hi guys,

I just recieved my GC's in the mail and in 2 days I'll be getting my Koni Yellows. I had a couple of questions though, for those of you that also run the Koni specific GC's and the Koni Yellows.

Do the Konis need the rubber spacers in between the shock body and sleeve or do I just slip the sleeve over the shock body with no rubber rings or spacers? I know other shock setups need the spacers, but I just want to make sure that the Konis dont need them too. Also about the install I wanted to make sure I have the procedures correct for the rear suspension. For the rear suspension I have to unbolt the 2 LCA bolts right? and then of course the 2 bolts holding the top of the shock to the chassis.

This will be my 3rd suspension install, but I wont have anyone helping me this time. First suspension install was my 99 Civic Si w/ Tokico/Sportlines, and my second one was on my Lude with non-Koni specific GC's. I already have the front figured out, but I just wanted to make sure I know how to do the rear. And from the looks of it the rear on the CRX is gonna be different from my old Civic Si and Lude.

TIA


Modified by BlueShadow at 3:25 AM 10/20/2004

 

Yes you are suppose to run the rubber peice. Hell if you got the fronts figured out already, the backs are even easier . The way you mentioned is the correct way, good luck.

 

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Well then if that's true then it looks like GC might have forgotten to send a set of ruber rings and spacers for my setup. I'll call them just to be sure though. I saw GC's instructions for a non-Koni shock installation, and the picture showed the rubber spacing in the pic. My GC instructions for Koni shocks do not have a pic of the rubber spacers on it. I might be able to the leftover rings and spacers from my old Lude GC setup. If I can find them I'll see if I need them for my setup.

 

Hey guys,

I finished installing the GC/Koni setup a few weeks ago, and I had a quick question about the shock settings. Right now I have the rears set to full soft and the fronts set to +180 degrees firm. What are some good front/rear settings for daily driving, Drag and Auto-X? I was guessing that full firm in the rear and leaving the front where they are at is good for handling.

Also, about the rubber spacers, I didn't bother getting with GC to get some spacers. I just used an old section of radiator hose and cut a slit down the side and used that as a spacer.

TIA

 

The rear is supposed to be firmer then the front.
Set the rear at full lock minus 1 quarter turn, and the front at full lock minus half a turn.

If it still understeers, a common trick is to use the front springs on the back and vice versa...but that depends on your personal taste.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SETI20 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The rear is supposed to be firmer then the front.
Set the rear at full lock minus 1 quarter turn, and the front at full lock minus half a turn.

If it still understeers, a common trick is to use the front springs on the back and vice versa...but that depends on your personal taste.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ok, I'll give that a try and see how I like it.

Thanks