MazdaTed

I have Koni yellows on one of my cars. and have a question about them.

If I leave them on the full stiff or near full stiff settings all the time will they wear out any faster?

alberto_mg

full stiff! damn! i had mine on full soft almost all the time.

whether its full stiff or full soft probably won't affect the shock's wear.

MazdaTed

WTF people on the other forus said that too. I dont get it, they are not that stiff.

I will try to see if I can stiffen the shocks up but pretty sure thats it.

bcty

ive been driving on full stiff for years.. just no worries now

DamonB

No. What wears inside a shock are seals and these see wear anytime the shaft moves. The damping won't change their rate of wear.

MazdaTed

I checked to see that they were on full firm and they were.



Do you think yours are stiff as hell?

carsaregood

how many turns is full firm?

also, fc-specific question: what does the install involve on those konis? I know some konis require some cutting/drilling/welding and interchanging with the stock parts.

do they have more than 1 groove for the spring perch ring for height adjustment? if so, how many? and how far apart are they? thanks!!

MazdaTed

Well, mine are on a miata. Since I was replacing the springs and mounts (for extra travel) it was really easy, exept on the front where I used the stock mounts which had a 10mm hole and the konis were 12mm (rear mounts came with 12mm hole already) fairly simple install scince I removedthe whole assembly and installed in a whole assembly. Mine have 3 grooves, stock (top groove), billistien (second grove), and some other name onthe bottome groove. Check racing beat they should have the shocks and all your answers.

RETed

Approximately 2.5 turns lock-to-lock.


Rears are practically drop in.
Fronts are another matter!
You need to "gut" a stock type stock, cause you need the bottom housing.
By drilling a hole of the bottom of that housing, the Koni strut is inserted and secure via a stud on the bottom.


No, you're thinking FD's.
FC's don't have this option.


-Ted

MazdaTed

FCs dont have that option? wow. You could take it to a machine shop and have them machine new grooves for a lower ride. Just be carefule that you dont lower it too much because you can kill all suspention travel and be losing traction because of hitting the bumpstops.