I just received my new Knoi Yellows. I was looking around on how to adjust them and they are the ones with the removable **** on top of the shock and strut. My question is I can't figure out when they are at their softest or hardest setting. According to the picture included with them after 4 counter-clockwise turns they are at their max firmness. However I can keep turning them more than 4 times in either direction. I have done the typical man thing and messed around with the adjustments so I don't know how firm or soft they are. I guess I'm asking will I be able to tell when I have them at their firmest or softest setting? And if I can find the base line softest setting is it just 4 full turns to their firmest? Thanks.

 

i turn mine opposite of the arrow on the little turning tool to get full soft. then i dont really go past 2 1/2 turns. i think i run 2 in the front and 1 1/2 on the back for track days

 

Thanks, I'll try that but I'm trying to figure out how to find zero or a base line for all of the struts and shocks. I just want to figure out how to find a good starting point for them.

 

What the little picture is trying to tell you is to turn them as far soft as they'll go (don't force them). That's "zero". Then count half-turns toward hard from there.

 

Ok I'll try that. I was just getting worried because it just kept on turning.

 

Yeah there's definitely a positive stop at full soft. I always reset them to full soft and adjust from there unless I'm absolutely sure where I left them. I've heard some stories about issues with them set at full stiff (2.5 turns from soft); not sure if they're true but I never go past 2 turns for any length of time. I run mine at 2 turns front and rear for daily driving and I don't think it feels too stiff at all.

 

I'm glad I haven't installed them yet so I can set them back to soft then adjust. I was also wrong about the 4 turns, my math skills weren't working tonight. And when it comes to adjusting them for performance is it better to have them similar? A thread I read on here talked about trying to keep them similar to prevent necessary over or under steer. But I'm no expert.

 

My Koni Yellows, which I've have had since June 2010, have a hard stop at both full hard and full soft and about 2 1/4 turns between them.

I always take mine to full hard and then back them off the desired number of turns which for my car is 1 turn from full hard for the front and 1/2 turn from full hard on the rear for track days. In the winter I run them full soft.

 

Ahem... Those who bought their Koni's from Strano Performance Parts should feel free to contact their vendor for help in matters such as this, that's part of what I think makes me better than random Ebay places.

 

LOL... That is why you'll be getting my moolah soon... and not someone on fleabay

Don