Hi All,

Was chatting with Damon at Lance Dixon during the week as I had managed to source a pre-loved set of front Koni Yellows for my 156. He commented that he beleved the series 1 cars handled better than the series 2 cars. The series 2 cars are the ones with the Guigario (sp?) front end.

I know that on the 147's they went to a "comfort" spring setting at the last update, does anyone know if the 156's had their spring rates or damper setting altered? My feeling is that the spring rates were always on the firmish side but the dampers were shite!

Cheers.

Did you fit the Alfa sportspack springs or were they aftermarket jobs? After having my v6 now for almost a year, quality shockers are a must on the front-end!

False assumption I'd say! Having seen photos of your 156 no way were they Alfa sportspack springs. I had my springs fitted yesterday (and Koni Yellow's on the front). Before and after measurements show a drop of only 10mm, though they will probably settle a little lower and my original springs had covered 100,000km.

On the Koni's has anyone fiddled with their adjustment setting on a V6 156? I've got them set at half turn firmer and they seem OK. You can now feel the shockers doing their job and the ride is far more controlled than before. Speed humps no longer result in the undertray scraping the ground.