adjusting koni's
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hey everyone, i juss got my koni installed. i was wondering where is a good dampening level to set the shocks. i tried a bunch of setups, but i want the opinion of the other koni owners. Oh btw, when u guys installed ur koni's, did the car get raised? like half an inch or so??
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i got mine right in the center, which works good for the springs that are on my car.
Ya the car came up about 1/2 inch or so after the instal but it will settle back down after a while.
Ya the car came up about 1/2 inch or so after the instal but it will settle back down after a while.
yea, i have mine set in the middle as well. im going to have to turn it a notch up though cuz i've noticed that my rear and front bounces a bit. but it's all about personal preference. try all the combinations and see what YOU feel most comfortable with. cuz i might feel that it's the best at the middle yet you might feel it's better when it's stiffened all the way.
you dont' have the lil knobo for the back?? meaning you lost it? or never got it? hmm...i guess you can try calling koni and see if they can send you another one? sorry man..cna't help you much there. now that i think of it...i dont remember where i put my adjusters either...
*EDIT* you MIGHT be able to use a wrench or soemthing to turn the adjuster? you MIGHT. but i wouldn't try if i were you...you dont wanna damage it.
*EDIT* you MIGHT be able to use a wrench or soemthing to turn the adjuster? you MIGHT. but i wouldn't try if i were you...you dont wanna damage it.
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I tried it before with one of those needle nose pliers cus thats what they told me to do and I broke it so I ended up gettin another one. Damn theres gotta be a way to adjust it cus I have never really messed with it.
hmm...that's odd, cuz i tried adjusting my rear koni's today...and that metal plating was in the way...even for the rear adjuster ****. both of them didn't fit...dunno why. i guess ill try to bend the metal out of the way...
yeah the metal is in the way for both *****, but if you use the taller ****, u hafta bend the metal more. a rubber mallot and a screwdriver is fine. you could also cut the metal with a snips or better yet a plasma cutter!
guys someone pls answer my question from experience... is it true that the koni shocks and struts will lower the car 1/2 an inch again after it settles? or it will just raise it 1/2 inch permanently?
ur car will raise about 1/2 inch intially, but after a few days of driving your springs will settle and lower your car about a 1/4 inch. so after the 1/2 raise and then 1/4 inch drop, ur overall height will raise about 1/4 in. so 1/4 inch raise in the end
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