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I'm so happy with the Vogtland/Koni setup

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Old 08-12-2006, 04:48 PM
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Default I'm so happy with the Vogtland/Koni setup

I went with the club spec springs. I set the shocks and about 85% for the front and 80% for the rear. It really isnt harsh at all and handles big bumps very well. I live in NY so I've gotten to test that out pretty well. Theres so much less body roll its almost awkward. The one thing that I did notice though is that at low speeds the car seems to bounce a bit. I had a couple friends go with me for a ride and they said that its just because the suspension is firmer and that I'm just feeling the waves in the road...does that sound reasonable? I'm going to go for a drive now because I still can't get over how much of a difference it is to drive the car now

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yeah the uneveness of road makes it almost "wiggle"
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Default You get that bounce at slow speeds because the slow speed dampning has been firmed up.

I am glad you're happy. What is your ride height all the way around from fender to ground? Car looks great! I am considering getting that same setup.
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Default Could be...

could also be shocks that are too soft (front and/or rear)...and it could also be an imbalance between front and rear rebound settings.

There are a lot of different ways the car could "bounce" and accordingly a lot of different ways it can be addressed. There is no hard and fast answer...somebody needs to evaluate his car to determine what the suspension is doing.
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Default Do you think any tuning shop would be able to do that?

I can easily live with it for now but maybe in time I'll have the drive to pull everything apart again
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Default I think the "bounce" that is being referred to is the stiffer suspension complying to the

undulations in the road, rather than absorbing them. At least that is what I hope it is. Otherwise, something could be wrong.
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it was 25.5" all around right after I finished installing them. I'll measure again in a week or so
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cool. now that I think about it, I think I asked you that in a previous post.
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nice ride -- mine is the same yr color
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