody know how to get the "right" settings?
Any help and past experience is appreciated

[Someguy]

Are they the single or double adjustable Konis. (Both very darn nice ):smoker2:

[r1ch_b]

I'm not sure....
what do you mean double or single ?this is the first time i use adjustable

[94honda]

how much you pay for them and where? Is it possible to buy koni yellows under $500?

[r1ch_b]

hi,

i bought them from importhorizon.com, which i got their site from groupbuycenter.com
right now, they are selling it for $499.00 + $25.00 s/h

i check everywhere, this is the lowest deal that i can get


good luck...

:flash:

[Someguy]

Originally posted by r1ch_b
I'm not sure....
what do you mean double or single ?this is the first time i use adjustable

The double adjustable are adjustable for both jounce and rebound and have adjustment knobs on the top and towards the bottem.

[r1ch_b]

hmmm...
I think Koni's are just single.
It has a knob on top to adjust it.
I really want to know how can I get the max setting out of it.
thx...

[texan]

There is a standard adjustment policy for Koni Yellows (which as yours sound to be are single adjustables, which means they adjust rebound damping only and not compression, aka jounce), but that necessitates some track time and a keen feel for the car. If you have that, say so and I'll post their recommendation up. If however you are like normal people and are just wanting to get the best ride and performance from the setup on the street, start with the softest setting and work your way up from there. Turn the knob one full turn every other day until you feel that things are getting too stiff (with rebound adjustment only this is subtle, it feels more like the car just doesn't stick as well as it used to vs. a truly and easily observable harsh ride), then back off one half turn and leave it there for at least one week. Once you get the feel for that setting, turn it one full twist softer and drive on that for one week. If that feels about right turn it one half turn stiffer and leave it there for a week, if it feels too soft after another week of driving turn the knob again stiffer one full turn and try that for a week. Repeat the last two sentences as necessary until the suspension feels dialed in, and only change it for track days (turning it one half turn stiffer for the track to start with, repeat the last three sentences until it's also dialed in for track use).

Ps- This is my own formula for setting Koni Yellows, which only one person has tried but it nailed the optimal setting for street performance very quickly IMHO. It's my own recipe, so if you don't like it please try someone else's cooking .

[Someguy]

Yeah, my reconmendation is very similiar to Texan's. Start soft and work your way up keeping the same settings all around. The "test" of when you are about right is when the car hits a bump it isn't overly disturbed by it (the tire stays on the ground instead of bouncing off it), but the there are no secondary harmonics in the damping. Meaning when you hit a bump the suspension immediately settles down and doesn't oscilate. Sort of the old "are my shocks worn out?" test where you push down on the car to see if it comes back up and stops, or if it bounces a few times. After all 4 corners are pretty close then you start paying more attention to how just the front feels, and how just the rear feels. Adjust just the fronts or just the rears at a time. Since you should be pretty close by now, you can start to pay attention to how each corner feels and adjust those seperatly. And there you go.

The DA are a bit more complicated to adjust since there are two adjustments. You basically end up doing what I described above seperately for the jounce and then the rebound. Then the jounce again, then the rebound again, ect, until you've honed in on where you want each one.

This takes a bit of time to do right, but its actually a lot of fun.

[r1ch_b]

hehe
thx a lot guys.......
i'll try those steps.
let you know the results later :licker: