Ok so I now have the Adjustable Koni's......

[Boom n Zoom]

/Cap in Hand,

Firstly, I would like to apologise for having dragged this to the top after it has made page two, but I need to follow up




Thank you very much for your information.

Mr Project, your 'limited experience' (pfft! yeah right, it was brilliant!) was very helpful and I thank for taking the time to write it up.

I set the rears at 1.5 turns, let them bleed down for a half hour then moved them through two full strokes. The 'nominated' right side was rebounding at a fair rate of 30 seconds from full compressed to the full extension. The 'nominated' left side was taking 55 +/- 3 secs to return from the same test.

I then rechecked to make sure that I had both sides set to the same 1.5 turns. All checked out, rerun the test, return the same results as before.

I then decided to see how many turns of adjustment there was with each shock. The 'right' side has 3 and 3/4 turns from full soft to full hard, the 'Left' side only 3 1/4 so there was a half turn discrepency in the adjustability of the valving. I checked part numbers to make sure, all good.

In the end (this was at 11:00pm local GMT + 10) I adjusted the 'left' to match the 'right' rebound time on the test as before and then fitted up both sides. Had it completed at just before 01:00. So the setup is 'about' 1.5 turns, I suggest that anyone fitting the adjustable Koni's, check once you have them set to make sure that you are getting a similar rebound rate, a possible trap for young and old players alike.

Anyhow, on the drive today, burbled through the northern suburbs checked the tyres 270 Kpa front and 290 Kpa rear, filled up (67 Litres of BP Ultimate @ $1.24/Litre) It feels very firm, but all new shocks will do that until they have settled in, the full tank of fuel helps.
Gassed it hard in S3 mode from the service station to avoid being T'Boned or rear ended, it has virtually no squat, it just hooks up and launches (ETC off) I pull up at the lights 150m ahead then wafting through the sunroof is that burning rubber smell, Hmmm the rears spun for the first time with a full tank.....this could be v..e..r..y interesting.

It has transformed the handleing of the car, yes the ride is a little harsh on the goattracks we have here that pass for suburban roads, but not that bad that I feel the need to pull them out and reset them. I expect that once the rears have settled down it will still be firm but not 'crusty'

The Highway is a different matter, it is brilliant!! It doesn't wallow anymore it just sucks up the imperfections yet the ride is taut without being nasty.
I am really impressed!
I am looking forward to the opportunity to get to a track day and play with the Front settings and tyre pressures to have a 'city commute' setting and a 'Play at the track' setting.

Again Thank you all for you information.

P.S. I have taken some pictures of the Quad tip zorst and how it is done. I will post them sometime soon for all to have a look at, prod, poke and snicker

Cheers!!

[Mr Project]

No apologies needed, always good to hear the results of a thread from the OP.

Your idea to time the rebound was very good, I wish now I had done the same! I used an untimed method of the same just to make sure I was adjusting them in the right direction, but I didn't think to check for parity between the two units. Hopefully the next person will read this before doing the install!

Glad you're enjoying your new suspension!