aksotar
2017 4x4 144 Cargo
arrived today....
will set to max, crossing my fingers !!!
will set to max, crossing my fingers !!!
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Hello , how did you get on with adjusting the konis?Just picked up a set of KONI 87-2661 adjustable front strut/shocks for my 2016 144 4x4 High Roof Crew. Ive got about 40k on the stock suspension and will be upgrading.
Upgrades to be installed over the next few weeks:
Van Compass Stage 5
KONI 87-2661 Front Strut/Shock
Van Compass Skid
Van Compass Front 2" Receiver Hitch (we are a family of 6 and have 6 mountain bikes to haul around)
Van is riding on 255/85/16 Coopers.
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS on the KONI 87-2661:
1) Strut/Shock assembly did not come with boots/dust covers - are they intending that I use the stock cover?? I'll call the vendor and ask them about this this morning.
2) Strut/Shock did not come with any directions as to how to adjust it. Looking at the assembly I cannot see how to adjust it? Possibly the plate at the base of the shaft/top of the shock body that has two holes in it? Does it require some sort of specialty tool? I'll also call the vendor on this as well.
3) I will be using this to replace the stock strut/shock tower when I install the Van Compass Phase 5 kit, which includes a secondary Fox shock. Assuming I can figure out how to adjust the KONI 87-2661, what setting should I use? I think this might require a conversation with Van Compass so I can get the secondary fox shocks set to the right setting to cooperate with the KONI shocks.
For all the naysayers out there (someone will surely have a dissenting or negative opinion), I am replacing the stock strut/shock with a new one as it will all be taken apart, the stock MB setup is feeling a bit like a box truck (!!), and I might as well replace the wearable part while it is taken apart.
Cheers!!
Hello aksotar,there are instructions and videos on the Koni Website that tells/shows how to adjust them.... it’s very easy...
a 235/85 would be great for snow but for everything else you may want a wider tire for more flotation.. personally I’d go with a 265/75, a 75 vs an 85 ratio isn’t that big of sidewall difference, not like a 50 or 55 ratio which would definitely affect ride comfort..
Most of the up fitters that sell both still suggest running the aux fox setup with the konis. That tells me they are underdamped. You would think it's a "Aux fox setup OR a Koni."who says it’s under dampened w/Konis and needs an aux shock and in what situations ?!?!
Struts mounted yesterday followed by an alignment. Not enough miles for a complete assessment, however, out of the gate, for anyone interested, body roll on sharp highway turns and smaller two lane switchbacks seems, at least, 30+/-% improved, definitely less drop and rebound when entering or exiting streets over ramps, feels more like my previous BMWs on cobblestone streets, you still know the cobblestones are there but feedback is more direct and clear and they aren't beating you up. Highway wandering seems slightly reduced but that could be more attributable to the alignment.Wondering what the consensus from the hive mind is on the best setting for the Koni struts. Just scored a set for my 2017 4x4 144 hi. I have a light build. Run about 7050 lbs on the truck scale usually, not more than 76-7700 loaded. I also drive it more like a car than I should. Any thoughts? I’m all ears.
Do you have a link for that information? In all my time in the motorcycle industry as a mechanic and distributor and working with suspension companies for both the track and street no one has ever said this. No info included with the struts indicating this either, no manual at all just a basic set of install instructions. Maybe it was on the Koni site but I missed it?My understanding from reading the manual, distributors, and the Motorsports community is that they're designed to be installed at the minimum adjustment, and the ~50% additional damping available thru adjustment is there to accommodate for wear over their life. They're not intended to be used at Max damping out of the gate. And, regardless, will decrease in performance as all other dampers do with time.