Matching shocks with springs

[Racecomp Engineering]

Originally Posted by driver01

I have a few questions but I am having a hard time wording them.
If you have a set of adjustable coilovers with a set spring. say or example the kw v3 with the springs that come with it. does it mean that there is a setting on the shock that is best for that particular spring, and all the other settings are in case you change the springs?
or still the best settings is subjective and down to driver preference.
Also what is the propper procedure for adjusting compression and rebound on coilovers ?

Some will say yes, there is one ideal setting...but in reality there is some grey area for driver preference, application, and the rest of the car's set-up.

If you can find the Penske shock manual through Google it has a good rough guide on how to adjust the knobs and set-up dampers. The short version is to start soft and work your way up. Takes some time and sometimes a finely tuned butt dyno, especially with a 2 way.

- Andrew