Hi Guys ,

I have just ordered a set of Koni adjustable shocks for my 68 with multi leaf rear. What do you guys adjust them up to ? Before I decided on the Koni's I was looking at the KYB Gas-a-justs but after doing a lot of reading once they are on , if they are too hard & on hard cornering tend to let the car bounce around you are stuck with them.

So my question is do you guys who run Koni's find them better at the softer settings or do they work better wound up hard ?

Will the standard Konis will be able to handle between 1 & 2 inches of lowering ?

Thanks Guys

Not sure about lowering but I know what happened on my car with them wound-up. I installed them in the early 70 then went on a cross country road trip. But first I pulled them and stuck 'em in a vice and cranked up the foot valve all the way. Perfect. Yeah, right. Turned the whole car into unsprung weight. Pounded the suspension bushings out of the front end. I burned that bridge just before leaving on the trip with my girl friend. Never run stiffer than needed for the pavement you drive on. Besides, they only help control the wheel. Handling is SWAY BARS.

Scotty - I'm running the Koni Classic adjustible with Hotchkis drop springs front and rear. I tried the middle setting and found on the street it was too stiff. Cornering suffered as the car sort of hydro-plained over the bumps. I set the shocks back to the softest setting and am real happy with both ride quality and street cornering ability. I am sure under track like road conditions the car would corner better in the firmer setting but I don't see many roads like that here.

I initially set them stiffer as I was running much softer stock springs and the car responded better with the stiffer shock at that time. If you ordered Classic's they will have to be removed from the car to adjust as you have to collapse them to make adjustments. Not really a big deal though.

I'm going through the process of replacing my rear leaf springs and also ordered a set of Koni Classic's. I spoke with Koni Technical Support on Wednesday because I've noticed that the number of revolutions from softest to hardest was not consistent from left to right, whether front or back set. The technician informed me that Koni's should always be adjusted from the minimum or softest setting and adjust the shocks in equal revolutions. I told him that I have a 69 Camaro Z/28 with 4-Leaf springs and he recommended that the most I stiffen up is 3/4 turn.... but would only recommend it for the softest setting or up to 1/2 turn.... but NO MORE than 3/4 turn if driving on the street. I'm thinking I'll just try a 1/4 turn to be safe, although Koni states they've done alot of research and designed the shock to give the best ride at the minimum setting for street use.

Just as an FYI to all.

I was told they are set for comfort from the factory. I asked how to adjust and they said put them in for a while and go from there. The middle is where I should be for cruising.

From the Koni website, FAQ:

Q: What is the best adjustment setting for my shocks?

A: There is no single best adjustment setting for your KONIs because every driver has different preferences for comfort, performance, performance modifications and roads to drive on. For most vehicles, we suggest that new KONIs be installed in the full soft position. (the standard setting right out of the box) to take advantage of the balance of ride comfort and handling designed by the KONI ride development engineers. If the car has performance upgrades (springs, wheel/tire packages, etc.) or the driver wants the car a bit more aggressive, most people find the optimum setting in the 1/2 to one full turn from the full soft range. Over the extended life of the damper or if the driver wants a specific firm handling characteristic, the dampers can be adjusted up higher. Very rarely will KONI ever need to be adjusted to the full firm setting.

Thanks for the info guys !