Re: Initial setting for Koni sports

[Chris Sweetapple <Highwood@domain.elided>]

It simply isn't correct that Konis are adjustable to take up wear, the
whole point of them being adjustable is so that the driver can make changes
to achieve a better ride/handling compromise.  Wear has nothing to do with
it, in fact in my experience Konis pretty much last forever.  Forgive my
ignorance but I think a Verde is some form of Milano or 75 as we call them,
in which case I have little experience of these, but if I was selling a set
of Koni Sports to someone with a 105/115-Series road car, I'd advise him to
start with the Konis screwed up about 2/3 of the way (quite hard) on the
front and about 1/3, maybe even less (in other words quite soft) on the
rear.

Chris Sweetapple
Highwood Motor Company
Swansea, U.K.
www.highwoodalfa.com

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>>Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:22:05 +1000
From: Stuart Thomson <stuart.thomson@domain.elided>
Subject: Damien's Koni's

Hi All,

According to our local Koni distributor, who spoke at the club meeting
last week, the Koni shocks are set at the factory for standard
suspension, no adjustment necessary.  The adjustment mechanism is there
to take up wear only.  Usually they are set at full soft (which is
generally harder than the stock, worn? dampers).  So take em out of the
box and bolt em on.

Cheers
Stuart
On Wednesday, June 19, 2002, at 05:57 AM, alfa-digest wrote:

> From: "Crane, Damien" <Damien.Crane@domain.elided>
> Subject: Initial setting for Koni sports
>
> Greetings to all
>
> I have a quick question.  I just got some much need Koni Sports for my
> 88
> Verde.  Assuming that I have stock springs, does anyone have a
> suggestion
> for an initial setting to match those springs, either in # of turns
> or % of
> the way from soft to hard?    (or maybe they are correctly preset from
> Koni?)
<<
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