2003 MCS with H-Sport springs and Koni yellows, no sunroof, with 16x7 SSR Cs and 205/45/16 Kumho V700s, mostly street driven with occasional track day.

Has anyone got front/rear shock settings that work well, for street, and/or for track?

Thanks for any info.

DDTUNG

 

On Wed of this week RSpeed is installing that same set up so I would like the info as well.

 

My car: 04'MCS with Hsports springs, Konis' & HR rear sway. This is the best I have found for agressive street, normal daily driving & sometimes track (I am very pleased):
-front Koni, 1/2 turn from full hard
-rear Koni, 1/2 turn from full soft
-HR sway: set at the most rigid setting
FYI: Wheels, 17" SSR comps, F. Brembo big brake kit, rear power slots w/ green stuff pads. Front Dinan tower brace.

After some discussion and adjustments, these settings work very well for all purpose driving(city, country twisties and rare track days.) Even if I were more of a track person I might not make any changes.
Good luck

 

the general peformance setting is
2/3 firm rear
1/2 to full firm front

Koni's like/need to be adjusted to full firm then back off to the final setting.

This will be quite firm on the street

 

FWIW,

I'm running 1/2 turn from full hard front and rear on the Konis, with H&R springs, H-sport sway bars front and rear, soft setting on the front, middle on the rear.

Yes, it is stiff. So stiff it lifts the inside wheels off the ground when entering driveways at an angle, which you need to do with these springs in most cases.


Phil

 

Im used to Tokico Illumina struts, which are compression adjustable. I guess I am having a hard time understanding the rebound adjustable thing, Could someone please explain it to me. Is the comp automatically adjusted with the rebound? Does a harder or stiffer setting mean the shock rebounds slower?