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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 11:06 AM
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new suspension on ? bout it

ok , so i installed my k sport suspension on my 88 rx-7, and i was just wondering, for a more comfortable ride, which setting should i set the struts more on, soft, or hard...dumb question i know, but i was ust wondering...right now it is on soft, but it is rough as **** lol. maybe its just cuz im not used to full coilover setups....
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 05:27 PM
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coilovers are going to be hard no matter what...soft is where you should be at go under and make sure there turned the right direction (arrow) and crank it all the way to soft just to double check things
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 08:04 PM
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ok cool thanks! so the "H"(hard) setting should be for when im autocrossing, etc?
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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gotta balance it see what feels best. if it is maxed you will probably be sliding everywhere, looking like a drifting buffoon at an auto-x
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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For best ride make it as soft as possible but without making it "bouncy"/"springy". If it's bouncy then you need to make it harder.

For autocrossing you want it harder than that but not all the way. You may need to experiment. See if your lap times get better or worse. There's also the matter of balancing front to back. You'll probably have a different setting for each pair.

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