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Old Jan 21, 2010 | 07:58 PM
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kyb agx shock setting?

I order rear kyb agx shocks. What does everyone recommend for the setting adjustment on these. It is my daily driver. 2000 z28
Old Jan 26, 2010 | 01:11 PM
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Depends on what your looking for, straight line performance or cornering. For straight line your gonna want to go full hard compression in the rear and full soft in the front. For cornering you'd want somewhere in the middle all the way around.
Old Jan 30, 2010 | 02:04 PM
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Test these out, see what you prefer. I use one higher grade in the back then the front as a rule.
Old Feb 13, 2010 | 07:53 PM
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I only have in the back, they are at 4 right now. I want better handling.
Old Feb 14, 2010 | 02:15 PM
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Here's a guideline to keep from adjusting the shocks to stiff.

Once you get to the point where the car feels like it's dropping into dips in the road, start backing off to a lower setting until that feeling is gone.

Hears a better explanation of what I'm talking about(info from the Koni website).
Too much rebound control in relation to spring rate will cause a condition known as "jacking down." This is a condition where, after hitting a bump and compressing the spring, the damper does not allow the spring to return to a neutral position before the next bump is encountered. This repeats with each subsequent bump until the car is actually lowered onto the bump stops. Contact with the bump stops causes a drastic increase in roll stiffness. If this condition occurs on the front, the car will understeer; if it occurs on the rear, the car will oversteer.
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