So I've had my AGX and Konis on for a few years now....I have Koni Reds up front and AGX in the back (dont ask why). The @!#$ is so stiff on the interstate that some bumps feel like they are about to break my back! Anyone else ever feel this way?? I almost want to go back to stock suspension!!!!!
the lower to the road u go the more of the road u feel. some have adjustable stiffness levels, i dunno if urs does
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What springs do you have?? They make more difference than the struts usually.
I have Konis up front and AGX in the back, and I'm on Goldline springs. I mean my back HURTS when I get done with a 45 min trip on the Interstate. some of the bumps feel like I'm about to @!#$ falll through the floorboard.
Goldlines are quite stiff. If it's that bad you might want to try Tein H-Techs (not to be confused with S-Techs which are very stiff) or Suspension Techniques. They'd both be quite a bit softer.
did you leave the bump stops in the rear or not cut them?. i have a 1.7" drop and at first the rear was actually riding completely on the bump stops and every bump was horrible!. some trim them, i completely removed them from the rear and it has been 100x better ever since, but if you do that be careful the rear doesnt hit real hard somewhere .. dont wanna blow the strut
James Cahill wrote:Ohh3SunFire wrote:the lower to the road u go the more of the road u feel.
I think you should do some research about that.
It almost makes sense but not quite. I mean, it's my understanding that the bigger the drop the stiffer the springs tend to be, in which case, you would feel teh road more because the suspension will transfer more energy to the rest of the car
im still confused on the 2 different struts. i mean i could see the other way around w/ the konis in the rear and agxs up front because konis are only inserts in the front.
try adjusting the damping on the struts and soften them up
decrease the stiffness of the struts it will help.
What are you running them at right now?
-Chris
uummm wouldn't there be a chance that the AGX are blown since he has a 1.75" drop?
lol, AGX are not gonna blow on a 1.75 drop, regardless of the "1.4 warranty". Besides, I know what blown shocks feel like. It's a stiff bounce and it breaks my back!
What setting are your shocks set to?
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ln2johnny wrote:James Cahill wrote:Ohh3SunFire wrote:the lower to the road u go the more of the road u feel.
I think you should do some research about that.
It almost makes sense but not quite. I mean, it's my understanding that the bigger the drop the stiffer the springs tend to be, in which case, you would feel teh road more because the suspension will transfer more energy to the rest of the car
If you think of it that way, then yes, but as he put it, no. Ride height has nothing to do with road feel. Unless its so low its on the bumpstops. You're right though, that typically, a shorter spring has a higher rate, but I can show you 2.5" diameter, 6" long springs with a 100lb rate, which would be comparable to lowering the car 2" (depending on the adjuster setup) and using stock springs.
Jamal, I think the rears are set to 4. My konis up front I believe are on halfway (4). The reason I have AGX in the back is because I wrecked my car and my rear right Koni red got messed up so I just swapped to AGX in the back because I couldnt afford a whole set of 4. Jamal, it doesn't bother me much around Newnan and stuff...but when I hop on the interstate to go to/from Kennesaw, I can't stand it I just want to punch the car and get something else lol.
then do what we said and soften the damping. it sounds like its set way to high
It's on 4 out of 8......and the Konis up front are set on the same I believe. Would it be ok just to run the rear at like 1 even though the front konis are halfway???? I don't give a @!#$ about handling anymore I just want to save my spine, lol.
Kaz24Cav : I do not really know the AGX or Koni but I have the Tokico D-Specs Suspension System that work similar to yours. The D-Specs are adjustable from 0 Turns (full hard) to 7.5 turns (full soft) and when I adjust them to 4 I feel the same you are saying, to stiff on the highway. I adjust them from 5 to 6 to get a good handling on corners or passing, flat ride but I also feel the road inperfections. I use that point for my neihgborhood roads. For the highway I adjust them 6 1/4 rear 6 3/4 front and get a confortable ride while keeping a good handling. If I go over 7 turns I will get a softer ride but my car bounces a lot and I don't like that either. So, try going closer to the softer side and set them to your own confort. I hope this could help.
4 on AGX's shouldn't be hurting your back if that helps any. For daily driving mine are pretty soft around 2-4 in the rear and 1-2 in the front
-Chris
Hmmm, sounds like there's a weakpoint in your suspension! Something may be so loose to where you hit something, you just entirely feel it. I know I hit a crazy sized pothole in downtown Atl and it actually bent in a tie rod or control arm, so whenever I hit a bump or entered into my driveway I'd really feel it on the drivers side front. Ste-dad drove my car for a day or two and noticed it and got it repaired without letting me know anything about it, so I can't give you any advice.
I'm sure once someone on here reads that, they'll have another suggestion for you. But as of now :shrugs: I have no idea! I've riden a full AGX'ed set-up set at about 5/6 and it was a desent ride. Next time you go down the highway, have a passenger in the car, and try and figure out which side hits the hardest. It might be that one shock is damaged (not blown) just internally damaged. If the hit is consistent across the rear, then something on the main car's suspension is broken/bent or that both shocks are damaged in some way. Weird situation though.
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