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As Danny said, start red Konis on the softest setting, find the tire pressures you like and if/when you notice handling getting a little sloppy adjust up a notch. Koni used to have the reputation of being uncomfortable on the street because too many people (especially VW owners) in the past made the mistake of thinking they needed to automatically be made stiffer right from the start.
Some people say that the only thing better is a set of custom valved Bilsteins (most are set up for offroad and are way too stiff for a street car with a Beetle's or Speedster's weight). There apparently is a shop down in CA (or Arizona or Nevada) that someone on the Samba (or maybe it was Shop Talk Forums?) said could rebuild them with custom valving but I never got the name out of him. Al
@ALB posted:As Danny said, start red Konis on the softest setting, find the tire pressures you like and if/when you notice handling getting a little sloppy adjust up a notch. Koni used to have the reputation of being uncomfortable on the street because too many people (especially VW owners) in the past made the mistake of thinking they needed to automatically be made stiffer right from the start.
Some people say that the only thing better is a set of custom valved Bilsteins (most are set up for offroad and are way too stiff for a street car with a Beetle's or Speedster's weight). There apparently is a shop down in CA (or Arizona or Nevada) that someone on the Samba (or maybe it was Shop Talk Forums?) said could rebuild them with custom valving but I never got the name out of him. Al
Yeah, nits to the nats ,, a simple solution is a set of red Koni shocks. I’ll install them and chuck the old Empi’s.. anything is better then those POS shocks!!
I'm late to this rodeo, but I ran Koni Reds for 20 years and I liked them a lot. Softest setting up front, somewhere around mid-range out back. I got them because I occasionally tracked the car back then (nothing serious) and wanted something stiff and sure-footed. They were all of that plus a bag of chips and not really harsh riding.
Now that I'm becoming an auld phart, I've given up tracking the car, but I wanted something even softer so I went with a set of KYB's and I like them. Not as sure-footed as the Konis were, but fine for what I need now. I also could bump up the tire pressure a couple of pounds with the KYBs and still get a soft ride.
@Gordon Nichols posted:I'm late to this rodeo, but I ran Koni Reds for 20 years and I liked them a lot. Softest setting up front, somewhere around mid-range out back. I got them because I occasionally tracked the car back then (nothing serious) and wanted something stiff and sure-footed. They were all of that plus a bag of chips and not really harsh riding.
Now that I'm becoming an auld phart, I've given up tracking the car, but I wanted something even softer so I went with a set of KYB's and I like them. Not as sure-footed as the Konis were, but fine for what I need now. I also could bump up the tire pressure a couple of pounds with the KYBs and still get a soft ride.
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@JR_1979 posted:Front Shocks: KONI 80 1787
Rear Shocks: KONI 80 2149
There's a lot of threads on this topic you'll find using the search feature. Most seem to have made adjustments to the stiffness of the shocks, especially in the rear. I initially did as well, but found the ride to be a little jarring. Doing more research, KONI's recommendation is to use the factory settings, unless you've done some sort of customizing that requires an adjustment. Granted, these are valved for VW Beetles, but we're not far off from what those required. Taking them back to factory resulted in a really great ride, for me.
Thanks again the shocks are just amazing!!!
Glad you are pleased. Enjoy!
