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Originally Posted by RYS13
I'm pretty sure the KTS springs are not progressive so spring load woudn't affect the harshness of the ride.
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when you increase the preload, it raises the effective wheel rate.
on a side note, i have KTS on my s13.
preload is at a bare minimum, because I want as much droop travel as possible. (8/6 is plenty stiff enough..)
basically, undo the spring perches until the spring rattles. tighten the collars until the spring can't move freely anymore, and then give it an extra full turn. a paint pen or mark on the perch and shock body can help you keep track of how much preload/turns you put into it. you always want to have your left and right side preload the same, unless you only really turn in one direction (circle track).
I set my dampening settings at 1/1 (full soft front/rear) for daily driving- unless you're doing hard and fast left/right transitions, you don't really need much dampening, and its much more comfortable to ride in.
At the last private autocross practice I did, I found optimal balance settings at 11/8 front/rear. No rear sway bar. I will probably try stiffer front/softer rear at the next practice, so I can put power down out of the tight corners better, but 11/8 feels really good in the slaloms:
