Just got my Koni Yellows and I'm still confused on how do you adjust this thing.

Do I have to do every full turn to make an adjustment or by 1/4 or 1/2?

Thanks

 

If I can remember correctly, it is about 2 turns from full hard to full soft. Start from full hard and turn the adjustment **** down by a quarter turn until you find the setting you like. I have my front set 1/2 turn from full stiff and the rear 3/4 turns from full stiff.

 

Any others?

 

Konis don't click into place after every adjustment change. You will just have to do adjustments by matching each shock by how many turns you make with the ****.

 

they are infinite adjust, meaning they do not have set settings to adjust to. you just have to mark somehow, or remember where you adjust one shock and set it to the others.

what i do is set it to all the way stiff, or all the way soft, and count how many times i turn it from there.

 

It would be nice if there's a click into it. makes it easier for everybody.

 

that why it is infinite adjust brah. and i suggest you could ask all your koni yellow questions in one thread instead of making seperate threads.

but heres a write-up to koni install. should be similar.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/acura-integra-type-r-8/koni-shock-install-56k-burn-891136/

 

i have my rear 1/2 from soft and front 1/3 from soft. feels almost oem until you get a bit aggresive.

 

Infinite Adjust > Predetermined "clicks"

I'd rather have complete control than have some sort of baby steps click system. No offense

 

where can i buy the adjustment ****?

 

With Konis you need to be careful at the extreme stiff end of adjustment. The very last little bit of rotation (toward stiff) results in an exponential increase in rebound stiffness (see how long it takes for the gas pressure to extend the damper rod at full stiff vs adjuster backed off just a little).

To set them very stiff you should turn all the way to full stiff and then back the adjusters off just a bit (making sure you feel the actual adjuster in the valve move, not just taking up clearance in the adjuster mechanism).

The Australian Koni distributor told me to avoid setting them at full stiff because it's nearly always way too stiff ("valve almost closed off") and the damper is more easily damaged at this very very stiff setting.

 

True, you should never keep the Koni aduster at full stiff or full soft, as it cam damage the internals. Always back off just a hair.

 

I like the Koni product very much, but they do like to cut costs on ink and paper. It would be a very good thing if such 'tips' (i.e. important information) were included in the instructions, and the instructions were at least a bit more comprehensive in general.

 

i had to set them full stiff and back off like 1 full turn for the front and rear to get the setting i liked. too stiff and the front bounces all the time.

 

 

http://www.koni-na.com/apparel.cfm?level=1&category=K

 

Mine included such wording in the instructions, to avoid running the damper at full stiff.

But that aside, since you really should only need to adjust the shocks once (each time spring rages are changed), even if you do run them full stiff and even if they do happen to stick at that setting, it still isn't that big of a deal. You should only need full stiff if you're pushing the limit of spring rate that the shock can control, and under such conditions you'll never want to back off the adjuster anyway (or you'll have a bouncy ride).

 

Thanks!!
Noob question, should i get the long or short ****?

 

haha, I adjust my Koni shocks all the time... or at least I used to.

For some spirited driving: turn 'em up stiffer

For commuting or long road trip: full soft.

Also I was told my CRX Lee on here (works for Koni-NA) that the Koni Sport adjustment can also help compensate for shock wear. So I guess if they start to feel a little worn, turn them up a bit stiffer. My shocks have an adjustment range of 1.75 turns from full soft to stiff. I always turn to one extreme or the other, then go back in the other direction and count 1/4-turn increments.

I bought my shocks in February 2002, and with nearly 170K miles on them, they're still working great.

 

i believe it is the short **** for honda/acura