Koni settings
Submitted: Friday, Aug 10, 2007 at 19:52
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Batboy
Yello, I have koni heavy tracks on the 04 Patrol Cab chasiss
They came off my old GQ where I had them set on position 3
which made this vehicle handle quite
well and seemed good on
cape york corros.
Well this year we are heading to
cape melville but in the GU.
I moved the shocks straight over without changing the settings and they are a bit harsh on the bumps and things round town but the thing goes round corners like its on rails (kinda) Is it better to have the settings hard or soft for corrugations? (guess this could have been a much shorter post) I like the hard setting for handling but don't want to be shaken to bits up north
Cheers Jim
Reply By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Saturday, Aug 11, 2007 at 15:57
Saturday, Aug 11, 2007 at 15:57
Have the koni heavy tracks on the pajero too.
Run setting 1 on the front and setting 2 on the back.
Have noticed that the koni operates more in rebound and less in compression than most shocks, so give the feel of a softer ride on bumps. Also konis are a variable rate shock, so having them hard on initial bump may mean extra hard on corrugations.
So I tend to run them soft on bump compared to others around town, and they seem to handle corrugations
well that way.
Also run konis on the other car (2wd) in the family. Was after better bitumen handling, so we put some stiffer springs and sway bars in.
Really the shocks only control
the springs, and the initial turn into a corner.
To get the best handing on bumps, you want to be using the full spring travel, and the shocks control the recoil of the spring.
This could have been a shorter post too!
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Reply By: Mark & Jo, S/side, Bris - Sunday, Aug 12, 2007 at 20:31
Sunday, Aug 12, 2007 at 20:31
James!!!!!
Where you been boy!!!!
Cheers
Jo
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Reply By: mechpete - Sunday, Aug 12, 2007 at 20:51
Sunday, Aug 12, 2007 at 20:51
Hey Batboy,
do you know that you can change the compression dampening rate . any 4wd repairer will be able to pull the top out of the shocker and change the valve in the bottom ,and doesn,t cost much , I did it about 10yrs ago in my GQ
cheers mechpete.
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