Suspension how stiff/soft is your coilover setting ?

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Old 10-19-2020, 12:58 AM
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how stiff/soft is your coilover setting ?

I'm useing B16PSS10, current setting is Front 4 / Rear 4 (soft 1-10 stiff)
is it necessary to set the rear chock 1 level softer than the front or it's ok to be same ??
 
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Old 10-19-2020, 03:02 AM
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It’s okay to set them however you choose. It’s your car, and you can dial it in for either your comfort or however aggressive you want.
 
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Old 10-19-2020, 03:43 AM
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Ideally, adjustable dampers are set to the road conditions. However, that is not really feasible for a street car. What is nice about the Bilstein adjustable coilovers is the rear adjustment is exposed so you don’t have to remove the damper to make adjustments.

Here is a short but good article to help set your adjustments:
https://www.koni-na.com/en-US/NorthA...-Tuning-Guide/

FYI, with single adjustable shocks, you are only adjusting the “bump” setting.
 
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Originally Posted by njaremka
Ideally, adjustable dampers are set to the road conditions. However, that is not really feasible for a street car. What is nice about the Bilstein adjustable coilovers is the rear adjustment is exposed so you don’t have to remove the damper to make adjustments.

Here is a short but good article to help set your adjustments:
https://www.koni-na.com/en-US/NorthA...-Tuning-Guide/

FYI, with single adjustable shocks, you are only adjusting the “bump” setting.
thanks !! this is exactly what I'm asking for, not like someone just posting meaningless comment of " it's your car you decide blah blah blah"
 
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Old 10-31-2020, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Maze Kim
thanks !! this is exactly what I'm asking for, not like someone just posting meaningless comment of " it's your car you decide blah blah blah"
Ultimately it comes down to personal preference and vehicle response to driving style and conditions. I just gave you a guide how to figure it out.
 
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It truly comes down to how you want the car to react or for how you drive. There are a ton of threads here on how people set up their cars and how it reacts. Read The one the ScottyR56s has going, great read, seriously 2 different people set their cars up to different things. I get if trying to get a baseline and going to dial it in from there.
 
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