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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 06:53 AM
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How many perch positions do standard koni yellows for an integra have? What is the spacing between them?
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 07:57 AM
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Default Re: Perch positions on Koni Yellows...

You should have researched this before hand, 3 perch positions on standard Koni shocks.
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by street_ride14
You should have researched this before hand, 3 perch positions on standard Koni shocks.
I have not bought anything and am researching them now.

So do you have the ability to raise it on one and lower it on the other, or do both positions lower it?
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 08:31 AM
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Default Re: Perch positions on Koni Yellows...

The circlip on the shock is in the middle perch setting from Koni by default. It is up to you to lower, leave, or raise the circlip. Each koni shock have these grooves and each shock is independent, lower one, raise the other, your choice .
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 08:53 AM
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Default Re: Perch positions on Koni Yellows...

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The circlip on the shock is in the middle perch setting from Koni by default. It is up to you to lower, leave, or raise the circlip. Each koni shock have these grooves and each shock is independent, lower one, raise the other, your choice .
That is exactly what I was looking for. So on the fronts I have my standard position...then one lower and one higher position. Do you know how much adjustment each position offers?

Also, on the neuspeed koni yellows they have 5 positions. Does this mean I have my standard in the middle, then 2 lower positions and 2 higher positions?
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 10:48 AM
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Default Re: Perch positions on Koni Yellows...

Originally Posted by slammin86
That is exactly what I was looking for. So on the fronts I have my standard position...then one lower and one higher position. Do you know how much adjustment each position offers?

Also, on the neuspeed koni yellows they have 5 positions. Does this mean I have my standard in the middle, then 2 lower positions and 2 higher positions?
I did not measure the space between the grooves, but they shouldn't be more than about 0.75 inches apart from each other. On Neuspeed Koni Race shocks, you have 5 grooves, yes 2 above the middle setting and 2 below, and the space between those grooves are shorter in length- about 0.35 inches apart.
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 05:19 AM
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Default Re: Perch positions on Koni Yellows...

Street_ride, you're not posting the correct information. Only the rear Koni Sport OTS shocks have 3 perch settings. Here is the correct information.

3rd gen Integra/5th gen Civic Koni Sport shocks:

2 height settings up front - 1 stock (upper) and 1 lower by 25mm (1 inch).

3 height settings out back - 1 stock (middle) 1 higher (upper) and 1 lower. The higher and lower settings are 15mm (5/8") apart from the middle stock setting.

I have heard from Lee Grimes (works for Koni North American) and others here that the front lower perch setting should only be used with stock springs, as aftermarket lowering springs proabably won't be stiff enough to keep the shock from bottoming out if you remove another inch from the shock travel (1.5" wheel travel). I have used the lowest perch setting in the rear with H&R Sport springs, and had no issues with trimmed bumpstops (non-trimmed bumpstops did bottom out in the rear).
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 07:56 PM
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i have the nuspeed spec konis and pat and i compared them once. the nuspeeds extra 2 slots were in between the 3 factory ones if i recall correctly...
pat i hope you can verify that
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Originally Posted by confidence
i have the nuspeed spec konis and pat and i compared them once. the nuspeeds extra 2 slots were in between the 3 factory ones if i recall correctly...
pat i hope you can verify that
Yes, Neuspeed Konis have 5 slots on all 4 corners. The fronts have an additional 3, and the rears have an additional 2.
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