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Rexrcr (Rexrcr)
New member
Username: Rexrcr
Post Number: 24
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, November 30, 2002 - 4:48 pm: | |
If anyone is interested in an upgrade to F1 quality damping, my company manufactures sets for Ferrari. Curently we're doing a set for a 1990 TR in Singapore.
We also custom tune Bilsein OEM shocks.
Email me for details. |
Mark Eberhardt (Me_k)
Junior Member
Username: Me_k
Post Number: 187
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, November 30, 2002 - 10:11 am: | |
I think that's the going price, 145 front, 160 rear. They don't come with the end bushing though, you need to order them separately.
Personally I�m not a big fan of the stock shocks. I guess they can be made better by true choice, but I really think, for sport driving, the best place for them is the dumpster. You can have a set of bilstein, penske, ohins shocks made that take standard performance springs for you starting around $300 each and you won�t know you�re driving the same car. I went with the ohins and upgraded to external adjustment (autocross vs street) and I honestly believe it was the best money I ever spent, I absolutely love the car now.
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JRV (Jrvall)
Junior Member
Username: Jrvall
Post Number: 222
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, November 30, 2002 - 10:08 am: | |
Don't forget to order the $35.00 each (2 per shock) shock bushings when ordering new shocks. |
Bruno (Originalsinner)
Member
Username: Originalsinner
Post Number: 761
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, November 30, 2002 - 9:57 am: | |
for an 84 4v 308 the part numbers now at koni are
front 82-1982sp6
rear 82-1983sp6
this is from the latest koni catalog for Ferrari. Please confirm before ordering.
They are adjustable and come with instructions. The factory seting is adequate. |
Frank Foster (Sparta49)
Junior Member
Username: Sparta49
Post Number: 131
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, November 30, 2002 - 9:00 am: | |
I saw that Tire Rack has the Koni Shocks listed for about 160.00 a shock does anyone know if these really are the correct shocks? |
Greg Owens (Owens84qv)
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Username: Owens84qv
Post Number: 563
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Friday, November 29, 2002 - 9:05 pm: | |
Thanks for the input...like I said, now that I've got the barke system disassembled, now is the time to do this. |
Rexrcr (Rexrcr)
New member
Username: Rexrcr
Post Number: 15
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, November 29, 2002 - 5:20 pm: | |
Yes, that's the proceedure, though Koni promotes this adjustment as for "wear" adjustment. If your shocks are original, while the spring is off, cycle through the stroke by hand, you may find portions that yeild significantly less resistance than in other parts of the stroke. Time for rebuild.
Truechoice in Ohio can do the job for about $135 each. Worth it. After stock specification rebuild, if you want a "tighter" feel adjust to two clicks off full soft each shock.
If you don't find dead spots, try two clicks each corner, any more and you may make the car too harsh. Unfortunately, complete dissasembly is required to change if you determine it's too soft or too firm or you've changed the balance of the car. This is a rebound adjustment only and will affect the way the sprung mass of the car reacts after a bump and also, how the chassis behaves as you enter and exit corners. Changing bump settings (increasing the shock's force setting) slows down the chassis reactions to pitch, roll, heave and combinations thereof. Think of it as an event timing device.
Increase rebound too much (which I don't think you can in this OEM Ferrari 308 application) and you can actually "jack down" the chassis. The increased forces don't allow the chassis to return to nominal ride height before experiencing another bump or input, and therefor each bump causes the car to get progressivly lower.
This is what the savvy Winston Cup teams were doing at Daytona and other high-speed tracks until NASCAR stopped it by imposing strict shock rules and inspections. |
JRV (Jrvall)
Junior Member
Username: Jrvall
Post Number: 204
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, November 29, 2002 - 4:38 pm: | |
Just take the shocks off the car, remove the spring, push the upper shaft all the way in, rotate while pushing down until you feel the locks engage, then twist right or left depending on adjustment desired, softer or harder. |
Greg Owens (Owens84qv)
Member
Username: Owens84qv
Post Number: 562
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Friday, November 29, 2002 - 3:59 pm: | |
I've read in the owners manual and on FC that the 308's Koni shocks are adjustable. Does anyone know the procedure for doing this? While I'm in the middle of brake job, I figured I'd tighten each corner up a bit if possible. |