Koni shock adjustment on LXi's

[David Brady]

Brad,

Concerning the ride quality, probably the most critical spec
is the spring height. Cut some wood sticks to an 8 inch length
and use these on the rear most air springs of the steer and
drive axles to help measure the height. Next important is
probably the tag axle pressure. The LXi's seem to be best
at 65 to 70 psi at the tag (assuming that my pressure gage
is accurate). Next would have to be the tire pressure. I run
105 on the steer, 90 on the drive, and 85 psi on the tag; of
course, this all depends on your axle weights. Finally the shocks,
I don't mind a little bounce up front; I'd rather trade off a little bounce
with too stiff which feels like the steer tires are falling into the road.
I run 1 turn from full soft up front, but in the rear I run FSD's
which aren't manually adjustable. When I was running manually
adjustables, I put both the drive and the tag on full stiffness. I think
controlling the back really helps control the front. And I like a little
more softness in the front cause that's where I'm sitting!

The good news is that the front shocks are real easy to adjust by
the shadetree mechanic, so try full soft, full hard, and then find some
middle ground that you like.

David Brady
'02 LXi, Smokey
NC

brad barton wrote:
>
> Thanks David.
> I really appreciate the detailed information. I've heard BB sets up their
> coaches artificially soft. I hope a quarter or half turn will do the
> trick.
> I'm prepared to accept a little extra movement in exchange for harder
> tires but the front porpoising combined with the ISRI seat is too much. I
> passed your information on to the dealer who'll pass it on to his
> chassis-guy who's coming by to look at it next week.
> Just finished my first round of Corian polishing. Had some deep scratches
> in the countertop and dinette when we got the coach. Countertop looks
> good,
> not mirror-finish but closer to gloss than satin. The dinette table is
> streaky and swirly and I thought I was treating it the same way. I'll
> take
> another crack at it next week. I've also found out the high-dollar
> leather
> sofa is not the kind that can be cleaned or reconditioned. The leather
> guy
> said use it till you want it recovered for $1100. We will. And I'll
> probably still monkey around with it since there's nothing to lose. We're
> planning our 'public debut' party-bus trip next weekend. By then, the
> traffic from the Nextel at TMC should've died down.
> Sounds like they're having a good time in San Antonio.
>
> Brad Barton 00LXiDFW
> bbartonwx@...
>
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