Nitron Street Series dampers - Experience with Settings?

[stinkysteve]

Hi chaps,

I'm getting some single adjustable Nitron's fitted tomorrow (S2 k series)and I've set them at the middle of the damping range.

I just wondered if anyone out there has ran these for any amount of time and can offer me the settings they've used for weekend/evening only, spirited road use.

I know a bit myself about suspension, and will enjoy playing with the settings, but any experience anyone can offer will be appreciated. I don't know how the bump/rebound is effected by the adjustment, or what the 'middle' setting of 40 is actually like. (Is it like Koni's in that it only ever adjusts the bump, not rebound?) (is the middle setting actually 70% of the maximum etc)

I'd also be very interested to have recommendations on ride height as I've never had adjustable spring platforms on before.


Thanks as always.

Stephen

[JTBUSH]

Ive got mine set to mid setting on both front and back. Its too firm for the roads round here, especially with a passenger. I find Im loosing traction a lot through skipping over bumps and there have been a few hairy moments. I keep meaning to back them off a tad. Id say got to mid setting then back off maybe 5 notches to the soft side and go from there. Maybe a few more on the front.

[stinkysteve]

Thanks very much John.

I've knocked them back 5 below middle (25 from max) for fitting tomorrow.

Any other help still appreciated though!

[Ian974]

I'll have a check what mine are set at over the weekend (I'm not too sure!)
They're set reasonably stiff at the moment, and through town it's been a bit too hard, but they seem to be fine as soon as I'm out of town, even at the moment they're comfortable enough on motorway etc.

[mr silver]

Just fitted some on my s2 k series I have them 20 clicks from hard felt ok yesterday but a bit too harsh with my wife it it today bouncing over the odd bump might back it off a few clicks

[mr silver]

Just fitted some on my s2 k series I have them 20 clicks from hard felt ok yesterday but a bit too harsh with my wife it it today bouncing over the odd bump might back it off a few clicks

[Geneve]

How easy are the Nitron SSs to adjust, once they are in situ, on an Elise?

[Ian974]

Just a twist adjuster at the bottom, turn the steering and the fronts are easy to get at, rears are slightly harder to get at but not difficult. All can be adjusted with the car on the ground

[TIPPER]

Worth remembering that the job of a damper is to damp the spring not to soften or harden the ride.
Start from full hard and ease off a couple of clicks a time until it feels right. Somebody much more knowledgable than me once said that the idea of adjustables was to match the damper to the rest of the car's suspension: once its right its right.