Telescopic Rear Shock Conversion - Koni Shocks

[sam93]

Hello All,

Once my rear suspension goes back together on my GT6 MK3, I'll be using adjustable Koni shocks. My question is what do people normally set them too ? I'm fitting Red Poly bushes & a 3/4" lowering block.

Does anyone know where to get Red poly bushes for these too ? The kit I've ordered from canley's doesn't include "damper bushes" does that mean the rear shocks ?

Thanks in advance,
Sam.

[Clive]

There is no "ideal" setting, but I would suggest pretty soft, maybe 1/4. Too hard and the cars just skit about.

Shock absorbers should technically be called dampers. The springs are the shock absorbers in a suspension setup. The shocks damp the springs.

[cook1e]

I have a Triumphtune performance Tuning manual from the early 90s and in there they recommend Konis on Spitfires, GT6s, Herald and Vitesses should be set up at + one half turn for fast road use on the rear, ie half a turn from the sodftest setting. One the front they recommend + two half turns (why they don't call this + 1 turn I dont know!) for fast road use.

[drofgum]

cook1e wrote:

I have a Triumphtune performance Tuning manual from the early 90s and in there they recommend Konis on Spitfires, GT6s, Herald and Vitesses should be set up at + one half turn for fast road use on the rear, ie half a turn from the sodftest setting. One the front they recommend + two half turns (why they don't call this + 1 turn I dont know!) for fast road use.

Cookie,
They say two half turns to work in a similar way to Koni who call a half turn a sweep. One sweep is about as far as it is comfortable to adjust a hand held unit without repositioning the hands. Each half turn is one step in hardness.
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