roamingyak Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I have an expedition 1991 hardtop 110. It’s mostly fully loaded to 70%-90% of vehicle capacity. I have HD LR springs at the front and rear, plus 130 helper springs at the rear. I’ve always used Koni shocks, normal ones, with dual shocks fitted at the rear in front of the axle. I replaced all 6 three years ago, done about 100k since in Africa, about 60% off-road. Today I tested the rear and 3 out of 4 are finished. This made me wonder which of the 3 Koni settings I should set them to for optimal long life, soft, medium, harder. Any words of wisdom from anyone on here please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightpot Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I set mine in the middle, was still stiff enough to punch a hole through the axle mount on the serrengeti access road, though after twidling with them I can't say I really noticed much difference between one setting and another. I'd be tempted to go softest with a twin shock setup anyway though, they damp very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamingyak Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) Thanks, I emailed Koni and got very prompt and informative replies. But was surprised when they said they’d never been asked what setting to adjust them too! They suggested some different models to the standard fare that Paddocks etc sell, I’ll post later… Edited April 6, 2022 by roamingyak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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