Nitron setup - how many clicks?

[yohan]

Had a set of Nitrons fitted to my 2000RR a few weeks ago. They feel great but the initial setup was way too hard for the potholed b-roads of Hertfordshire.

Counting the clicks from fully soft I originally had 8 clicks on the front and 7 clicks at the rear. I've changed this to 6 clicks all round which is better.

Before I fiddle any more I'd appreciate knowing what setups my fellow Nitron users are running.

Thanks in advance

Jon

[whitey]

Hi Yohan,

Did your fitting cost of £1300 include a full 3D wheel alignment from the TVR Centre ?

Nitrons are on my shopping list this year, one of my front shocks leaked last year and I replaced with standard RR shocks....but next time it will be Nitrons...

cheers
Whitey

PS. Notice much difference from the standard RR shocks ?

>> Edited by whitey on Tuesday 2nd March 14:49

[Graham]

I've not got experience of them on a tuscan, just the chim and the wedge so all i can say is the best way to get them right is to keep making them softer then back them up a click if its too soft rather than the other way.

When i picked the chim up after a damper repair it wa set so hard i had to stop on the m42 hard shoulder and wind them down a bit ( the bit of mway since resurfaced that was v bouncy) as i couldnt see....

[joospeed]

good reply graham .. it's always better to run them softer than harder on the road .. don't be afraid of running them at the softest setting if that's what works for you .. as i keep saying - it's entirely personal preference .. be wary of taking of people's advice - what works for them might no be right for you .. keep twiddling those knobs until it suits you!! ..

I'm fitting four sets of nitron dampers this week and two sets going out mail order .. none of the kits are the same, all will end up with different ride heights and damping rates, not to mention spring rates too .. so as you can see, offering a guess on set-up is just that, a guess!

>> Edited by joospeed on Tuesday 2nd March 17:50

[greenv8s]

joospeed said:

none of the kits are the same, all will end up with different ride heights and damping rates, not to mention spring rates

You really ought to get that quality control sorted out Joolz!

[NCE 61]

yohan said:

Had a set of Nitrons fitted to my 2000RR a few weeks ago. They feel great but the initial setup was way too hard for the potholed b-roads of Hertfordshire. Counting the clicks from fully soft I originally had 8 clicks on the front and 7 clicks at the rear. I've changed this to 6 clicks all round which is better. Before I fiddle any more I'd appreciate knowing what setups my fellow Nitron users are running. Thanks in advance Jon

I always set mine from the hardest setting, started with 8 clicks from hardest and am now at 16 clicks foom the hardest, which is 6 from the softest so the same as yours.

Nick

[joospeed]

LOL .. yup it does read a bit funny doesn't it ..

greenv8s said:

joospeed said: none of the kits are the same, all will end up with different ride heights and damping rates, not to mention spring rates You really ought to get that quality control sorted out Joolz!

[HarryW]

joospeed said:

LOL .. yup it does read a bit funny doesn't it .. greenv8s said: joospeed said: none of the kits are the same, all will end up with different ride heights and damping rates, not to mention spring rates You really ought to get that quality control sorted out Joolz!

Not a cerb, Tuscan, nor a Griffaera, but a humble V8S
I started fully soft on the rear and +2 on the front, played a bit and have found that +8 rear +10 front is about as hard as I'd want to for rough A roads around here.
Again I would advocate starting as soft as possible IMHO. I found even the softest settling on mine, whilst more easy to bounce the corners whilst parked than standard, where an 100% improvement on the move and that was before stiffening them up .

Harry

[yohan]

Thanks for the feedback, I might try and run the rear 1 click softer than the front to induce a bit of understeer.

Whitey - Yes they feel better than the standard RR shocks. The car handles bumpy b-roads better and is easier to steer on these sort or surfaces. Also big bump absorbtion seems to be improved, I don't get the usual "crashing" noise.

I don't know if the fitting included wheel alignment. Probably not, but if you need it I'm sure you could negotiate a discount.

cheers,

Jon