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Old 01-28-2007, 12:18 PM
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Default What setting did y'all you choose for your HSports? Soft/firm. if you

were an everyday highway driver w/ performance inclinations, which setting would you suggest, soft vs. firm? Other threads have indicated that ride quality is relatively unaffected by setting. Hmm?

Also, once you've set it, is changing it to the other simple?
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This was meant for the Sway bar thread a few down the list. My bad.
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Default Well I set it to "soft", the interesting thing is how the shocks affect it

The Bilsteins gave very neutral handling but the new Koni FSDs give slight oversteer in the wet even on the soft setting.

I would recommend trying the soft and see how you like it. Try cornering hard in the wet (at low speed, where its safe of course) and see how it handles.
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Default I went firm and have left it there. Tightens the ride up perfectly without making it

harsh. OEM shocks + H-Sports on firm provide a ride that is much sportier than OEM, but the wife doesn't comment on harshness EvAr.
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Default Is that OEM sport or OEM non-sport shocks? Mine was definitely a little bouncy,

with non-sport springs and fairly worn OEM shocks.

The koni FSDs damp it down quite well but the ride is GREAT.
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Mine is set to firm.
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OEM non-sport all around. Probably not quite as tight as I would prefer, but a good compromise.
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Default Well, I can recommend the Koni FSDs to go with stock springs and the H-sports,

Very very nice ride, and the damping is about right.
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Firm.
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Firm. Didn't even bother with soft.


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