To anyone who has changed the perch setting (keeping the spring and everything else the same), how did it affect your "Ride Quality"? Please only responses from those who have ridden in a vehicle where this was done or who are suspension technicians.

In other words ...... With a progressive rate spring, would the ride with the perch at it's lowest setting, be softer or harder that with the perch at it's highest setting? Logic would lead me to believe that with the perch at it's lowest setting, the ride would be softer that if it were at it's highest setting due to the spring not being compressed as much on the strut. Or would the weight of the vehicle negate this? :dunno:

I'm aware of spring bind, stiffness of the spring and the stroke distance & valve setting of the Koni will affect the ride quality, so don't take those into consideration for this question. Only consider the location of the spring perch on the strut.

You should email koni ;):banana:

So it's true then? (The perch on the koni yellows are adjustable meaning you can lower the ride height using stock springs?)Hahaha maybe I should email koni :)

You should email koni ;):banana:

So it's true then? (The perch on the koni yellows are adjustable meaning you can lower the ride height using stock springs?)Hahaha maybe I should email koni :)

Yes you can, I can confirm. But you can lower it by a couple of millimeters (1 adjustment), lift it by a couple of millimeter (1 adjustment), or leave it on the middle perch (last adjustment).

I think there is another KONI sport shock that have 5 perches instead of 3...

I have the Koni with 5 adjustments for the spring perch. :banana:

I'm fully aware of those different settings and how they affect the "Ride Height".

Just trying to find out a little more in regards to how the perch affects the "Ride Quality".

I guess I need to contact Koni. I just thought that someone one this forum and the other forums that I posted this question on would have known the answer, :paranoid: as I like real world answers and not totally rely on what works on paper or theory.

Thanks for your comments!

So the Koni Sports are the Yellow shocks w/ the perch adjustment on them?

Yes. http://www.koni-na.com/sport.cfm The standard Yellow Koni's have 3 perch settings. With the middle one being the "Normal" setting. The Yellow Koni's that Neuspeed sells, have 5 perch settings with the middle also being the "Neutral" setting.